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  September  30, 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
                                      ......................................
                                      Joseph M. Leone
                                      Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer
                                      CIT Group Inc.

                                      Dated: December 13, 2005