 RALEIGH, N.C. and NEW YORK, Sept. 30, 2021 GLOBE NEWSWIRE -- First Citizens BancShares, Inc. NASDAQ: FCNCA First Citizens, the parent company of First-Citizens Bank Trust Company, and CIT Group Inc. NYSE: CIT CIT, the parent company of CIT Bank, N.A., jointly announced that the two companies have agreed to extend the merger agreement from October 15, 2021, to March 1, 2022. 