Power of Attorney

		Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby
constitutes and appoints JAMES P. SHANAHAN and DOUGLAS WITTEE, each signing
singly, the undersigned's true and lawful attorneys-in-fact to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as an officer and/or director of CIT Group Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4 and
5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which
may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4 or 5
and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange
Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority, including, without
limitation, the execution and delivery of a Form ID Application for EDGAR
Access; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit
to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.

		The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact
full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing
whatsoever requisite, necessary or proper to be done in the exercise of any
of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes
as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power
of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact's substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the
undersigned's responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act.

		This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect
until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4 and 5 with
respect to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities
issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed
writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

		IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power
of Attorney to be executed as of this 26 day of March, 2019.

					/s/ James R. Hubbard
					Signature
					Printed Name:  James R. Hubbard

State of New York
County of New York

     On this 26 day of March, 2019 before me came James R. Hubbard, to me
personally known, who, being by me duly sworn, did depose and say that he
is the person described in and who executed the foregoing power of attorney
and that he willingly signed his name thereto.



                                        /s/ Sheryl Epstein
                                        Notary Public

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SHERYL EPSTEIN
Notary Public - State of New York
NO. 01EP6142033
Qualified in Nassau County
My Commission Expires March 13, 2022
Certificate Filed in New York County