10-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

☒ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the Fiscal Year Ended December 31, 2020

OR

☐ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from                  to                 

Commission file number 001-37747

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

delaware	04-3291176
(State of Incorporation)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

437 MADISON AVENUE, 38^th Floor, New York, New York 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

(212) 328-2100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbols	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MFIN	NASDAQ Global Select Market
9.000% Senior Notes due 2021	MFINL	NASDAQ Global Select Market

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically every Interactive Data File required to be submitted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit such files).    Yes  ☒    No  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	☐	Accelerated filer	☒
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Emerging growth company	☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by checkmark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).    Yes  ☐    No  ☒

The aggregate market value of the voting common equity held by non-affiliates of the registrant, computed by reference to the last reported price at which the stock was sold on June 30, 2020, was $54,470,199.

The number of outstanding shares of registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01, as of March 12, 2021 was 25,039,969.

DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

Portions of the registrant’s Definitive Proxy Statement for its 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders, which Definitive Proxy Statement will be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission not later than 120 days after the registrant’s fiscal year-end of December 31, 2020, are incorporated by reference into Part III of this Form 10-K.

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

2020 FORM 10-K ANNUAL REPORT

TABLE OF CONTENTS

			Page
PART I			3
ITEM 1.		OUR BUSINESS	3
ITEM 1A.		RISK FACTORS	20
ITEM 1B.		UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS	34
ITEM 2.		PROPERTIES	34
ITEM 3.		LEGAL PROCEEDINGS	34
ITEM 4.		MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES	34
PART II			35
ITEM 5.	MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES		35
ITEM 6.	SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA		36
ITEM 7.	MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS		36
ITEM 7A.	QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK		62
ITEM 8.	FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA		62
ITEM 9.	CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE		62
ITEM 9A.	CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES		62
ITEM 9B.	OTHER INFORMATION		65
PART III			65
ITEM 10.	DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE		65
ITEM 11.	EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION		65
ITEM 12.	SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS		65
ITEM 13.	CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE		65
ITEM 14.	PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES		65
PART IV			65
ITEM 15.	EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES		65
ITEM 16.	FORM 10-K SUMMARY		66
SIGNATURES			67

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with our financial statements and the notes to those statements and other financial information appearing elsewhere in this report.

This report contains forward-looking statements relating to future events and future performance applicable to us within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933 and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or the Exchange Act, including, without limitation, statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions, or future strategies that are signified by the words expects, anticipates, intends, believes, or similar language. In connection with certain forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K and those that may be made in the future by or on behalf of the Company, the Company notes that there are various factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in any such forward-looking statements. The forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K were prepared by management and are qualified by, and subject to, significant business, economic, competitive, regulatory, and other uncertainties and contingencies, all of which are difficult or impossible to predict, and many of which are beyond control of the Company. In particular, any forward-looking statements are subject to the risks and great uncertainties associated with the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the related impact on the US and global economies.

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All forward-looking statements included in this document are based on information available to us on the date hereof, and we assume no obligation to update any forward-looking statements. The statements have not been audited by, examined by, compiled by, or subjected to agreed-upon procedures by independent accountants, and no third-party has independently verified or reviewed such statements. Readers of this Form 10-K should consider these facts in evaluating the information contained herein. In addition, the business and operations of the Company are subject to substantial risks which increase the uncertainty inherent in the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K. The inclusion of the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K should not be regarded as a representation by the Company or any other person that the forward-looking statements contained in this Form 10-K will be achieved.

In light of the foregoing, readers of this Form 10-K are cautioned not to place undue reliance on the forward-looking statements contained herein. You should consider these risks and those described under Risk Factors below in this Form 10-K and others that are detailed in the other reports that the Company files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

PART I

ITEM 1. OUR BUSINESS

We, Medallion Financial Corp. or the Company, are a finance company, organized as a Delaware corporation that includes Medallion Bank, our primary operating subsidiary. In recent years, our strategic growth has been through Medallion Bank, which originates consumer loans for the purchase of recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers and to finance home improvements. We historically have had a leading position in originating, acquiring, and servicing loans that finance taxi medallions and various types of commercial businesses.

Since Medallion Bank acquired a consumer loan portfolio and began originating consumer loans in 2004, it has increased its consumer loan portfolio at a compound annual growth rate of 16% (19% if there had been no loan sales during 2016, 2017, and 2018). In January 2017, we announced our plans to transform our overall strategy. We have transitioned away from medallion lending and have placed our strategic focus on our growing consumer finance portfolio. Total assets under management, which includes assets serviced for third party investors, were $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2020 and $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2019, and have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 9% from $215,000,000 at the end of 1996.

We conduct our business through various wholly-owned subsidiaries, including:

• Medallion Bank, or the Bank, a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, insured industrial bank that originates consumer loans, raises deposits and conducts other banking activities and has a separate board of directors with a majority of independent directors;

• Medallion Funding LLC, or Medallion Funding, a Small Business Investment Company, or SBIC, our primary taxi medallion lending company;

• Medallion Capital, Inc., or Medallion Capital, an SBIC which conducts a mezzanine financing business;

• Freshstart Venture Capital Corp., or Freshstart, an SBIC which originates and services taxi medallion and commercial loans; and

• Medallion Servicing Corp., or MSC, which provides loan services to the Bank.

Our other consolidated subsidiaries are comprised of Medallion Fine Art, Inc., CDI-LP Holding, Inc., Medallion Motorsports, LLC, and RPAC Racing, LLC, or RPAC. In addition, we make both marketable and nonmarketable equity investments, primarily as a function of our mezzanine lending business.

