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| UNITED      STATESSECURITIES      AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington,      D.C.  20549                                                                                                          |
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| FORM      10-K                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | [X] |   | ANNUAL      REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF      1934For      the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008  |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                          | [  ] |   | TRANSITION      REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF      1934For      the transition period from __________ to __________.  |
| Commission      File No. 333-145491-02(Issuing Entity)Commission      File Number 333-145491 (Depositor)                                                                                                 |
| CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL      ASSET TRUST 2008-A(Exact      name of issuing entity as specified in its charter)                                                                                             |
| CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL      FUNDING CORPORATION(Exact      name of depositor as specified in its charter)                                                                                                 |
| CATERPILLAR FINANCIAL SERVICES      CORPORATION(Exact      name of sponsor as specified in its charter)                                                                                                  |
| Delaware(State      or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)                                                                                                                              | 26-0683996(IRS      Employer Identification No.)   |
| The      Bank of New York (Delaware)Attn:  Corporate      Trust Administration100      White Clay CenterRoute      273Newark      Delaware (Address of      principal executive offices)  | 19711(Zip      Code)  |
| Registrant's      telephone number, including area code:  (302)      283-8905                                                                                                                       |

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|  Securities registered pursuant      to Section 12(b) of the Act:  None |
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| Securities registered pursuant      to Section 12(g) of the  Act:  None      |

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| TABLE OF      CONTENTS |
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| Part I                 | Item 1B. | Unresolved      Staff      Comments...........................................................................................................................................................................................  | 4  |
|                   | Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB. | Significant      Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial      Information).....................................................................................................................................  | 4  |
|                   | Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB. | Credit      Enhancement and Other Support, Except for      Certain     Derivatives Instruments (Financial      Information).............................................  | 4  |
|                   | Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB. | Certain      Derivatives Instruments (Financial      Information)...........................................................................................................................................  | 4  |
|                   | Item 1117 of Regulation AB. | Legal      Proceedings............................................................................................................................................................................................................  | 4  |
| Part II                | Item 9B. | Other      Information.............................................................................................................................................................................................................  | 5  |
| Part III               | Item 1119 of Regulation AB. | Affiliations      and Certain Relationships and Related      Transactions............................................................................................................................  | 5  |
|                   | Item 1122 of Regulation AB. | Compliance      with Applicable Servicing      Criteria............................................................................................................................................................  | 5  |
|                   | Item 1123 of Regulation AB. | Servicer      Compliance      Statement......................................................................................................................................................................................  | 6  |
| Part IV                | Item 15. | Exhibits      and Financial Statement      Schedules.................................................................................................................................................................  | 6  |

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|   PART      I |
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| Item      1.  | Business.                                                |
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| Item      1A. | Risk      Factors.                                       |
| Item      2.  | Properties.                                              |
| Item      3.  | Legal      Proceedings.                                  |
| Item      4.  | Submission      of Matters to a Vote of SecurityHolders. |

|        Item 1B.  Unresolved Staff      Comments. |
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|        Item 1112(b) of Regulation AB.  Significant      Obligors of Pool Assets (Financial      Information). |
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|       Item 1114(b)(2) of Regulation AB.  Credit      Enhancement and Other Support, Except for Certain Derivatives                  Instruments      (Financial Information). |
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|              Item 1115(b) of Regulation AB.  Certain      Derivatives Instruments (Financial      Information). |
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|              Item 1117 of Regulation AB.  Legal      Proceedings. |
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|   PART      II |
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| Item      5.  | Market      for Registrant’s Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters and Issuer      Purchases of Equity Securities. |
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| Item      6.  | Selected      Financial Data.                                                                                                 |
| Item      7.  | Management’s      Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of      Operations.                        |
| Item      7A. | Quantitative      and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.                                                              |
| Item      8.  | Financial      Statements and Supplementary Data.                                                                             |
| Item      9.  | Changes      in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting and Financial      Disclosure.                               |
| Item      9A. | Controls      and Procedures.                                                                                                 |

|        Item 9B.  Other    Information. |
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|   PART      III |
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| Item      10. | Directors,      Executive Officers and Corporate Governance.                                               |
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| Item      11  | Executive      Compensation.                                                                               |
| Item      12. | Security      Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related      Stockholders Matters. |
| Item      13. | Certain      Relationships and Related Transactions, and Director      Independence.                       |
| Item      14. | Principal      Accounting Fees and Services.                                                               |

|              Item 1119 of Regulation AB.  Affiliations and      Certain Relationships with Related  Transactions. |
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|              Item 1122 of Regulation AB.  Compliance with      Applicable ServicingCriteria. |
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|             Item 1123 of Regulation AB.  Servicer      Compliance Statement. |
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|   PART      IV |
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|              Item 15.  Exhibits and Financial Statement      Schedules. |
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| 3.1   | Articles      of Incorporation of Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation      (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-3      Registration Statement, filed on March 15, 2005, Commission File No.      333-123328). |
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| 3.2   | Bylaws      of Caterpillar Financial Funding Corporation (incorporated by      reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-3 Registration Statement,      filed on March 15, 2005, Commission File No.    333-123328). |
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| 4.1   | Indenture,      dated April 1, 2008, between Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 2008-A and      U.S. Bank National Association, as trustee and not in its individual      capacity (the “Indenture Trustee”), (incorporated by reference from      Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report filed on Form 8-K on May 8, 2008,      Commission File No. 333-145491-02). |
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| 4.2   | Amended      and Restated Trust Agreement, dated April 29, 2008, between Caterpillar      Financial Funding Corporation, a Nevada Corporation, as depositor, and      BNYM (DELAWARE), a Delaware banking corporation , as trustee (incorporated      by reference from Exhibit 4.2 to the Current Report filed on Form 8-K      on May 8, 2008, Commission File Number  333-145491-02). |
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|   |         31 | Certification      of Steven R. Elsesser, Chief Financial Officer of Caterpillar Financial      Funding Corporation, as required pursuant to Section 302 of the      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. |
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|   |                  33.1  | Report      on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed      Securities for Caterpillar Financial Services  Corporation. |
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| 33.2   | Report      on Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for Asset-Backed      Securities for U.S. Bank NationalAssociation. |
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| 34.1   | Attestation      Report of Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for      Asset-Backed Securities of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, on behalf of      Caterpillar Financial ServicesCorporation. |
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| 34.2   | Attestation      Report of Assessment of Compliance with Servicing Criteria for      Asset-Backed Securities of Ernst & Young LLP, on behalf of U.S. Bank      National Association. |
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|   |    35 | Servicer      Compliance Statement. |
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|   |         99 | Annual      Servicer Report to Holders of Notes and  Certificates. |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  By:  Caterpillar Financial FundingCorporation |
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| Dated:  March      27, 2009 |   |   |   |   | By:    |  /s/      Steven R. Elsesser                |
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|                                  |   |   |   |   |   | Steven      R. Elsesser, Chief Financial Officer |
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|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   By:  Caterpillar Financial FundingCorporation |
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| Dated:  March      27, 2009 |   |   |   |   | By:    |  /s/      Steven R. Elsesser               |
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|                                  |   |   |   |   |   | Steven      R. Elsesser, Chief FinancialOfficer |

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