SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT

                     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
                         Securities Exchange Act of 1934

       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): September 12, 2003


                               CIT EC - EF 2001-A
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

                                    Delaware
                 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)

              333-74847                                22-3634034
       (Commission File Number)            (IRS Employer Identification No.)

               c/o Chase Manhattan Bank USA, National Association
                               c/o JP Morgan Chase
                   500 Stanton Christiana Road, OPS4/3rd Floor
                             Newark, Delaware 19713
              (Address of principal executive offices and zip code)


       Registrants' telephone number, including area code: (302) 552-6287



                                       N/A
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)





Item 7.       FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS.
              ----------------------------------

(c). Exhibits.

         The following are filed herewith. The exhibit numbers correspond with
items 601(b) of Regulation S-K.

EXHIBIT NO.           DESCRIPTION
- -----------           -----------
99.1                  Pool Data Report

                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                    CIT EC - EF 2001-A


                                    By: THE CIT GROUP/EQUIPMENT FINANCING, INC.,
                                     as Servicer


                                    By: /s/ Barbara Callahan
                                        -----------------------------
                                        Name:  Barbara Callahan
                                        Title: Vice President




Dated:   September 12, 2003





Exhibit 99.1 - Pool Data Report


CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
COMPOSITION OF CONTRACT POOL
AT JUNE 30, 2003






                         
                                                                              WEIGHTED             WEIGHTED            AVERAGE
                                                             CURRENT           AVERAGE             AVERAGE             REQUIRED
                                           NUMBER            REQUIRED         ORIGINAL            REMAINING             PAYOFF
                                             OF               PAYOFF            TERM                 TERM               AMOUNT
                                          CONTRACTS           AMOUNT           (RANGE)             (RANGE)             (RANGE)
                                          ---------           ------           -------             -------             -------

                                            8,278          $ 432,491,483     60.5 months         29.53 months          $52,246
                                                                         (24 to 122 months)    (0 to 99 months)  ($0 to $2,551,482)


TYPE OF CONTRACT
AT JUNE 30, 2003
                                                                               % OF
                                                                               TOTAL                                    % OF
                                                             NUMBER            NUMBER              REQUIRED            REQUIRED
                                                                OF              OF                  PAYOFF              PAYOFF
TYPE OF CONTRACT                                            CONTRACTS        CONTRACTS              AMOUNT              AMOUNT
- ----------------                                            ---------        ---------              ------              ------
Leases                                                        3,322            40.13%          $ 172,975,089            40.00%
Loans and other financing arrangements                        4,956            59.87             259,516,394            60.00
                                                          --------------------------------------------------------------------
   Total                                                      8,278           100.00%          $ 432,491,483           100.00%
                                                          ====================================================================








CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE
AT JUNE 30, 2003





                         


                                                           % OF
                                                           TOTAL                              % OF            WEIGHTED
                                           NUMBER          NUMBER           REQUIRED         REQUIRED       AVERAGE ANNUAL
                                             OF              OF              PAYOFF           PAYOFF          PERCENTAGE
ANNUAL PERCENTAGE RATE                    CONTRACTS       CONTRACTS          AMOUNT           AMOUNT             RATE
- ----------------------                    ----------      ---------          ------           ------             ----
less than 8.001                              137             1.76%      $  11,959,914           2.87%            7.17%
8.001- 8.500                                 302             3.88          20,268,007           4.87             8.30
8.501- 9.000                                 778            10.01          58,830,105          14.14             8.79
9.001- 9.500                               1,011            13.00          68,220,704          16.40             9.28
9.501- 10.000                              1,639            21.08          85,795,317          20.62             9.76
10.001- 10.500                             1,615            20.77          72,336,244          17.39            10.23
10.501- 11.000                             1,062            13.66          45,648,905          10.97            10.71
11.001- 11.500                               388             4.99          17,899,284           4.30            11.22
11.501- 12.000                               266             3.42          12,454,317           2.99            11.72
12.001- 12.500                               187             2.40           7,792,375           1.87            12.24
12.501- 13.000                               128             1.65           7,629,785           1.83            12.82
13.001- 13.500                                91             1.17           3,190,078           0.77            13.16
13.501- 14.000                                60             0.77           1,857,783           0.45            13.69
greater than 14.000                          112             1.44           2,168,129           0.52            14.97
                                        ------------     ----------     ---------------      ----------     -------------
   Total                                   7,776           100.00%      $ 416,050,949         100.00%            9.89%
                                        ============     ==========     ===============      ==========     =============

Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts             502                           16,440,534
                                        ------------                    ---------------
   Total                                   8,278                        $ 432,491,483
                                        ============                    ===============







CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
GEOGRAPHICAL DIVERSITY
(BASED ON OBLIGOR BILLING ADDRESS)
AT JUNE 30, 2003




                         

                                                          % OF
                                                          TOTAL                                    % OF
                                         NUMBER           NUMBER              REQUIRED            REQUIRED
                                           OF               OF                 PAYOFF              PAYOFF
STATE                                   CONTRACTS        CONTRACTS             AMOUNT              AMOUNT
- -----                                   ---------        ---------             ------              ------
Alabama                                     171             2.07%           $  8,462,254             1.96%
Alaska                                       48             0.58               2,357,060             0.54
Arizona                                     207             2.50              10,097,967             2.33
Arkansas                                    105             1.27               5,338,154             1.23
California                                1,231            14.87              60,787,460            14.06
Colorado                                    152             1.84               7,286,420             1.68
Connecticut                                 116             1.40               6,088,662             1.41
Delaware                                     34             0.41               1,575,825             0.36
District of Columbia                          5             0.06                 234,632             0.05
Florida                                     495             5.98              25,052,769             5.79
Georgia                                     289             3.49              13,736,443             3.18
Hawaii                                       16             0.19               2,879,235             0.67
Idaho                                       133             1.61               7,933,910             1.83
Illinois                                    246             2.97              10,867,160             2.51
Indiana                                     141             1.70               8,008,819             1.85
Iowa                                         33             0.40               1,596,660             0.37
Kansas                                       75             0.91               2,681,225             0.62
Kentucky                                     89             1.08               8,137,233             1.88
Louisiana                                    92             1.11               5,143,484             1.19
Maine                                        65             0.79               3,994,688             0.92
Maryland                                    166             2.01               9,031,754             2.09
Massachusetts                               151             1.82               8,844,752             2.05
Michigan                                    258             3.12              12,410,360             2.87
Minnesota                                    79             0.95               4,095,542             0.95
Mississippi                                  56             0.68               3,023,773             0.70
Missouri                                     99             1.20               7,388,384             1.71
Montana                                      41             0.50               1,349,735             0.31
Nebraska                                     28             0.34               2,011,994             0.47
Nevada                                       93             1.12               4,719,059             1.09
New Hampshire                                48             0.58               2,970,885             0.69
New Jersery                                 253             3.06              13,726,096             3.17
New Mexico                                   45             0.54               1,729,936             0.40
New York                                    537             6.49              24,668,624             5.70
North Carolina                              126             1.52               8,800,547             2.03
North Dakota                                  3             0.04                 150,202             0.03
Ohio                                        299             3.61              13,647,290             3.16
Oklahoma                                     78             0.94               4,293,551             0.99
Oregon                                      212             2.56              12,677,193             2.93
Pennsylvania                                403             4.87              22,193,756             5.13
Rhode Island                                 25             0.30               2,026,985             0.47
South Carolina                               75             0.91               3,040,405             0.70
South Dakota                                  9             0.11                 566,117             0.13
Tennessee                                    97             1.17               3,955,785             0.91
Texas                                       542             6.55              30,509,757             7.05
Utah                                        175             2.11               6,900,073             1.60
Vermont                                      36             0.43               2,300,410             0.53
Virginia                                    171             2.07               8,367,146             1.93
Washington                                  302             3.65              14,175,379             3.28
West Virginia                                35             0.42               5,135,410             1.19
Wisconsin                                    78             0.94               5,194,200             1.20
Wyoming                                      15             0.18                 326,323             0.08
                                 --------------------  -------------   ---------------------  ---------------
   Total                                  8,278           100.00%          $ 432,491,483           100.00%
                                 ====================  =============   =====================  ===============







CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
PAYMENT STATUS
AT JUNE 30, 2003





                         