In recent years, we have focused on growing our consumer lending segments and maintaining the profitability of our commercial lending segment. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we have taken various steps to pursue this strategy and improve our corporate governance, including:

• carrying-out cost-cutting measures, such as reducing our employee headcount by 21% at our parent company Medallion Financial Corp. and closing satellite offices in Long Island City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Boston, Massachusetts;

• exiting non-core investments, such as selling the assets of LAX Group, LLC on December 16, 2020, and expecting to sell, when practicable to maximize our proceeds, other non-core investments like our remaining art investments of less than $1,000,000 in Medallion Fine Art, Inc.;

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• strengthening our initiative to grow the Bank by partnering with two fintech companies in our strategic partnership program; and  

• electing Cynthia A. Hallenbeck as our independent director, resulting in a more independent and diverse board of directors.

Effective April 2, 2018, following authorization by our shareholders, we withdrew our previous election to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act. Prior to such time, we were a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that had elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act.

As a result of this change in status, commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018:

• we consolidated the results of the Bank and our other subsidiaries in our financial statements, which, as an investment company, we were previously precluded from doing; and

• with the consolidation of the Bank, given its significance to our overall financial results, we report as a bank holding company for accounting purposes under Article 9 and Guide 3 of Regulation S-X, but we are not a bank holding company for regulatory purposes.

In accordance with the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification, or ASC Topic 946 – Financial Services – Investment Company, we made this change to our financial reporting prospectively, and have not restated or revised periods prior to our change in status to a non-investment company effective April 2, 2018. Accordingly, in this report we refer to both accounting in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, applicable to bank holding companies, or Bank Holding Company Accounting, which applies commencing April 2, 2018, and to that applicable to investment companies under the 1940 Act, or Investment Company Accounting, which applies to prior periods.

Our Market

We provide loans to individuals and small to mid-size businesses, through our subsidiaries, in four segments:

• loans that finance consumer purchases of recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers;

• loans that finance consumer home improvements;

• loans that finance commercial businesses; and

• loans that finance taxi medallions.

The following chart shows the details of our loans receivable as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)	Loans		Allowance for Loan Loss		Net Loans Receivable
Recreation	$	792,686	$	27,348	$	765,338
Home improvement		334,033		5,157		328,876
Commercial		65,327		—		65,327
Medallion		37,768		25,043		12,725
Strategic partnership		24		—		24
Total	$	1,229,838	$	57,548	$	1,172,290

Consumer Loans

Consumer loans are originated by the Bank, and consist of loans for the purchase of recreational vehicles, boats, and trailers, or recreation lending; and to finance home improvements such as replacement windows and roofs, or home improvement lending. Combined consumer loans outstanding were $1,094,214,000 at December 31, 2020 and comprised 93% of our net loans receivable, compared to $939,973,000, comprising 84% of our net loans receivable, as of December 31, 2019. We believe that the consumer loan portfolio is of acceptable credit quality given the high interest rates earned on the loans, which compensate for the higher degree of credit risk in the loan portfolio.

Recreation Lending. Recreation lending is a high-growth business focused on originating prime and non-prime recreation loans. The segment is a significant source of income, accounting for 76% of our interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. All of our recreation loans are serviced by a third-party loan servicer, and we have used the same loan servicer since the business’s inception.

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Through the Bank, we maintain non-exclusive relationships with approximately 3,300 dealers and financial service providers, or FSPs, not all of which are active at any one time. FSPs are entities that provide finance and insurance, or F&I, services to small dealers that do not have the desire or ability to provide F&I services themselves. The ability of FSPs to aggregate the financing and relationship management for many small dealers makes them valuable to the Bank. We receive approximately half of our loan volume from dealers and the other half from FSPs. Approximately 47% of recreation lending’s new loan originations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 were from our top ten dealer and FSP relationships. The percentage of new loan originations by the top ten dealer and FSP relationships is a measure of concentration within the segment's loan originations, which management uses to determine whether to undertake diversification efforts, and which provides investors with information about origination concentration.

The recreation lending portfolio consists of thousands of geographically distributed loans with an average loan size of approximately $14,700 as of December 31, 2020. The loans are fixed rate loans with an average term at origination of approximately 11 years. The weighted average remaining term of our loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 is 8.9 years, and the average payoff time is 3.3 years. The size, geographic dispersion, source and collateral variety of the loans reduces risk to the Company. As of December 31, 2020, recreation loans were primarily secured by recreational vehicle, or RV, loans, which make up 60% of the portfolio, and boat loans, which make up 19% of the portfolio. Recreation loans are made in all fifty states, with the highest concentrations in Texas, California, and Florida, at 17%, 10%, and 9% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 and with no other states over 9%.

Home Improvement Lending. Through the Bank, we work directly with contractors and FSPs to offer flexible customer financing for window, siding, and roof replacement; swimming pool and solar system installation; and other home improvement projects. Our core product is a standard installment loan, which features affordable monthly payments and competitive interest rates for prime credit customers at no cost to the contractor. We also offer a variety of promotional loan options to help contractors close a challenging sale. Promotional loan options include same-as-cash, no interest, and deferred payment features, which allow borrowers to reduce the total cost of financing, or start repayments when it is most convenient.

Home improvement lending operates in a manner similar to recreation lending, with a few key differences. Through the Bank, we maintain a smaller number of non-exclusive relationships, currently with approximately 800 contractors and FSPs. Management monitors the number of contractors and FSPs and their relative contributions as a means of assessing market share and segment growth. Most of our home improvement-financed sales take place in the borrower’s home instead of a store, with the contractor presenting the borrower with a bid that includes a financing option.

A large proportion of our home improvement-financed sales are facilitated by contractor salespeople with limited financing backgrounds rather than by contractor employees who provide F&I services. The result is contractor demand for financing services that facilitate an in-home transaction (e.g., information technology and extended operating hours), and additional support for the salesperson throughout the financing process. Approximately 50% of home improvement lending’s new loan originations for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 were from our top ten contractors and FSP relationships. The percentage of new loan originations by the top ten contractor and FSP relationships is a measure of concentration within the segment's loan originations, which management uses to determine whether to undertake diversification efforts, and which provides investors with information about origination concentration.

