Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2008, among CIT Equipment Collateral 2008-VT1, as Trust, CIT Funding Company, LLC, as Depositor, and CIT Financial USA, Inc., in its individual capacity and as Servicer (the “Agreement”).

EXHIBIT 35.3

CERTIFICATION OF SERVICER PURSUANT TO ITEM 1123 OF
REGULATION AB

March 27, 2009

CIT Funding Company, LLC
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Manufacturers and Traders Trust Company
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Attn.: Corporate Trust Services

M&T Trust Company of Delaware
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Re: Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of April 1, 2008,
among CIT Equipment Collateral 2008-VT1, as Trust, CIT
Funding Company, LLC, as Depositor, and CIT Financial USA,
Inc., in its individual capacity and as Servicer (the “Agreement”).

          I, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Assistant Controller of CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc. (the “Sub-Servicer”), hereby certify that:

          A review of the activities of the Sub-Servicer during the period from May 14, 2008 through December 31, 2008 (the “Reporting Period”) and of the performance of the Sub-Servicer under the Agreement has been made under my supervision; and

          To the best of my knowledge, based on such review, the Sub-Servicer has fulfilled its obligations under the Agreement in all material respects throughout the Reporting Period, except as described in Appendix B to the Sub-Servicer’s Report on Assessment of Compliance with Applicable Servicing Criteria Pursuant to Item 1122 of Regulation AB.

	CIT Technology Financing Services, Inc., as Sub-Servicer
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		Name:  ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇
		Title:    Assistant Controller

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