Shares in CIT Group Inc., the business lender run by John Thain, jumped 5.4 percent after reporting that regulatory curbs imposed in 2009 while the firm struggled to survive have been lifted, Bloomberg News reported yesterday. CIT received notice from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York that a written agreement dated Aug. 12, 2009 was terminated, according to a statement today from the company. Bad loans including subprime mortgages led New York-based CIT to take $2.33 billion from the Treasury’s bank rescue fund and then file for bankruptcy. Thain, who joined the company after its troubles began, led CIT with a plan that reduced the lender’s bad credits and high cost of funds, but the bailout wasn’t repaid. CIT’s 2009 agreement with the Fed required the company to seek the regulator’s approval for issuing dividends or incurring new debt. CIT also pledged to provide periodic updates focusing on cash and funding.