                                                                  % OF
                                                                  TOTAL                                       % OF
                                             NUMBER               NUMBER              REQUIRED              REQUIRED
                                               OF                  OF                  PAYOFF                PAYOFF
DAYS DELINQUENT                             CONTRACTS           CONTRACTS              AMOUNT                AMOUNT
- ---------------                             ---------           ---------              ------                ------
Current, including 1 to 30 day
   delinquent contracts                        7,208              92.70%          $  384,084,969             92.32%
31-60 days delinquent                            294               3.78               16,931,203              4.07
61-90 days delinquent                            127               1.63                6,510,375              1.56
91-120 days delinquent                            73               0.94                4,173,226              1.00
121-150 days delinquent                           46               0.59                2,533,855              0.61
151-180 days delinquent                           28               0.36                1,817,319              0.44
                                          ----------          ----------         ---------------          ---------
   Total                                       7,776             100.00%         $   416,050,949            100.00%
                                          ==========          ==========         ===============          =========

Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts                 502                                  16,440,534
                                          ----------                             ---------------
   Total                                       8,278                             $   432,491,483
                                          ==========                             ===============


TYPES OF EQUIPMENT
AT JUNE 30, 2003

                                                                  % OF
                                                                  TOTAL                                       % OF
                                             NUMBER               NUMBER                REQUIRED              REQUIRED
                                               OF                  OF                    PAYOFF                PAYOFF
TYPE OF EQUIPMENT                           CONTRACTS           CONTRACTS                AMOUNT                AMOUNT
- -----------------                           ---------           ---------                ------                ------
Construction                                   3,777               45.63%          $  186,970,392               43.23%
Manufacturing                                  1,638               19.79              100,298,056               23.19
Transportation                                 1,390               16.79               58,115,530               13.44
Printing                                         697                8.42               35,042,944                8.10
Other (1)                                        297                3.59               22,389,391                5.18
Medical                                           45                0.54                9,631,131                2.23
Logging                                          132                1.59                6,251,843                1.45
Commercial/Retail Fixtures                        77                0.93                5,219,387                1.21
Computers                                         57                0.69                4,415,763                1.02
Fitness                                          168                2.03                4,157,047                0.96
                                           ----------        ------------         ----------------           ---------
   Total                                       8,278              100.00%          $  432,491,483              100.00%
                                           ==========        ============         ================           =========

(1) Includes $1,506,498 as the largest and $75,385 as the average Required   Payoff Amount






CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
REQUIRED PAYOFF AMOUNT
AT JUNE 30, 2003





                         

                                                                    % OF
                                                                    TOTAL                                     % OF
                                                  NUMBER            NUMBER              REQUIRED            REQUIRED
                                                    OF                OF                 PAYOFF              PAYOFF
REQUIRED PAYOFF AMOUNT                          CONTRACTS         CONTRACTS              AMOUNT              AMOUNT
- ----------------------                          ---------         ---------              ------              ------
0 - 5,000.00                                        531              6.41%          $   1,351,136             0.31%
5,000.01 - 10,000.00                                865             10.45               6,552,840             1.52
10,000.01 - 15,000.00                               900             10.87              11,226,000             2.60
15,000.01 - 25,000.00                             1,370             16.55              27,004,485             6.24
25,000.01 - 50,000.00                             2,197             26.54              79,013,590            18.27
50,000.01 - 100,000.00                            1,486             17.95             102,895,189            23.79
100,000.01 - 150,000.00                             453              5.47              54,705,506            12.65
150,000.01 - 250,000.00                             277              3.35              52,540,509            12.15
250,000.01 - 500,000.00                             149              1.80              49,776,153            11.51
500,000.01 - 1,000,000.00                            32              0.39              21,873,315             5.06
1,000,000.01 - 1,500,000.00                          14              0.17              16,959,397             3.92
1,500,000.01 - 2,500,000.00                           3              0.04               6,041,881             1.40
Greater than 2,500,000.00 (1)                         1              0.01               2,551,482             0.59
                                              ----------       -----------        ----------------        ---------
   Total                                          8,278            100.00          $  432,491,483           100.00
                                              ==========       ===========        ================        =========

(1) Includes $2,551,482 as the largest Required Payoff Amount.





