First Citizens BancShares, Inc. and CIT Group Inc.: Delayed Fed approval of the banks' merger leaves them in limbo, a credit negative
Delayed Federal Reserve approval of the banks' merger is credit negative and leaves the firms in a holding pattern, unable to begin their long-planned integration.CIT Group is a bank and a financial holding company. Through its subsidiaries, the company provides financing, leasing and advisory services to middle-market companies and small businesses in a range of industries in North America. The company also provides banking and related services to commercial and individual customers through its banking subsidiary. The company has three operating segments: Commercial Banking, which include Commercial Finance, Rail, Real Estate Finance, and Business Capital; Consumer Banking, which includes Retail Banking, Consumer Lending, and Small Business Administration Lending; and Non-Strategic Portfolios, which includes businesses and portfolios that the company no longer consider strategic.
First Citizens BancShares is a holding company. Through its banking subsidiary, First-Citizens Bank & Trust Co. (FCB), the company provides a range of retail and commercial banking services. Loan services include various types of commercial, business and consumer lending. Deposit services include checking, savings, money market and time deposit accounts. The company's subsidiaries also provides mortgage lending, a trust department, wealth management services for businesses and individuals and other activities incidental to commercial banking. FCB's subsidiaries provide various investment products including annuities, discount brokerage services and third-party mutual funds.
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