~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION~~UNITED ~~Washington, D.C. 20549~~ STATES

~~FORM 8-K~~SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

~~CURRENT REPORT~~Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 8-K

Current Report

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

~~April~~Date of Report 8,(Date ~~2005~~of earliest event reported): May 25, 2005

~~(Date~~Caterpillar Financial ofAsset ~~Earliest~~Trust ~~Event Reported)~~ 2005-A

~~CATERPILLAR~~(Issuer of ~~FINANCIAL~~the ~~FUNDING~~Notes ~~CORPORATION~~ and the Certificates)

~~(Exact~~Caterpillar Financial ~~name~~Funding ~~of registrant as specified in governing instruments)~~Corporation

~~Nevada~~ (~~State~~Exact name ~~or other jurisdiction~~ of ~~organization)~~Registrant ~~333-103949~~as ~~(Commission~~specified ~~File~~in ~~Number)~~its ~~88-0342613 (IRS Employer Identification No.~~charter)

~~Greenview Plaza, 4040 S. Eastern Avenue, Suite 344, Las Vegas, NV 89119~~ 333-123328-01

~~(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)~~333-123328

(Commission File Number)

Delaware	86-6340848
Nevada	88-0342613
(State of incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

Greenview Plaza

4040 South Eastern Ave. Suite 344

Las Vegas, NV 89119

(Address of principal executive offices, with zip code)

(702) 735-2514

(Registrant’'s telephone ~~Telephone Number~~number, ~~Including~~including ~~Area~~area ~~Code~~code)

~~Not~~Item 8.01. ~~Applicable~~Other Events.

~~(Former~~The statements ~~Name~~attached oras ~~Former~~exhibits ~~Address,~~hereto ifare ~~Changed~~filed ~~Since~~in ~~Last~~accordance ~~Report)~~with letters submitted to the Division of Corporation Finance of the Securities and Exchange Commission on behalf of similar Trusts by the Servicer and Depositor of the Trust.

~~Exhibit Index~~Item 9.01. ~~located~~Financial Statements atand ~~Page 2~~ Exhibits.

~~Items 1 through 8 are not included because they are not applicable.~~(c) Exhibits

~~Item 9~~99.011 ~~Financial~~Statement ~~Statements~~to ~~and Exhibits.~~Certificateholder

~~(a)~~99.2 ~~Financial~~Statement ~~Statements — Not Applicable (b) Pro Forma Financial Information — Not Applicable (c) Exhibits (executed copies) — The following execution copies of Exhibits~~ to ~~the Form S-3 Registration Statement of the Registrant are hereby filed:~~Noteholders

99.3 Servicer’s Certificate

1 SIGNATURE

~~EXHIBIT~~Pursuant to ~~INDEX~~the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

~~Exhibit 3.1 Certificate of Trust of~~ Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 2005-A

~~Exhibit 25.1 Statement as to the Eligibility of the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture (Form T-1) with respect to~~ Caterpillar Financial ~~Asset~~Services ~~Trust 2005-A~~ Corporation

2 (Servicer)

~~SIGNATURE~~By: /s/ James A. Duensing

~~Pursuant~~James ~~to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized~~A. Duensing, Treasurer

~~CATERPILLAR~~Dated ~~FINANCIAL~~: May ~~FUNDING~~25, ~~CORPORATION (Registrant)~~ 2005

~~Dated: April 21, 2005~~EXHIBIT INDEX

~~By: /s/ James A~~Exhibit No. ~~Duensing Name: James A. Duensing Title: Treasurer~~

3 99.1 Statement to Certificateholder

99.2 Statement to Noteholders

99.3 Servicer’s Certificate

Sequentially

Certificate of Trust of Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 2005-A

Statement as to the Eligibility of the Indenture Trustee under the Indenture (Form T-1) with respect to Caterpillar Financial Asset Trust 2005-A

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