Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Alemany Ellen R
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CIT GROUP INC [CIT]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chair & CEO
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O CIT GROUP INC., 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/27/2018
(Street)

LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 03/27/2018   Z(1) V 54,100 D (1) 114,341.257 D  
Common Stock 03/27/2018   Z(1) V 54,100 A (1) 54,100 I Alemany GRAT 2018 u/a/d March 27, 2018
Common Stock 03/27/2018   Z(2) V 8,800 D (2) 14,644 I Alemany 2016 GRAT #7
Common Stock 03/27/2018   Z(2) V 8,800 A (2) 123,141.257 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2018   M(3)(4)   756.429 A (5) 123,897.686 D  
Common Stock 05/12/2018   F(6)   371 D $ 53.66 (7) 123,526.686 D  
Common Stock               23,011 I Alemany 2016 GRAT u/a/d May 11, 2016

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (3) (3) 05/12/2018   M(3)(4)     756.429   (3)   (3) Common Stock 756.429 (5) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Alemany Ellen R
C/O CIT GROUP INC.
1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9
LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039
  X     Chair & CEO  

Signatures

 /s/ James P. Shanahan, attorney-in-fact for Ms. Alemany   05/14/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Shares of CIT common stock were transferred from Ellen R. Alemany to the Alemany GRAT 2018.
(2) Shares of CIT common stock were transferred from the Alemany 2016 GRAT #7 to Ellen R. Alemany's personal account.
(3) RSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant and are payable 50% in shares of CIT common stock and 50% in cash. The cash payment shall be based on the closing price of CIT common stock on the vesting date.
(4) Filer elected to receive 100% stock upon settlement.
(5) Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") had the economic equivalent of one share of CIT common stock.
(6) Shares withheld to satisfy tax withholding obligations arising from settlement of restricted stock units.
(7) The restricted stock units vested on a Saturday, therefore, the closing price of CIT common stock on the immediately preceding Friday was used for the settlement.

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