We offer home improvement loans with only fixed rates, with an average term at origination of approximately 14 years. The weighted average remaining term of our loans outstanding is 11.5 years as of December 31, 2020, and the average payoff term is 2.9 years. The average size of the loans in our home improvement portfolio is approximately $16,000, and geographic dispersion and source and collateral variety of home improvement loans reduces risk to the Company. As of December 31, 2020, home improvement loans were concentrated in swimming pools, roofs, windows, and solar panels at 27%, 24%, 13%, and 8%. Home improvement loans are made to borrowers residing in all fifty states, with the highest concentrations in Florida, Texas, and Ohio at 11%, 11%, and 9% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 and with no other states over 9%.

Commercial Loans

Mainly through our subsidiary Medallion Capital, we originate both senior and subordinated loans nationwide to businesses to finance either the purchase of the equipment and related assets necessary to open a new business or the purchase or improvement of an existing business. From the inception of the commercial loan business in 1987 through December 31, 2020, we have originated more than $996,725,000 of commercial loans. Commercial loans of $65,327,000 comprised 6% of our net loans receivable as of December 31, 2020, compared to $69,767,000, or 6% of our net loans receivable, as of December 31, 2019.

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We have worked to increase our commercial loan activity in recent years, primarily because of the attractive higher yielding nature of most of this business. We focus our marketing efforts on the manufacturing, professional, scientific, and technical services, more than 53% of which are located in the Midwest region, with the rest scattered across the country. These commercial loans are primarily secured by a second position on all assets of the businesses and generally range in amount from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 at origination. As a component of most of the transactions, a portion of the investment is an equity or partnership stake, and occasionally, we also receive warrants to purchase an equity interest in the borrowers or some other form of success fee or profit participation. We plan to continue expanding our commercial loan activities by developing a more diverse borrower base, with a wider geographic area of coverage, and by expanding the targeted industries.

Commercial loans are generally secured by equipment, accounts receivable, real estate, or other assets, and have interest rates averaging 981 basis points over the prevailing prime rate at the end of 2020, up from 855 basis points over the prime rate at the end of 2019.

Medallion Loans

Medallion loans of $12,725,000 comprised 1% of our net loans receivable as of December 31, 2020, down from $105,022,000, or 10% of our net loans receivable, as of December 31, 2019. Including loans to unaffiliated investors and unconsolidated subsidiaries, the total amount of medallion loans under our management was $119,856,000 as of December 31, 2020, compared to $218,603,000 as of December 31, 2019. Since 1979, we have originated approximately $3.6 billion in medallion loans in New York City, Chicago, Boston, Newark, Cambridge, and other cities within the United States. In addition, our management has a long history of owning, managing, and financing taxi fleets, taxi medallions, and corporate car services, dating back to 1956.

Medallion loans collateralized by New York City taxi medallions and related assets comprised 89% and 88% of the medallion loan portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

While medallion loans become delinquent or default, our medallion loans are secured by the taxi medallion and enhanced with personal guarantees of the owners, shareholders or equity members. When a borrower defaults on a loan, we have the ability to restructure the underlying loan or repossess the taxi medallion collateralizing that loan and sell it in the market or through a foreclosure auction and pursue the personal guarantees, all of which we have done. We have recorded an allowance for loan losses against the loans to mitigate potential future losses, and have placed the entire portfolio on nonaccrual. Consistent with our established policy, once loans become 120 days past due, they are charged off down to collateral value and transferred to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, which was $53,128,000 as of December 31, 2020 compared to $51,235,000 as of December 31, 2019.

New York City Market. A New York City taxi medallion is the only permitted license to operate a taxi and accept street hails in New York City, except as discussed below. As reported by the TLC, taxi medallions sold for a wide variety of prices during 2020. Our analysis of transaction activity supported our estimated value of $79,500, net of liquidation costs, as of December 31, 2020. We also assessed the cash flow analysis of owners and operators. The number of taxi medallions is limited by law to 13,630 medallions outstanding, of which 5,142 were active as of December 31, 2020. A New York State law permits cars for hire to pick up street hails in the boroughs outside Manhattan. Pursuant to such law, the TLC began issuing street hail livery licenses in June 2013.

A prospective taxi medallion owner must qualify under the taxi medallion ownership standards set and enforced by the TLC. These standards prohibit individuals with criminal records from owning taxi medallions, require that the funds used to purchase taxi medallions be derived from legitimate sources, and mandate that taxi vehicles and meters meet TLC specifications. In addition, before the TLC will approve a taxi medallion transfer, the TLC requires a letter from the seller’s insurer stating that there are no outstanding claims for personal injuries in excess of insurance coverage. After the transfer is approved, the owner’s taxi is subject to quarterly TLC inspections.

Most New York City taxi medallion transfers are handled through approximately 19 taxi medallion brokers licensed by the TLC. In addition to brokering taxi medallions, these brokers also arrange for TLC documentation insurance, vehicles, meters, and financing. We have excellent relations with many of the most active brokers, and previously had received referrals from them regularly.

Newark Market. We estimate that Newark taxi medallions sold for approximately $108,700, net of liquidation costs, as of December 31, 2020. The number of Newark taxi medallions has been limited to 600 since 1950 by local law.

Chicago Market. We estimate that Chicago taxi medallions sold for approximately $18,500, net of liquidation costs, as of December 31, 2020. Pursuant to a municipal ordinance, the number of outstanding taxi medallions is capped at 6,995 as of December 31, 2020.

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Other Markets. We estimated that Boston and Cambridge taxi medallions sold for approximately $18,500 and $3,250, net of liquidation costs, as of December 31, 2020. These other markets make up a de minimis percentage of our total medallion loans receivable.

Strategic Partnership

The Bank’s strategic partnership program began in 2019, in which it partnered with financial technology, or fintech, companies to offer loans and other financial services to customers. During 2020, the first loans were issued and there were $24,000 strategic partnership loans as of December 31, 2020.

