CIT GROUP INC
S-8, EX-24, 2000-12-29
SHORT-TERM BUSINESS CREDIT INSTITUTIONS
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                                                                      EXHIBIT 24

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Albert R. Gamper, Jr.
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Albert R. Gamper, Jr.


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Joseph M. Leone
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Joseph M. Leone


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Daniel P. Amos
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Daniel P. Amos


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ John S. Chen
                                          -------------------------------
                                          John S. Chen


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 21st day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Anthea Disney
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Anthea Disney


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 21st day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ William A. Farlinger
                                          -------------------------------
                                          William A. Farlinger


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 21st day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Guy Hands
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Guy Hands


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 15th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Hon. Thomas H. Kean
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Hon. Thomas H. Kean


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Paul Morton
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Paul Morton


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Takatsugu Murai
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Takatsugu Murai


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ William M. O'Grady
                                          -------------------------------
                                          William M. O'Grady


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Paul N. Roth
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Paul N. Roth


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Peter J. Tobin
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Peter J. Tobin


<PAGE>

                           POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                     CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 20th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Keiji Torii
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Keiji Torii


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 28th day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Theodore V. Wells, Jr.
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Theodore V. Wells, Jr.


<PAGE>

                               POWERS OF ATTORNEY

                          CONSENT AND POWER OF ATTORNEY

      KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that the undersigned director and/or
officer of THE CIT GROUP, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), which is
about to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, Washington, D.C.,
under the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, a registration
statement on Form S-8:

      Hereby acknowledges that he or she has reviewed and approved copies of the
      Company's registration statement on Form S-8, to be filed with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby authorizes ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN, and JAMES P.
      SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the others, to
      execute, in the name and on behalf of the Company and on behalf of the
      Principal Executive Officer or Officers and/or the Principal Accounting
      Officer and/or any other officer of the Company, the registration
      statement on Form S-8, and any and all amendments thereof, with power
      where appropriate to affix the corporate seal of the Company thereto and
      to attest to said seal, and to file such report, when so executed,
      including any exhibits required in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby constitutes and appoints ALBERT R. GAMPER, JR., ERNEST D. STEIN and
      JAMES P. SHANAHAN, and each of them with full power to act without the
      others, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, for him
      or her and in his or her name, place, and stead, in any and all
      capacities, to sign such Form S-8 and any and all amendments thereof, and
      to file such Form S-8 and each such amendment, with all exhibits thereto,
      and any and all other documents in connection therewith, with the
      Securities and Exchange Commission; and

      Hereby grants unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them,
      full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and things
      requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to
      all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person; and

      Hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents,
      or any of them, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereby.

      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has hereunto set his or her hand on
the 22nd day of December, 2000.

                                          /s/ Alan F. White
                                          -------------------------------
                                          Alan F. White



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