CIT to Announce Third Quarter 2010 Results on Tuesday, October 26, 2010

CIT Group Inc. (NYSE: CIT), a leading provider of financing to small businesses and middle market companies, today announced it will issue its financial results for the quarter ending September 30, 2010, before the market opens on Tuesday, October 26, 2010. CIT will hold a conference call and audio webcast to discuss the results at 8:00 AM EDT.

Please dial-in to the call or link to the webcast at least 10 minutes prior to register or download any necessary software. A replay of the call and webcast will be available until 11:59 PM EDT on November 9, 2010.

Information in CIT's earnings release and comments made by management during the conference call described in this release speak only as of the date and time of such call. CIT expressly disclaims and undertakes no responsibility to update or alter such information based on new information, future events or otherwise.

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About CIT

Founded in 1908, CIT (NYSE: CIT) is a bank holding company with more than $40 billion in finance and leasing assets. It provides financing and leasing capital to its more than one million small business and middle market clients and their customers across more than 30 industries. CIT maintains leadership positions in small business and middle market lending, factoring, retail finance, aerospace, equipment and rail leasing, and global vendor finance. www.cit.com