Our Strategy

Our core philosophy has been “In niches there are riches.” We try to identify markets that are profitable and where we can be an industry leader. The key elements of our strategy include:

Capitalize on our relationships with brokers and dealers. We are committed to establishing, building, and maintaining our relationships with our brokers and dealers. Our marketing efforts are focused on building relationships with dealers in the consumer markets as we work directly with dealerships, contractors and FSPs to offer quality financing for their customers, including those with past credit challenges. We believe that our relationships with dealers and brokers provide us with, in addition to potential investment opportunities, significant benefits, including an additional layer of due diligence and additional monitoring capabilities. We have assembled a management team that has developed an extensive network of dealer and broker relationships in our target markets over the last 50 years. We believe that our management team’s relationships with these dealers and brokers have provided and will continue to provide us with significant investment opportunities. In 2020, all of our consumer loans were generated by brokers and dealers.

Focus on niche industries and our expertise in these niche fields. We specialize in providing consumer loans for the purchase of RVs, boats, and trailers, and to finance home improvements through contractors and suppliers in the home improvement sector. We believe our focus on these niche areas provides us with an opportunity to realize favorable returns, with less competition.

Employ disciplined underwriting policies and maintain rigorous portfolio monitoring. We have an extensive loan underwriting and monitoring process. We conduct a thorough analysis of each potential loan and its prospects, competitive position, financial performance, and industry dynamics. We stress the importance of credit and risk analysis in our underwriting process. We believe that our continued adherence to this disciplined process will permit us to continue to generate a stable, diversified and increasing revenue stream of current income from our earning assets to enable us to make distributions to our stockholders.

Leverage the skills of our experienced management team. Our management team is led by our Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Alvin Murstein, and our President, Mr. Andrew M. Murstein. Alvin Murstein has over 60 years of experience in the ownership, management, and financing of taxi medallions and other commercial businesses, and Andrew M. Murstein is the third generation in his family to participate in the business and has over 30 years of experience in the ownership, management, and financing of taxi medallions and other commercial businesses. The other members of our management team including the Bank have broad investment backgrounds, with prior experience in banking and non-bank consumer lending, at specialty finance companies, middle market commercial banks, and other financial services companies. We believe that the experience and contacts of our management team will continue to allow us to effectively implement the key aspects of our business strategy.

Seek strategic acquisitions. In addition to increasing market share in existing lending markets and identifying new niches, we seek to acquire other financing businesses and related portfolios, and specialty finance companies that make secured loans to small businesses and consumers which have experienced historically low loan losses similar to our own. Since our initial public offering in May 1996, we have acquired eight specialty finance companies, five loan portfolios, and three taxi rooftop advertising companies.

Implement a strategic partnership program. We launched an initial fintech partnership during 2020. These activities include originating loans or other receivables marketed by our partners, and selling those loans or receivables to our partners without recourse within two to four business days as contractually agreed. Revenues are to be derived primarily from contracted program fees paid to us by our partners, and interest income earned while the loans or receivables are on our books, offset by transaction fees paid to our partners for processing loan applications. Our partners are non-banks offering loans and other financial services to their customers. In the 2021 first quarter, we entered into a second strategic partnership to provide loan origination services to our partner.

Carry out cost-cutting measures where appropriate. We are seeking to reduce our expenses in certain areas to better align our structure with its profitability. For example, in 2020 we reduced our employee headcount by 21% at the parent company Medallion Financial Corp. and closed satellite offices in Long Island City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Boston, Massachusetts.

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Exit non-core investments at a profit. We aim to exit our non-core investments when possible. In the 2020 fourth quarter, we sold the assets of LAX Group, LLC. We plan to sell, when practicable to maximize our proceeds, other non-core investments like our remaining art investments of less than $1,000,000 in Medallion Fine Art, Inc.

Loan/Investment Activity

The following table sets forth the components of loan/investment activity in the consolidated/managed investment portfolio for the years indicated.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Net loans receivable	$	1,114,762		$	981,487		$	1,380,054
Loans originated (1)		506,106			471,069			428,510
Repayments of loans (1)		(321,831	)		(251,653	)		(261,383	)
Consumer loans sold to third parties		—			—			(100,920	)
Net realized losses on loans		—			—			(42,305	)
Provision for loan losses		(69,817	)		(47,386	)		(59,008	)
Net increase in unrealized appreciation (2)		—			—			29,864
Transfers to loans in process of foreclosure		(47,254	)		(31,398	)		(53,756	)
Investment transfers excluded from loans in process of    foreclosure (3)		—			—			(262,064	)
Deconsolidation of Trust III (4)		—			—			(71,409	)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,022	)		(4,952	)		(3,950	)
Paid-in-kind interest		1,188			834			—
Amortization of loan premium		(3,042	)		(3,289	)		—
Other, net		(1,800	)		50			(2,146	)
Net increase (decrease) in loans		57,528			133,275			(398,567	)
Net loans receivable	$	1,172,290		$	1,114,762		$	981,487

(1) Includes refinancings.  

(2) Excludes net unrealized depreciation of $1,915 for the three months ended March 31, 2018 related to investments other than securities and other assets.

(3) Represents portfolio investments transferred to other asset categories and excluded from net loans receivable.

(4) Represents the Taxi Medallion Loan Trust III, or Trust III, gross loans of $53,546 and loans in process of foreclosure that had been transferred to other assets of $17,863 as a result of the Company no longer considered the primary beneficiary of, and thus not consolidating, Trust III.

Loan Characteristics

Consumer Loans. Consumer loans generally require equal monthly payments covering accrued interest and amortization of principal over a negotiated term, generally around eleven to fourteen years. Interest rates offered are fixed. Borrowers may prepay consumer loans without any prepayment penalty. In general, the Bank has established relationships with dealers, FSPs, and contractors in the industry, who are the sources for consumer loan volumes. The loans are made up of recreation loans and home improvement loans which were 70% and 30% of total consumer loans at December 31, 2020.

Our recreation loans are secured primarily by RVs, boats and trailers with a small proportion of loans secured by other collateral such as autos, motorcycles and boat motors. These loans, which together make up our largest and most profitable loan portfolio, have a weighted average yield of 15.62% at December 31, 2020. Our home improvement loans are secured by the personal property installed, and the security interest for a majority of these loans is perfected with a UCC fixture filing. As of December 31, 2020, these loans had a weighted average yield of 9.14%.