REMAINING TERM
AT JUNE 30, 2003

                                                                    % OF
                                                                    TOTAL                                     % OF
                                                  NUMBER            NUMBER              REQUIRED            REQUIRED
                                                    OF                OF                 PAYOFF              PAYOFF
REMAINING TERMS OF CONTRACTS                    CONTRACTS         CONTRACTS              AMOUNT              AMOUNT
- ----------------------------                    ---------         ---------              ------              ------
(MONTHS)
Less than 12                                        942             12.11%          $  15,593,066              3.75%
12- 24                                            3,688             47.43             140,023,554             33.66
25- 36                                            2,507             32.24             166,439,413             40.00
37- 48                                              476              6.12              64,570,588             15.52
49- 60                                              143              1.84              24,561,553              5.90
61- 72                                               15              0.19               2,836,318              0.68
73- 84                                                2              0.03               1,003,375              0.24
85- 96                                                2              0.03                 374,474              0.09
97-108                                                1              0.01                 648,608              0.16
                                              ----------        -----------       ----------------          ---------
   Total                                          7,776            100.00%         $  416,050,949            100.00%
                                              ==========        ===========       ================          =========

Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts                    502                                16,440,534
                                              ----------                          ----------------
   Total                                          8,278                            $  432,491,483
                                              ==========                          ================







CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
TYPES OF OBLIGOR
AT JUNE 30, 2003





                         


                                                                  % OF
                                                                  TOTAL                                          % OF
                                              NUMBER             NUMBER                 REQUIRED               REQUIRED
                                                OF                 OF                    PAYOFF                 PAYOFF
TYPE OF OBLIGOR                              CONTRACTS          CONTRACTS                AMOUNT                 AMOUNT
- ---------------                             ----------          ---------                ------                 ------
Construction                                  3,349                40.46%           $  144,879,888               33.50%
Manufacturing                                 1,825                22.05               123,327,367               28.52
Transportation                                  667                 8.06                35,486,774                8.21
Printing                                        624                 7.54                28,669,945                6.63
Services                                        562                 6.79                27,791,379                6.43
Retail & Wholesale Trade                        449                 5.42                24,677,580                5.71
Other(1)                                        384                 4.64                19,881,723                4.60
Mining, Forestry, Fishing                       150                 1.81                12,601,988                2.91
Healthcare                                       50                 0.60                 8,960,262                2.07
Agriculture                                     218                 2.63                 6,214,577                1.44
                                          ----------           -----------         ----------------           ---------
   Total                                      8,278               100.00%           $  432,491,483              100.00%
                                          ==========           ===========         ================           =========


(1) Includes $718,533 as the largest required payoff amount belonging to a single obligor


OBLIGOR CONCENTRATION
                                                                                                               % OF
                                              NUMBER           % OF TOTAL              REQUIRED               REQUIRED
OBLIGORS (INCLUDING CONTRACTS SECURING          OF              NUMBER OF               PAYOFF                 PAYOFF
   VENDOR LOANS )                            CONTRACTS          CONTRACTS               AMOUNT                 AMOUNT
- -----------------                            ----------         ---------               ------                 ------
Top 5                                           27                0.33%              $ 15,884,805               3.67%


The Top 5 obligors conduct business in the Manufacturing, Healthcare and Retail & Wholesale Trade industries.







CIT EQUIPMENT COLLATERAL - EF 2001-A
SCHEDULED CASHFLOWS FROM CONTRACTS
AT JUNE 30, 2003




                         

                                  Positive Rent Due    8,621,184.44
       Adj. RPA of Unliquidated Defaulted Contracts   16,440,534.24

               COLLECTION              SCHEDULED           SCHEDULED          COLLECTION       SCHEDULED        SCHEDULED
                 PERIOD                INTEREST            PRINCIPAL             PERIOD         INTEREST        PRINCIPAL
                 ------                --------            ---------             ------         --------        ---------

                    July-2004        3,353,483.56        13,505,884.64       September-2008    32,527.56        504,855.04
                  August-2004        3,241,374.96        15,317,985.39         October-2008    28,503.31        508,610.80
               September-2004        3,114,403.98        15,268,251.59        November-2008    24,460.61        455,571.30
                 October-2004        2,987,843.86        15,478,158.83        December-2008    20,847.41        329,016.32
                November-2004        2,859,537.92        15,225,053.91         January-2009    18,274.08        272,629.35
                December-2004        2,733,374.37        15,369,372.70        February-2009    16,158.56        259,997.22
                 January-2005        2,606,049.18        14,278,671.86           March-2009    14,150.52        387,426.53
                February-2005        2,487,533.00        14,055,039.07           April-2009    10,935.88        280,115.26
                   March-2005        2,370,796.32        14,102,577.12             May-2009     8,792.11        143,772.08
                   April-2005        2,253,673.37        14,643,516.58            June-2009     7,664.15        175,948.84
                     May-2005        2,132,394.89        14,853,501.28            July-2009     6,283.81         66,379.25
                    June-2005        2,009,999.41        16,120,929.90          August-2009     5,727.91        130,952.30
                    July-2005        1,876,677.04        14,804,804.19       September-2009     4,716.54         26,422.55
                  August-2005        1,754,103.62        14,305,183.41         October-2009     4,484.64         26,654.45
               September-2005        1,636,191.56        13,826,203.47        November-2009     4,250.67         22,023.91
                 October-2005        1,522,041.45        13,489,144.57        December-2009     4,058.18         22,216.40
                November-2005        1,410,605.24        12,673,728.29         January-2010     3,863.96         22,410.62
                December-2005        1,306,384.33        12,371,236.57        February-2010     3,667.99         22,606.59
                 January-2006        1,204,810.03        10,874,926.33           March-2010     3,470.27         22,804.31
                February-2006        1,115,058.15        10,380,894.38           April-2010     3,270.77         23,003.81
                   March-2006        1,029,320.87         9,886,697.72             May-2010     3,069.48         16,686.10
                   April-2006          947,675.92         9,696,570.15            June-2010     2,926.13         13,343.73
                     May-2006          867,767.91         9,249,911.00            July-2010     2,809.10         13,460.76
                    June-2006          791,533.11         8,882,213.43          August-2010     2,690.99         13,578.87
                    July-2006          718,322.94         8,424,415.10       September-2010     2,571.81         13,698.05
                  August-2006          649,098.01         8,169,150.35         October-2010     2,451.53         13,818.33
               September-2006          582,139.61         7,267,430.27        November-2010     2,330.14         13,939.72
                 October-2006          522,718.30         6,539,817.17        December-2010     2,207.64         14,062.22
                November-2006          469,390.56         5,893,760.64         January-2011     2,084.02         13,415.03
                December-2006          421,381.90         5,266,667.52        February-2011     1,965.53         13,533.52
                 January-2007          378,736.35         4,402,182.57           March-2011     1,845.73         13,653.32
                February-2007          343,280.38         3,979,945.68           April-2011     1,724.83         13,774.22
                   March-2007          311,335.33         5,522,779.44             May-2011     1,602.80         13,896.25
                   April-2007          267,159.65         3,693,045.56            June-2011     1,479.64         14,019.41
                     May-2007          237,746.39         3,640,182.55            July-2011     1,355.34         14,143.71
                    June-2007          208,032.32         3,086,129.80          August-2011     1,229.87         14,269.18
                    July-2007          183,560.88         2,650,749.42       September-2011     1,103.24         14,395.81
                  August-2007          162,463.22         2,780,928.13         October-2011       975.22         13,210.83
               September-2007          140,606.34         1,609,317.25        November-2011       866.16         13,319.89
                 October-2007          127,529.43         1,543,245.94        December-2011       756.20          8,746.27
                November-2007          115,019.89         1,307,974.12         January-2012       683.38          8,819.09
                December-2007          104,425.98         1,923,165.70        February-2012       609.97          8,892.50
                 January-2008           89,518.17         1,029,448.78           March-2012       535.94          8,966.53
                February-2008           81,135.98           925,668.79           April-2012       461.29          9,041.18
                   March-2008           73,597.78         1,001,541.94             May-2012       386.02          9,116.45
                   April-2008           65,416.17           858,990.82            June-2012       310.13          9,192.34
                     May-2008           58,436.40         1,252,423.97            July-2012       233.60          9,268.87
                    June-2008           48,014.48           802,150.57          August-2012       156.44          9,346.03
                    July-2008           41,659.82           583,386.90       September-2012        78.63          9,423.84
                  August-2008           36,997.59           556,800.88