SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                     FORM 15

Certification and Notice of Termination of Registration under Section 12(g) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Suspension of Duty to File Reports Under
Sections 13 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                                          Commission File Number (000-33183)

                                CIT EC-EF 2001-A
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           650 CIT Drive Livingston, New Jersey 07039, (973) 740-5000
               (Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
        including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

                                CIT EC-EF 2001-A
                 $233,500,000 Class A-1 Receivable-Backed Notes
                 $275,000,000 Class A-2 Receivable-Backed Notes
                 $298,000,000 Class A-3 Receivable-Backed Notes
                 $249,500,000 Class A-4 Receivable-Backed Notes
                 $ 55,563,967 Class B Receivable-Backed Notes
            (Title of each class of securities covered by this Form)

                                      None
(Titles of all other classes of securities for which a duty to file reports
under Section 13(a) or 15(d) remains)

Please place an X in the box(es) to designate the appropriate rule provision(s)
relied upon to terminate or suspend the duty to file reports:

             Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(i)  [ ]     Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(ii) [ ]
             Rule 12g-4(a)(1)(ii) [ ]     Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(i)  [ ]
             Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(i)  [ ]     Rule 12h-3(b)(2)(ii) [ ]
             Rule 12g-4(a)(2)(ii) [ ]     Rule 15d-6           [x]
             Rule 12h-3(b)(1)(i)  [x]

     Approximate  number of holders of record as of the certification or notice
date: 45

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
CIT EC-EF 2001-A has caused this certification/notice to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned duly authorized person.

DATE:  January 31, 2002        CIT EC-EF 2001-A
                               By: The CIT Group/Equipment Financing, Inc., the
                                   servicer

                                   By:    /s/ Frank Garcia
                                          ----------------------------
                                   Name:  Frank Garcia
                                   Title: Senior Vice President