SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C. 20549

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                                   FORM 8-K

                                CURRENT REPORT

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



                         Date of Report: June 14, 2001
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                       (Date of earliest event reported)



                          HELLER FUNDING CORPORATION
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                HELLER EQUIPMENT ASSET RECEIVABLES TRUST 1999-2
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            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



                                   Delaware
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                (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)



              333-30207-02                               36-4165546
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        (Commission File Number)           (IRS Employer Identification Number)


500 West Monroe Street, Chicago, Illinois                   60661
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(Address of principal executive offices)                  (Zip Code)


                                (312) 441-7246
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             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


Item 5.   Other Events
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Attached, for the Distribution Date of June 14, 2001, is the Monthly Report,
filed as Exhibit 99.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(c)  Exhibits

99   Heller Funding Corporation - Monthly Report for the Distribution Date of
     June 14, 2001.







                                   SIGNATURE

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


Dated: June 26, 2001
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                                             HELLER FUNDING CORPORATION



                                             By:    Carol J. Radtke
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                                                    Carol J. Radtke
                                             Title: Vice President


                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit
Number    Document Description
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  99      Heller Funding Corporation - Monthly Report for the Distribution Date
          of June 14, 2001.