UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Amy Woods Brinkley
   Bank of America Corporation
NC1-007-58-04
   NC, Charlotte 28255
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION (BAC)

3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   ( ) Director  ( ) 10% Owner  (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
   (specify below)
   Chairman, Credit Risk Policy & Deputy Corporate Risk Management Executive
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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 Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                 |
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1. Title of Security         |2.    |3.  |4.Securities Acquired (A)         |5.Amount of        |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect       |
                             |Transaction|  or Disposed of (D)              |  Securities       |ect   |  Beneficial Ownership     |
                             |Date  |Code|                                  |  Beneficially     |(D)or |                           |
                             |      |    |                  | A/|           |  Owned at         |Indir |                           |
                             |      |    |    Amount        | D |    Price  |  End of Year      |ect(I)|                           |
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Common Stock                 |8/19/ |G   |214               |D  |           |                   |D     |                           |
                             |2002  |    |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock                 |8/19/ |G   |214               |D  |           |                   |D     |                           |
                             |2002  |    |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock                 |8/21/ |G   |286               |D  |           |                   |D     |                           |
                             |2002  |    |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock                 |9/4/ 2|G   |714               |D  |           |3026               |D     |                           |
                             |002   |    |                  |   |           |                   |      |                           |
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Common Stock                 |      |    |                  |   |           |4251.565           |I     |Thrift Trust               |
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 Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned                                                   |
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1.Title of Derivative   |2.Con   |3.   |4.  |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount  |8.Price|9.Number    |10.|11.Nature of|
  Security              |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and|  of Underlying     |of Deri|of Deriva   |Dir|Indirect    |
                        |or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui  |Expiration |  Securities        |vative |tive        |ect|Beneficial  |
                        |cise Pr |     |    | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/|                    |Secu   |Securities  |(D)|Ownership   |
                        |ice  of |     |    | posed of(D)   |Day/Year)  |                    |rity   |Benefi      |or |            |
                        |Deriva  |     |    |               |Date |Expir|                    |       |ficially    |Ind|            |
                        |tive    |     |    |           | A/|Exer-|ation|   Title and Number |       |Owned at    |ire|            |
                        |Secu    |     |    |           | D |cisa-|Date |   of Shares        |       |End of      |ct |            |
                        |rity    |     |    |  Amount   |   |ble  |     |                    |       |Year        |(I)|            |
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Preferred, Series C     |        |     |    |           |   |     |     |Common Stock|       |       |285.2       |D  |            |
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Option, Right to buy    |$48.4375|     |    |           |   |     |01/03|Common Stock|       |       |150000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2010|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$53.28  |     |    |           |   |     |01/31|Common Stock|       |       |210000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |/2011|            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$61.36  |     |    |           |   |     |2/01/|Common Stock|       |       |250000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2012 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$26.8125|     |    |           |   |     |7/01/|Common Stock|       |       |190000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2005 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$65.375 |     |    |           |   |     |7/01/|Common Stock|       |       |30000       |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2007 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Option, Right to Buy    |$79.9375|     |    |           |   |     |7/01/|Common Stock|       |       |100000      |D  |            |
                        |        |     |    |           |   |     |2008 |            |       |       |            |   |            |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Amy Woods Brinkley
Amy Woods Brinkley