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CIT Group Inc. has announced that the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York has confirmed the company's prepackaged plan of reorganization. The confirmed Plan reduces CIT's total debt by approximately $10.5 billion while deferring debt maturities for three years, and also enhances capital ratios to levels that exceed regulatory requirements. With its strengthened financial position, CIT will now focus on its business restructuring and the execution of a smooth leadership transition. CIT continues to make progress on the reconstitution of its Board of Directors. Ultimately, CIT's new Board will consist of 13 Directors, including seven new independent Directors identified by CIT's debtholders, five continuing directors and a new Chief Executive Officer to replace outgoing CEO, Jeffrey M. Peek.
CIT has indicated that it anticipates a prompt emergence from bankruptcy and upon its discharge from Chapter 11, CIT will be committing $500 million to support its Small Business Lending group to fund government guaranteed loans in the Small Business Administration 7a and 504 lending programs, as well as $1 billion in funding for its Vendor Financing operating segment. These commitments are in addition to the previously announced $1 billion in funding for its Trade Finance operating segment, which provides factoring services for mid-sized businesses. CIT also expects to generate new loans across its other lending and leasing platforms in 2010.
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