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Cit Group Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/18 – ‘EX-101.PRE’

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/04/18  Cit Group Inc                     10-Q        3/31/18  112:25M                                    Workiva Inc Wde… FA01/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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29: R15         Fair Value                                          HTML    475K 
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                Statements of Income and Cash Flow of Aerospace                  
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53: R39         Discontinued Operations (Narrative) (Details)       HTML     53K 
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                Statements of Income and Cash Flow of Financial                  
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                Combined Balance Sheet of Discontinued Operations)               
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                Combined Statements of Income and Cash Flow of                   
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59: R45         Loans (Schedule of Loans by Segment, Based on       HTML     50K 
                Obligor Location) (Details)                                      
60: R46         Loans (Components of Net Investment in Loans)       HTML     39K 
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61: R47         Loans (Commercial Loans and Held-For-Sale Loans -   HTML    127K 
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62: R48         Loans (Narrative) (Details)                         HTML    105K 
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                Distributions) (Details)                                         
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66: R52         Loans (Schedule of Loans In Process of Foreclosure  HTML     44K 
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                Quality) (Details)                                               
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                Dividend Income) (Details)                                       
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94: R80         Fair Value (Changes in Estimated Fair Value for     HTML     81K 
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                Recurring Basis) (Details)                                       
95: R81         Fair Value (Carrying Value of Assets Measured at    HTML     69K 
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96: R82         Fair Value (Carrying and Estimated Fair Values of   HTML    139K 
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97: R83         Stockholder's Equity (Schedule of Common Stock      HTML     56K 
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98: R84         Stockholders' Equity (Narrative) (Details)          HTML     63K 
99: R85         Stockholders' Equity (Components of Accumulated     HTML     49K 
                Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) ("Aoci"))                      
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100: R86         Stockholders' Equity (Changes in Accumulated Other  HTML     65K  
                Comprehensive Income (Loss) by Component)                        
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101: R87         Stockholders' Equity (Reclassifications out of      HTML     57K  
                AOCI) (Details)                                                  
102: R88         Regulatory Capital (Tier 1 Capital and Total        HTML     78K  
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103: R89         Income Taxes (Narrative) (Details)                  HTML     58K  
104: R90         Commitments (Summary of Commitments) (Details)      HTML     73K  
105: R91         Commitments (Narrative) (Details)                   HTML     79K  
106: R92         Contingencies (Narrative) (Details)                 HTML     41K  
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