Press Release

DBRS Discontinues Rating of CIT Group’s Series B Notes

Non-Bank Financial Institutions
January 05, 2011

DBRS Inc. has today discontinued the rating of the Series B Notes issued by CIT Group Inc. (CIT or the Company). The Notes were paid in full on January 4, 2011. Today’s rating action does not impact the issuer rating of CIT, which remains B (high), with a Positive trend.

Notes:
All figures are in U.S. Dollars unless otherwise noted.

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