cit Proxy

The document is a letter inviting CIT Group Inc. stockholders to attend the company's upcoming Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 6, 2008. Stockholders are being asked to vote on electing the Board of Directors, ratifying the appointment of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP as the company's auditors, and approving an increase in the number of shares available under the Long-Term Incentive Plan. Stockholders can vote by proxy via mail, telephone or online in advance of the meeting.