Commercial Loans. We have typically originated commercial loans in principal amounts generally ranging from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000, and occasionally have originated loans under or in excess of those amounts. These loans are generally retained and typically have maturities ranging from three to ten years and require monthly payments ranging from full amortization over the loan term to fully deferred interest and principal at maturity, with multiple payment options in between. Substantially all loans may be prepaid, and in the first five years, a prepayment fee may be owed to us. The term of, and interest rate charged on, certain of our outstanding loans are subject to the regulations of the Small Business Administration, or the SBA. Under SBA regulations, the

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maximum rate of interest permitted on loans originated by us is 19%; however, terms and interest rates are subject to market competition for all loans. Unlike medallion loans, for which competition and market conditions preclude us from charging the maximum rate of interest permitted under SBA regulations, we are able to charge the maximum rate on certain commercial loans.

Medallion Loans. Our medallion loan portfolio consists of mostly fixed-rate loans, collateralized by first security interests in taxi medallions and related assets (vehicles, meters, and the like). We estimate that the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of all of the medallion loans was 327% as of December 31, 2020, compared to 190% as of December 31, 2019. These ratios do not factor in the reserve on these loans of $25,043,000 and $25,410,000 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and also include loan collateral in process of foreclosure, held at the lower of amortized cost or collateral value. In addition, we have recourse against the vast majority of the owners of the taxi medallions and related assets through personal guarantees.

Medallion loans generally require equal monthly payments covering accrued interest and amortization of principal over a five to twenty-five year schedule, subject to a balloon payment of all outstanding principal at maturity. Historically, we have originated loans with one to five year maturities where interest rates are adjusted and a new maturity period set.

Generally, we retained the medallion loans we originated. However, from time to time, we participated or sold shares of some loans or portfolios to interested third-party financial institutions. In these cases, we retained the borrower relationships and serviced the sold loans.

Marketing, Origination, and Loan Approval Process

We employ 98 personnel (including 10 furloughed employees at our parent company, Medallion Financial Corp.) as of December 31, 2020, to originate, manage, service, and collect on the consumer, commercial, and medallion loans. Each loan application is individually reviewed through analysis of a number of factors, including loan-to-value ratios, the borrower’s credit history, public records, personal interviews, trade references, personal inspection of the premises, and approval from the TLC, SBA, or other regulatory body, if applicable. Each medallion and commercial loan applicant is required to provide personal or corporate tax returns, premises leases, and/or property deeds. The Company’s senior management establishes loan origination criteria. Loans that conform to such criteria may be processed by a loan officer with the proper credit authority, and non-conforming loans (other than those by the Bank) must be approved by the Company’s Chief Executive Officer, President, and/or the Chief Credit Officer and the Investment Oversight Committee of the Company’s board of directors. Loan criteria for loans originated with the Bank is established by the Bank’s board of directors and senior management. The Bank’s policies identify specific approval authorities for its recreation, home improvement, medallion, and real estate loans. Policy exceptions are reported to the Bank’s board of directors. Both medallion and commercial loans are sourced from brokers with extensive networks of applicants, and commercial loans are also referred by contacts with banks, attorneys, and accounting firms. Consumer loans are primarily sourced through relationships which have been established with RV and boat dealers, and home improvement contractors throughout our market area.

Sources of Funds

We have historically funded our lending operations primarily through credit facilities with banks and, to a lesser degree, through equity or debt offerings or private placements, and fixed-rate, senior secured notes and long-term subordinated debentures issued to the SBA. Since the inception of the Bank, substantially all of the Bank’s funding has been provided by FDIC insured brokered certificates of deposit. The determination of funding sources is established by our management, based upon an analysis of the respective financial and other costs and burdens associated with funding sources. Our funding strategy and interest rate risk management strategy is to have the proper structuring of debt to minimize both rate and maturity risk, while maximizing returns with the lowest cost of funding over an intermediate period of time.

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The table below summarizes our sources of available funds and amounts outstanding under credit facilities, exclusive of deferred financing costs of $5,805,000, and their respective end of period weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2020. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information.

(Dollars in thousands)	Total
Cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold	$	112,040
Brokered CDs & other funds borrowed		1,068,072
Average interest rate		1.71	%
Retail and privately placed notes		103,225
Average interest rate		8.25	%
Maturity	4/21-12/27
SBA debentures and borrowings		93,008
Amounts undisbursed		25,000
Amounts outstanding		68,008
Average interest rate		3.36	%
Maturity	3/21-9/30
Preferred securities		33,000
Average interest rate		2.35	%
Maturity	9/37
Bank loans		31,261
Average interest rate		3.67	%
Maturity	2/21-12/23
Other borrowings		8,689
Average interest rate		1.91	%
Maturity	12/21 -  6/25
Total cash	$	112,040
Total debt outstanding	$	1,312,255

We fund our fixed-rate loans with variable-rate credit lines and bank debt, and with fixed-rate SBA debentures and borrowings. The mismatch between maturities and interest-rate sensitivities of these balance sheet items results in interest rate risk. We seek to manage our exposure to increases in market rates of interest to an acceptable level by:

• Originating adjustable rate loans; and

• Incurring fixed-rate debt.

Nevertheless, we accept varying degrees of interest rate risk depending on market conditions. For additional discussion of our funding sources and asset liability management strategy, see Asset/Liability Management on page 57.

Competition

Banks, credit unions, and finance companies, some of which are SBICs, compete with us in originating consumer, commercial and medallion loans. Many of these competitors have greater resources than we have, and certain competitors are subject to less restrictive regulations than we are. As a result, we cannot assure you that we will be able to identify and complete the financing transactions that will permit us to compete successfully.

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Human Capital Resources

As of December 31, 2020 we employed 187 persons, including 87 at our Medallion Bank subsidiary. We believe that relations with our employees are good. The total number of employees includes 11 furloughed employees at our parent company, Medallion Financial Corp., and effective March 2, 2021 were terminated as a result of expense-cutting measures due to the ongoing effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. We have a single human resources department for all of our subsidiaries, except for RPAC, which employs its own human resources personnel.

