August 26, 2003 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Form 8-K Distribution Financial Services RV/Marine Trust 2001-1 Registration No. 333-56303-04 On behalf of Distribution Financial Services RV/Marine Trust 2001-1 ("Registrant"), a Trust which was originated by Deutsche Recreational Asset Funding Corporation, a Nevada corporation, I am transmitting herewith for filing, pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission's Electronic Data Gathering, Analysis and Retrieval System, Form 8-K. Please send either confirmation or suspense notification to e:mail address Mary.Nguyen@etrade.com at your earliest convenience. Sincerely, /s/ Richard C. Goldman SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 Commission File Number: 333-56303-04 FORM 8-K CURRENT REPORT Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. August 15, 2003 (Date of earliest event reporting) DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES RV/MARINE TRUST 2001-1 (Exact name of registrant) State of Organization - New York I.R.S. Employer Identification Number: 91-1904587 Principal Executive Offices c/o Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Sixth and Marquette - N9311-161MAC Minneapolis, Minnesota 55479 Telephone Number: 612-316-1816 Item 5. Other Events. A copy of the Monthly Payment Date Statement to Noteholders, as required by the Transfer and Servicing Agreement, is being filed as Exhibit 1 to this current report on Form 8-K. Item 7.(c). Exhibits. Exhibit Number Document Description EX-1 Distribution Financial Services RV/Marine Trust 2001-1 August 15, 2003 Payment Date Statement to Noteholders Per Section 5.08 of the Transfer and Servicing Agreement SIGNATURES 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. DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES RV/MARINE TRUST 2001-1 By: Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, N.A. Not in its individual capacity but solely as Owner Trustee By: /s/ Melissa Philibert Title: Corporate Trust Officer Date: August 26, 2003 EX-1 DISTRIBUTION FINANCIAL SERVICES RV/MARINE TRUST 2001-1 Accounting Date: 08-Aug-03 Determination Date: 14-Aug-03 Monthly Payment Date: 15-Aug-03 Collection Period Ending: 31-Jul-03 I. COLLECTION ACCOUNT SUMMARY Principal and Interest Payments Received (including Prepayments) 13,745,079.48 Net Liquidation Proceeds (including Rebates/Insurance Amounts) 115,444.34 Current Monthly Interest Shortfall/Excess -96,422.96 Recoup of Collection Expenses -37,420.10 Amount of Withdrawal, if any, from Reserve Account 585,573.51 Purchase Amounts for Repurchased Receivables 0.00 14,312,254.27 II. SIMPLE INTEREST EXCESS OR SHORTFALLS Amount of Interest Payments Due During the Collection Period for Receivables 2,142,075.04 Amount of Interest Payments Received During the Collection Period 2,238,498.00 for Receivables Amount of Current Month Simple Interest Excess/Shortfall -96,422.96 III.CALCULATION OF RESERVE ACCOUNT DEPOSIT/WITHDRAWALS Reserve Account Required Amount (not more than the outstanding principal balance of the Notes) 3,971,004.00 Beginning Reserve Account Balance 3,965,944.72 Deposits to Reserve Account (only if Reserve Account is less than the Reserve Account Required Amount) 0.00 Reserve Account Withdrawls(to the extent that there are Interest or Principal payment shortfalls) 585,573.51 Reserve Account Investment Earnings 3,207.13 Withdrawals from Reserve Account due to Servicer (to the extent that the Required Reserve Account 0.00 Amount has been met) Amount in Reserve Account as of Determination Date (excluding amount to be paid on next Payment Date) 3,965,944.72 Total Ending Reserve Balance 3,383,578.34 IV. COLLECTIONS ON RECEIVABLES a) 2238498 Interest Payments Received 1873479.16 Scheduled Principal Payments Received 9633102.32 Principal Prepayments Received 13745079.48 Total Interest and Principal Payments Received b) 146140.84 Gross Recovery Proceeds of Liquidated Receivables (including Rebates/Insurance) 30696.5 minus Reasonable Expenses 115444.34 Net Liquidation Proceeds 0 Amount Allocable to Interest 115,444.34 Amount Allocable to Principal c) 0 Amount Allocable to Interest 0 Amount Allocable to Principal 13860523.82 V. CALCULATION OF SERVICING AND TRUSTEE FEES 287,415,359.86 multiplied by Servicer Fee Rate 0.75% divided by Months per Year 0 179,634.60 VI. POOL BALANCE AND PORTFOLIO PERFORMANCE a) Initial Pool Balance 529467226.6 Pool Balance as of Preceding Accounting Date 287,415,359.86 Pool Balance as of the Current Accounting Date 274,656,397.61 Age of Pool in Months 21.00 a.2) Aggregate Note Balance as of Preceding Accounting Date 287,415,359.86 Aggregate Note Balance as of Current Accounting Date 274,656,397.61 b) Current Month Number of Loans Principal Balance Percentage 30-59 Days Delinquent 55 1,529,889.59 0.557% 60-89 Days Delinquent 17 456,294.32 0.166% 90-119 Days Delinquent 14 789,672.45 0.288% 120+ Days Delinquent 0 0.00 0.000% Defaults for Current Period 16 1,252,380.77 0.456% Cumulative Defaults 275 11,121,797.11 2.101% Cumulative Recoveries 3,909,704.02 0.738% Current Month Realized Losses 1,136,936.43 Current Month Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance (Annualized) 0.215% Preceding Realized Losses 545,020.26 Preceding Month Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance (Annualized) 0.103% Second Preceding Realized Losses 447,641.56 Second Preceding Month Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance (Annualized) 0.085% Cumulative Realized Losses 7,212,093.09 Cumulative Realized Losses as Percentage of Initial Pool Balance 1.362% VII.DISTRIBUTIONS OF THE TOTAL DISTRIBUTABLE AMOUNT 0.51874107 0.50609250 a) 179,634.60 0.00 b) Class A-1 0.00 Class A-2 0.00 Class A-3 306,975.67 Class A-4 448,875.00 Class A-5 373,205.42 Class B 106,255.75 Class C 52,993.50 Class D 85,352.08 Noteholders' Monthly Beginning Principal Distributable Ending Balance Amount Balance Class A-1 0.00 0.00 0.00 Class A-2 0.00 0.00 0.00 Class A-3 77,715,359.86 12,758,962.25 64,956,397.61 Class A-4 95,000,000.00 0.00 95,000,000.00 Class A-5 72,350,000.00 0.00 72,350,000.00 Class B 19,830,000.00 0.00 19,830,000.00 Class C 9,270,000.00 0.00 9,270,000.00 Class D 13,250,000.00 0.00 13,250,000.00 c) 0.00 VIIIPOOL STATISTICS 9.17% 155 TOTAL DISTRIBUTION AMOUNT (Serv Fee+Note Int+Note Prin+Reserve Deposit) 14,312,254.27 TOTAL WIRE TO HSBC 14,312,254.27 Amount Due To Servicer 0.00