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July 11 (Bloomberg) -- CIT Group Inc. hired the law firm ofSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as an adviser as itprepares for a possible bankruptcy filing after failing to winaccess to government guarantees for its borrowing, the WallStreet Journal reported, citing people familiar with the matter.
The hiring of the prominent bankruptcy law firm doesn’tmean a company will actually make a bankruptcy filing, thereport said. “The government has not said absolutely no toanything,” the newspaper cited a person familiar with thematter as saying.
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Jul 10th, 2009 - Courant.com
NEW YORK (AP) - In a sign the financial crisis isn't over, CIT Group Inc., the No. 1 lender to small and mid-sized U.S. businesses, is scrambling to get help from the federal government.
CREDIT MARKETS: CIT Scrambles; Investors Await 2Q Earnings
Jul 10th, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--CIT Group Inc. (CIT) bonds plunged Monday as the a lender to nearly a million mostly small and midsize businesses and companies prepares for a possible bankruptcy filing.
FDIC Said to Withhold CIT Debt Guarantees Due to Risk (Update1)
Jul 10th, 2009 - Bloomberg
July 10 (Bloomberg) -- The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.is unwilling to guarantee CIT Group Inc.’s bond sales becausethe commercial lender’s credit quality is worsening...


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