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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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * FREEMAN WILLIAM M   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 _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O CIT GROUP INC., 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/15/2018 (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 05/15/2018   M(1)   1,199.4 A (2) 9,901.0548 D   Common Stock 05/15/2018   D(1)   599.7 D $ 53.73 9,301.3548 D   Common Stock 05/15/2018   M(1)   856.532 A (2) 10,157.8868 D   Common Stock 05/15/2018   D(1)   428.266 D $ 53.73 9,729.6208 D

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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)

05/15/2018

M(1)

1,199.4

(4)

(4)

Common Stock

1,199.4

(2)

1,199.401

D

Restricted Stock Units

(5)

05/15/2018

M(1)

856.532

(5)

(5)

Common Stock

856.532

(2)

1,713.062

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
FREEMAN WILLIAM M C/O CIT GROUP INC. 1 CIT DRIVE, #3251-9 LIVINGSTON, NJ 07039	X

Signatures

James P. Shanahan, Attorney-in-Fact for Mr. Freeman		05/17/2018
**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)	The restricted stock units settled 50% in stock and 50% in cash, which was deemed to occur through an acquisition of 100% of the underlying shares of CIT common stock and a simultaneous disposition to the issuer of 50% of the underlying shares of CIT common stock.
(2)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") had the economic equivalent of one share of CIT common stock.
(3)	Each restricted stock unit ("RSU") has the economic equivalent of one share of CIT common stock.
(4)	RSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on May 15, 2017, 2018, and 2019 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.
(5)	RSUs are scheduled to vest in three equal installments on May 15, 2018, 2019, and 2020 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.

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