Rule 424(b)(3)
                                             Registration Statement No. 33-64309
                                             Cusip # 12560Q BC2
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 6,

Dated September 29, 1997, to
Prospectus, dated June 6, 1997 and
Prospectus Supplement, dated June 12, 1997.

                               THE CIT GROUP, INC.
                     (formerly The CIT Group Holdings, Inc.)
                          MEDIUM-TERM FIXED RATE NOTES
                   DUE NINE MONTHS OR MORE FROM DATE OF ISSUE


(X) Senior Note                     ( ) Senior Subordinated Note

Principal Amount:  U.S. $300,000,000.

Proceeds to Corporation:  99.388% or $298,164,000.

Underwriting Discount:  0.300%

Issue Price:  99.688%.

Original Issue Date:  September 30, 1997.

Maturity Date:  October 1, 2002.

Interest Rate Per Annum:  6.375%.

Interest Payment Dates:  Each April 1 and October 1,  commencing  April 1, 1998,
         provided  that if any such day is not a Business  Day, the payment will
         be made on the next  succeeding  Business Day as if it were made on the
         date such  payment was due,  and no interest  will accrue on the amount
         payable for the period from and after such Interest Payment Date or the
         Maturity Date, as the case may be.

         Interest  payments will include the amount of interest accrued from and
         including the most recent  Interest  Payment Date to which interest has
         been  paid (or from  and  including  the  Original  Issue  Date) to but
         excluding the applicable Interest Payment Date.

The Notes are  offered by the  Underwriters,  as  specified  herein,  subject to
receipt and acceptance by them and subject to their right to reject any order in
whole or in part.  It is expected  that the Notes will be ready for  delivery in
book-entry form on or about September 30, 1997.

                              LEHMAN BROTHERS INC.
                          BANCAMERICA SECURITIES, INC.
                              SALOMON BROTHERS INC

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Form:  Global Note.

Specified Currency:  U.S. Dollars.

Trustee, Registrar, Authenticating and Paying Agent:
         The Bank of New York, under Indenture dated as of May 1, 1994 between
         the Trustee and The CIT Group, Inc. (formerly The CIT Group Holdings,
         Inc.) ("the Corporation").


                                  UNDERWRITING

         Lehman  Brothers  Inc.,  BancAmerica  Securities,   Inc.,  and  Salomon
         Brothers Inc ( the  "Underwriters")  are acting as  principals  in this
         transaction.

         Subject  to the terms  and  conditions  set  forth in a Term  Sheet and
         Agreement dated September 29, 1997 (the "Terms Agreement"), between the
         Corporation and the Underwriters,  incorporating the terms of a Selling
         Agency Agreement dated May 15, 1996, between the Corporation and Lehman
         Brothers,  Lehman Brothers Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation
         (formerly known as CS First Boston Corporation),  Goldman, Sachs & Co.,
         Merrill  Lynch  &  Co.,   Merrill   Lynch,   Pierce,   Fenner  &  Smith
         Incorporated, Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,  Salomon Brothers Inc,
         and UBS  Securities  LLC,  the  Corporation  has  agreed to sell to the
         Underwriters,  and the  Underwriters  have  each  severally  agreed  to
         purchase, the principal amount of the Notes set forth opposite its name
         below:

                                                           Principal Amount of
                  Underwriter                                    the Notes
                  -----------                              -------------------

         Lehman Brothers Inc.                                  $100,000,000
         BancAmerica Securities, Inc.                           100,000,000
         Salomon Brothers Inc                                   100,000,000
                                                               ------------
                                             Total             $300,000,000
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         Under the terms and conditions of the Terms Agreement, the Underwriters
         are committed to take and pay for all of the Notes, if any are taken.

         The  Underwriters  have  advised the  Corporation  that they propose to
         initially  offer the Notes to the  public at the Issue  Price set forth
         above,  and to certain  dealers at such price less a concession  not in
         excess  of  .180%  of the  principal  amount  of  the  Notes,  and  the
         Underwriters may allow,  and such dealers may reallow,  a concession to
         certain other dealers not in excess of .100% of such principal  amount.
         After the initial public offering,  the public offering price and other
         terms may be changed from time to time. In connection  with the sale of
         the Notes, the Underwriters may be deemed to have received compensation
         from the  Corporation in the form of  underwriting  discounts,  and the

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         Underwriters  may also receive  commissions  from the purchasers of the
         Notes for whom they may act as agent.  The Underwriters and any dealers
         that participate with the Underwriters in the distribution of the Notes
         may be deemed to be  underwriters,  and any  discounts  or  commissions
         received  by them and any profit on the resale of the Notes by them may
         be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions.

         The Notes are a new issue of  securities  with no  established  trading
         market. The Corporation currently has no intention to list the Notes on
         any  securities  exchange.  The  Corporation  has been  advised  by the
         Underwriters that they intend to make a market in the Notes but are not
         obligated to do so and may  discontinue  any market  making at any time
         without  notice.  No assurance  can be given as to the liquidity of the
         trading market for the Notes.

         The  Corporation  has  agreed to  indemnify  the  Underwriters  against
         certain liabilities,  including liabilities under the Securities Act of
         1933, as amended.








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