We value diversity among all of our employees. Equal employment opportunity is a fundamental principle at the Company, where employment is based upon personal capabilities and qualifications. We prohibit and do not tolerate any discrimination against employees, applicants, interns or any other covered persons, and we ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, citizenship status, physical or mental disability, age, sex (including pregnancy), gender, gender identity or gender expression (including transgender status), marital status, familial status, veteran status, genetic information or any other protected characteristic as established by applicable federal, state or local law.

We incentivize our employees through a combination of competitive salary, equity compensation and other benefits. We provide most employees with incentive bonuses in the form of restricted stock and stock options. Employee equity ownership helps us attract, retain, motivate and reward employees, while aligning employee compensation with our stockholders’ interests by linking realizable pay with stock performance.

Our Compensation Committee reviews management’s recommendations and advises management and the Board of Directors on broad compensation policies such as salary ranges, annual incentive bonuses, long-term incentive plans, including equity-based compensation programs, and other benefit and perquisite programs.

We have a 401(k) Investment Plan and other generally available benefit programs like health insurance, paid and unpaid leaves, life insurance, disability coverage, accident insurance and critical illness insurance; we believe that the availability of these benefit programs generally enhance employee productivity and loyalty to the Company. We believe it is important for our employees at the Bank to provide service to the communities in which they live and encourage them to take time, including prearranged work time, to participate in activities of local civic organizations, charitable or nonprofit organizations or educational institutions. We value employee development and training and are committed to identifying and developing the talents of our next-generation leaders. Our employee benefits also help protect the health, well-being and financial security of our employees.

The health and safety of our employees is one of our highest priorities. As we continue to monitor the spread of COVID-19 and its ongoing effects, we have and will continue to implement measures to help ensure the health and safety of our employees.  In March 2020, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, our employees were directed to work remotely on a temporary basis. To the extent necessary, employees were provided with equipment, including laptops. As the severity of the pandemic subsided and states and cities began reopening, in late June 2020, our employees returned to work in our New York City offices on a part-time basis in accordance with local guidelines, while our employees outside of New York City largely continue to work remotely. The Bank’s current plan is to return most employees to office work, in alternating shifts, sometime in the second quarter of 2021, but such plans are dependent on the case counts, mortality rates, vaccination availability, use and effectiveness and other factors in Utah and Washington State. We have implemented and continue to monitor changes in health and safety legal and regulatory requirements to help protect the health and safety of our employees. Additionally, while there are certain risks with our workforce working remotely, we have implemented additional mitigating controls to help reduce such risks.

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MATERIAL US FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSIDERATIONS

For our tax years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, we have been taxed as a corporation and must pay corporate-level federal and state income taxes on our taxable income. Because we were taxed as a corporation under Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code, or the Code, for the tax years ended December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, we are able to carry forward any net operating losses incurred to succeeding years. In addition, distributions will generally be taxable to our stockholders to the extent of our current and accumulated earnings and profits for US federal tax purposes. Distributions in excess of our current and accumulated earnings and profits would be treated first as a return of capital to the extent of a stockholder’s tax basis, and any remaining distributions would be treated as a capital gain. Subject to certain limitations under the Code, corporate distributees would be eligible for the dividends received deduction.

REGULATION

Exemption from the 1940 Act

In order to maintain our status as a non-investment company, we operate so as to fall outside the definition of an “investment company” or within an applicable exception. We expect to continue to fall within the exception from the definition of an “investment company” provided under Section 3(c)(6) of the 1940 Act as a company primarily engaged, directly or through majority-owned subsidiaries, in the business of, among other things, (i) banking, (ii) purchasing and otherwise acquiring notes, drafts, acceptances, open accounts receivable, and other obligations representing part or all of the sales price of merchandise, insurance and services, and (iii) making loans to manufacturers, wholesalers, and retailers of, and to prospective purchasers of, specified merchandise, insurance, and services. We monitor our continued compliance with this exception, and were compliant with as of December 31, 2020.

Regulation of Medallion Bank as an Industrial Bank

In May 2002, we formed the Bank, which received approval from the FDIC, for federal deposit insurance in October 2003. The Bank is subject to extensive federal and state banking laws, regulations, and policies that are intended primarily for the protection of depositors, the Deposit Insurance Fund, and the banking system as a whole; not for the protection of our other creditors and stockholders.

Under the banking charter, the Bank is authorized to make consumer and commercial loans, and may accept all FDIC-insured deposits other than demand deposits (checking accounts). As a state-charted non-member bank with FDIC-insured deposits, the Bank is examined, supervised and regulated by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, or the Utah DFI. The statutes enforced by, and regulations and policies of, these agencies affect almost all aspects of its business, including by prescribing permissible types of loans and investments, the amount of required capital, the permissible scope of its activities and various other requirements. If the Bank’s regulators were to determine that we have violated banking laws and regulations, including by engaging in unsafe and unsound practices, the Bank could be subject to enforcement and other regulatory actions, which could have an adverse effect on its business, results of operations and financial condition.

Capital Standards

The Bank is subject to risk-based and leverage-based capital ratio requirements under the US Basel III capital rules adopted by the federal banking regulators.

Under the risk-based capital standards, the Bank’s assets, exposures and certain off-balance sheet items are assigned to broad risk categories, each with designated weights, and the resulting capital ratios represent capital as a percentage of total risk-weighted assets. The minimum capital ratios applicable to us are as follows:

• CET1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio, equal to the ratio of Common Equity Tier 1, or CET1, capital to risk-weighted assets. CET1 capital primarily includes common shareholders’ equity subject to certain regulatory adjustments and deductions, including with respect to goodwill, intangible assets, certain deferred tax assets and accumulated other comprehensive income. The minimum CET1 risk-based capital ratio requirement is 4.5%.

