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US Lender CIT Group goes bankrupt files for bankruptcy
By Elizabeth Haggar for CEOWORLD Magazine Updated:November 2, 2009
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US lender CIT Group (NYSE:CIT) has filed for bankruptcy, the fifth largest in the country’s corporate history by assets at $71 billion.
CIT, which finances small and middle market businesses, has sought bankruptcy protection after the failure of its planned debt-exchange offer with bond holders.
The bankruptcy, which reflects the continuing credit woes in the US economy, is the largest following that of Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual, Worldcom and General Motors. Going by estimates, only four entities had more assets than CIT, when they went bankrupt.
According to the court filing, CIT had total assets worth USD 71 billion while the liabilities stood at USD 64.9 billion, as on June 30, 2009.
At the time of bankruptcy, Lehman had assets to the tune of USD 691 billion, Washington Mutual ($328 billion), World Com ($104 billion) and General Motors ($91 billion).
Interestingly, four of the five bankruptcies — Lehman, Washington Mutual, General Motors and CIT- have happened in the wake of the financial meltdown.
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