EXHIBIT 32.2

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

      In connection  with this  Amendment  No. 1 to the Quarterly  Report of CIT
Group Inc.  ("CIT") on Form 10-Q for the quarter  ended March 31, 2005, as filed
with the Securities and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the  "Report"),
I, Joseph M. Leone, the Chief Financial 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/ Joseph M. Leone
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                                       Joseph M. Leone
                                       Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
                                       CIT Group Inc.

                                       Dated: December 13, 2005