Exhibit 23.1

                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-74847) of CIT EC-EF 2001-A of our report dated
March 29, 2002 relating to the assertion made by management of The CIT
Group/Equipment Financing, Inc.'s compliance with the minimum servicing
standards identified in the Mortgage Banker's Association of America's Uniform
Single Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers, to the extent the procedures in
such are applicable to the servicing obligations set forth in the Servicing
Agreements, as of and for the year ended December 31, 2001, which report appears
as Exhibit 99.1 of this Form 10-K.



PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

New York, NY
April 15, 2002