Exhibit 99.1

                            Certification Pursuant to
                             18 U.S.C. Section 1350,
                             As Adopted Pursuant to
                  Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

      In connection with the Quarterly Report of CIT Group Inc. ("CIT") on Form
10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Albert R. Gamper, Jr.,
the Chief Executive Officer of CIT, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C.ss.1350, as
adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

      (i) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d), as applicable, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

      (ii) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of CIT.

                                       /s/ Albert R. Gamper, Jr.
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                                       Albert R. Gamper, Jr.
                                       Chief Executive Officer
                                       CIT Group Inc.

                                       Dated: August 14, 2002