Make a Comment • Email Link • Send Letter to Editor IPFS News Link • Economy - Economics USA CIT files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection 11-01-2009 • AP CIT's move will wipe out current holders of its common and preferred stock. That means the US government(TAXPAYERS) will likely lose the $2.3 billion it sunk into CIT last year in return for preferred shares to prop up the ailing company. Watch Streaming Broadcast Live: LRN.fm Watch live shows and archives TV Live Chat Telegram Share this page with your friends on your favorite social network: