CIT Confirmation Hearing Scheduled for December 8, 2009 Business Operations to Continue in the Ordinary Course

NEW YORK, Nov 03, 2009 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- CIT Group Inc. (OTC: CITGQ.PK), a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced that the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York ("the Court") has scheduled a hearing to consider the confirmation of CIT's prepackaged plan of reorganization for Tuesday, December 8, 2009.

CIT Group Inc. and CIT Group Funding Company of Delaware LLC received the relief they sought from the Court with respect to its "first day" motions, allowing the Company to continue to operate in the ordinary course.

Additional Information Additional information about CIT's restructuring can be found on the Company's Web site, www.cit.com. For access to Court documents and other general information about the Chapter 11 cases, please visit www.kccllc.net/citgroup.

The Company has established a toll-free Supplier Information Line at 800-422-2738 or, if you are calling from outside the U.S. 973-422-3877 and a toll-free Restructuring Information Line for all other interested parties at 866-967-1786 or 310-751-2686.

About CIT CIT (OTC: CITGQ.PK) is a bank holding company with more than $60 billion in finance and leasing assets that provides financial products and advisory services to small and middle market businesses. Operating in more than 50 countries across 30 industries, CIT provides an unparalleled combination of relationship, intellectual and financial capital to its customers worldwide. CIT maintains leadership positions in small business and middle market lending, retail finance, aerospace, equipment and rail leasing, and vendor finance.

Founded in 1908 and headquartered in New York City, CIT is a member of the Fortune 500. www.cit.com FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of applicable federal securities laws that are based upon our current expectations and assumptions concerning future events, which are subject to a number of risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those anticipated. The words "expect," "anticipate," "estimate," "forecast," "initiative," "objective," "plan," "goal," "project," "outlook," "priorities," "target," "intend," "evaluate," "pursue," "commence," "seek," "may," "would," "could," "should," "believe," "potential," "continue," or the negative of any of those words or similar expressions is intended to identify forward-looking statements. All statements contained in this press release, other than statements of historical fact, including without limitation, statements about our plans, strategies, prospects and expectations regarding future events and our financial performance, are forward-looking statements that involve certain risks and uncertainties. While these statements represent our current judgment on what the future may hold, and we believe these judgments are reasonable, these statements are not guarantees of any events or financial results, and our actual results may differ materially. Important factors that could cause our actual results to be materially different from our expectations include, among others, the risk that the additional facilities do not provide the liquidity that CIT is seeking due to material negative changes to CIT's liquidity from draw down of loans by customers, the risk that CIT is unsuccessful in its efforts to consummate the plan of reorganization. Accordingly, you should not place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained in this press release. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which the statements were made. CIT undertakes no obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements, except where expressly required by law.

SOURCE: CIT Group Inc.

CONTACT: CIT Media Relations: C. Curtis Ritter, 212-461-7711 Director of External Communications & Media Relations [e-mail] or CIT Investor Relations: Ken Brause, 1-866-54CITIR (542-4847) Executive Vice President [e-mail] Copyright Business Wire 2009 -0- KEYWORD: United States

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