Exhibit 23.1

                         Consent of Independent Auditors

The Board of Directors
The CIT Group, Inc.

We consent to the use of our report dated February 2, 2000 relating to the
consolidated balance sheets of The CIT Group, Inc. and subsidiaries as of
December 31, 1999 and 1998, and the related consolidated statements of income,
changes in stockholders' equity, and cash flows for each of the years in the
three-year period ended December 31, 1999, incorporated by reference in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 of The CIT Group, Inc., which report appears
in the December 31, 1999 Annual Report on Form 10-K of The CIT Group, Inc.,
which is also incorporated by reference herein, and to the reference to our firm
under the heading "Experts" in the Registration Statement.

KPMG LLP


Short Hills, New Jersey
February 23, 2001