• Tier 1 Risk-Based Capital Ratio, equal to the ratio of Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets. Tier 1 capital primarily consists of CET1 capital and perpetual preferred stock. The minimum Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio requirement is 6%.

• Total Risk-Based Capital Ratio, equal to the ratio of total capital, including CET1 capital, additional Tier 1 capital and Tier 2 capital, to risk-weighted assets. The Bank’s Tier 2 capital primarily includes allowance for loan and lease losses up to 1.25% of the Bank’s risk-weighted assets. The minimum total risk-based capital ratio requirement is 8%.

• Tier 1 Leverage Ratio, equal to the ratio of Tier 1 capital to quarterly average assets (net of goodwill, certain other intangible assets and certain other deductions). The minimum Tier 1 leverage ratio requirement is 4%.

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The prompt corrective action framework, which generally applies to FDIC-insured depository institutions, including the Bank, also includes capital requirements the Bank must satisfy in order to, among other things, be able to accept brokered deposits without limitations.  See “Prompt Corrective Action” and “Brokered Deposits” below.

In addition to meeting the minimum capital requirements, under the US Basel III capital rules, the Bank must also maintain the required capital conservation buffer of 2.5% to avoid becoming subject to restrictions on capital distributions (including dividends on the Bank’s preferred stock) and certain discretionary bonus payments to management. The capital conservation buffer is calculated as a ratio of CET1 capital to risk-weighted assets, and it effectively increases the required minimum risk-based capital ratios.

The table below shows the capital requirements the Bank is required to maintain:

	Minimum US Basel III Regulatory Capital Ratio Plus Capital Conservation Buffer
CET1 risk-based capital ratio	7.0%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	8.5%
Total risk-based capital ratio	10.5%

For purposes of calculating the denominator of the three risk-based capital ratios, the assets of covered banking organizations are given risk weights that, under the US Basel III capital rules, range from 0% to 1,250%, depending on the nature of the asset. Most of the Bank’s loans are assigned a 100% risk weight, with loans that are 90 days or more past due or on nonaccrual assigned a 150% risk weight. In addition, direct obligations of the US Department of the Treasury, or the US Treasury, or obligations unconditionally guaranteed by the US government have a 0% risk weight, while general obligation claims on states or other political subdivisions of the United States are assigned a 20% risk weight, except for municipal or state revenue bonds, which have a 50% risk weight.

The US Basel III capital rules provide for limited recognition in CET1 capital, and deduction from CET1 capital above certain thresholds, of three categories of assets: (i) deferred tax assets arising from temporary differences that cannot be realized through net operating loss carrybacks (net of related valuation allowances and of deferred tax liabilities), (ii) mortgage servicing assets (net of associated deferred tax liabilities) and (iii) investments in more than 10% of the issued and outstanding common stock of unconsolidated financial institutions (net of associated deferred tax liabilities). In July 2019, the federal banking regulators issued a final rule designed to simplify the capital treatment of those categories of assets for banking organizations, such as the Bank, that are not subject to the advanced approaches in the US Basel III capital rules. The provisions final rule became fully effective for the Bank on April 1, 2020.

In December 2017, the Basel Committee published standards that it described as the finalization of the Basel III post-crisis regulatory reforms. Among other things, these standards revise the Basel Committee’s standardized approach for credit risk and provide a new standardized approach for operational risk capital. The Basel Committee’s standards will generally be effective on January 1, 2023. As with all standards proposed by the Basel Committee, the December 2017 standards are not effective in any jurisdiction until rules implementing such standards have been implemented by the relevant regulators in such jurisdiction. Following the release of these standards, the federal banking regulators stated that the standards are intended to achieve various objectives with regard to internationally active banks and that the regulators will consider how to apply the standards in the United States.

Federal banking regulators published a final rule, effective April 1, 2019, permitting banking organizations to phase in any adverse day-one regulatory capital effects of the adoption of ASU 2016-13 (referred to as the current expected credit loss model, or CECL), over a period of three years.

The Economic Growth, Regulatory Relief, and Consumer Protection Act of 2018, or EGRRCPA, required federal banking regulators to adopt regulations to implement an exemption from the US Basel III capital rules for smaller banking organizations, including the Bank, that maintain a “Community Bank Leverage Ratio” of at least 8% to 10%. Specifically, the EGRRCPA provides that if any depository institution or depository institution holding company with less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets maintains tangible equity in excess of this leverage ratio, as implemented by the federal banking regulators, it would be deemed to be in compliance with (i) the leverage and risk-based capital requirements promulgated by the federal banking agencies; (ii) in the case of a depository institution, the capital ratio requirements to be considered “well-capitalized” under the federal banking agencies’ “prompt corrective action” regime; and (iii) “any other capital or leverage requirements” to which the depository institution or holding company is subject, unless the appropriate federal banking agency determines otherwise based on the particular institution’s risk profile.

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The FDIC adopted a final rule, which took effect in January 2020, implementing the Community Bank Leverage Ratio. Under the rule, the Community Bank Leverage Ratio is the same as the Tier 1 Leverage Ratio under the Basel III capital rules and a qualifying small banking organization, such as the Bank, that has less than $10 billion in total consolidated assets and meets certain risk-based criteria can choose to apply the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework if its Community Bank Leverage Ratio is greater than 9%. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, enacted on March 27, 2020, directed by the FDIC and other federal banking regulators to decrease temporarily the Community Bank Leverage Ratio to 8%, which the federal banking regulators implemented did by adopting a temporary rule. The Bank has not elected and currently does not expect to elect to apply the Community Bank Leverage Ratio framework, but will continue to assess the framework and may choose to apply it in the future.

As a condition to receipt of FDIC insurance, the Bank entered into the 2003 capital maintenance agreement with the FDIC requiring it to maintain a 15% leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets) and an adequate allowance for loan and lease losses and restricting the amount of medallion loans that the Bank may finance to three times the Bank’s Tier 1 capital.

