EXHIBIT 32.1

                            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 the Quarterly  Report of CIT Group Inc. ("CIT") on Form
10-Q for the three months ended September 30, 2004, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange  Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"),  I, Jeffrey M. Peek,
the Chief Executive 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/ JEFFREY M. PEEK
                                                --------------------------------
                                                         Jeffrey M. Peek
                                                          President and
                                                     Chief Executive Officer
                                                          CIT Group Inc.

                                                     Dated: November 9, 2004