Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 12, 2001 relating to the
financial statements, which appears in Bank of America Corporation's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000.

/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Charlotte, North Carolina
January 31, 2002