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