Prompt Corrective Action

The Bank is subject to FDIC regulations which apply to every FDIC-insured depository institution, setting out a system of mandatory and discretionary supervisory actions that generally become more severe as the capital levels of an individual institution decline. Pursuant to provisions of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act, or FDIA, and related regulations with respect to prompt corrective action, the federal banking regulators must take “prompt corrective action” with respect to FDIC-insured depository institutions that do not meet minimum capital requirements. The FDIA sets forth the following five capital categories: “well-capitalized,” “adequately capitalized,” “undercapitalized,” “significantly undercapitalized” and “critically undercapitalized.” An insured depository institution’s capital category depends upon how its capital levels compare with various relevant capital measures and certain other factors that are established by regulation.

	“Well-capitalized”	“Adequately capitalized”
CET1 risk-based capital ratio	6.5%	4.5%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio	8.0%	6.0%
Total risk-based capital ratio	10.0%	8.0%
Tier 1 leverage ratio	5.0%	4.0%

If a bank meets the quantitative thresholds for well-capitalized status provided above and is not subject to any written agreement, order or directive from the appropriate regulatory agency to meet and maintain a specific capital level, it will qualify as well-capitalized. Failure to be well-capitalized or to meet minimum capital requirements could result in certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a material adverse effect on the Bank’s operations or financial condition. See “Brokered Deposits” below for additional information. Failure to be well-capitalized or to meet minimum capital requirements could also result in restrictions on the Bank’s ability to pay dividends or otherwise distribute capital or to receive regulatory approval of applications. Pursuant to the 2003 capital maintenance agreement, the Bank has agreed that the Bank’s capital levels will at all times meet or exceed the levels required for the Bank to be considered well-capitalized under FDIC rules.

Brokered Deposits

The Bank uses “brokered deposits” to fund a substantial portion of the Bank’s activities. Under the FDIA and related regulations, FDIC-insured institutions such as the Bank may only accept brokered deposits without FDIC permission if they meet specified capital standards and are not subject to any written agreement, order or directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level, and are subject to restrictions with respect to the interest they may pay on deposits unless they are well-capitalized. In particular, the FDIA and the FDIC’s regulations prohibit an insured depository institution from accepting brokered deposits or offering interest rates on any deposits significantly higher than the prevailing rate in the bank’s normal market area or nationally (depending upon where the deposits are solicited), unless it is well-capitalized or is adequately capitalized and receives a waiver from the FDIC. A depository institution that is adequately capitalized and accepts brokered deposits under a waiver from the FDIC may not pay an interest rate on any deposit in excess of 75 basis points over certain prevailing market rates.

In December 2020, the FDIC issued a final rule intended to modernize its regulations on brokered deposit and interest rate restrictions. Under the rule, effective April 1, 2021, a bank that is “adequately capitalized” and accepts brokered deposits under a waiver from the FDIC may not pay an interest rate on any deposit in excess of (i) 75 basis points over certain national rates described in the FDIC’s regulations or (ii) 90% of the highest interest rate paid on a particular deposit product in the bank’s local market area, if the bank provides notice to the FDIC and evidence of such local rate.

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Pursuant to the 2003 capital maintenance agreement, the Bank has agreed that our capital levels will at all times meet or exceed the level required for the Bank to be considered well-capitalized under FDIC rules. If the Bank was no longer able to accept or renew brokered deposits as a result of failing to meet the requisite capital standards or as a result of being subject to a written agreement, order or directive to meet and maintain a specific capital level, there would be a material adverse effect on the Bank’s business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations.

Payment of Dividends

The power of the board of directors of an insured depository institution to declare a cash dividend or other distribution with respect to capital is subject to statutory and regulatory restrictions that limit the amount available for such distribution, depending upon earnings, financial condition and cash needs of the institution, as well as general business conditions. Insured depository institutions are also prohibited from paying management fees to any controlling persons or, with certain limited exceptions, making capital distributions, including dividends, if after such transaction the institution would be less than adequately capitalized.

Under Utah law, the Bank may only declare dividends to the Bank’s shareholders out of the Bank’s net profits, after providing for all expenses, losses, interest and taxes accrued or due. Further, the Bank is required to transfer to a surplus fund at least 10% of the Bank’s net profits before dividends for the period covered by the dividend until the surplus fund reaches 100% of the Bank’s capital stock. Any amount paid from the Bank’s net earnings into a fund for the retirement of outstanding debt capital instruments or preferred stock for the period covered by the dividend will be considered an addition to the Bank’s surplus fund if, upon the retirement of such instruments, the amount paid into the retirement fund for the period may be properly carried to the Bank’s surplus fund.

The federal banking agencies also have authority to prohibit depository institutions from engaging in business practices that are considered unsafe or unsound, possibly including payment of dividends or other payments under certain circumstances even if such payments are not expressly prohibited by statute.

In addition, as discussed under “Capital Standards,” if the Bank’s risk-based capital ratios do not satisfy the minimum risk-based requirements plus the capital conservation buffer, the Bank will face graduated constraints on, among other things, capital distributions (including dividends on the Bank’s preferred stock) based on the amount of the shortfall and the amount of the Bank’s eligible retained income.

Safety and Soundness

The FDIA also implemented certain specific restrictions on transactions and required federal banking regulators to adopt overall safety and soundness standards for depository institutions related to internal controls, information systems and internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate risk exposure, asset growth, asset quality, earnings, stock valuation and compensation, fees and benefits, and such other operational and managerial standards as the agencies deem appropriate. Guidelines adopted by the federal banking regulators establish general standards relating to internal controls and information systems, internal audit systems, loan documentation, credit underwriting, interest rate exposure, asset growth and compensation, fees and benefits. In general, these guidelines require, among other things, appropriate systems and practices to identify and manage the risk and exposures specified in the guidelines. These guidelines also prohibit excessive compensation as an unsafe and unsound practice and describe compensation as excessive when the amounts paid are unreasonable or disproportionate to the services performed by an executive officer, employee, director or principal shareholder. The federal banking agencies may require an institution to submit to an acceptable compliance plan as well as have the flexibility to pursue other more appropriate or effective courses of action given the specific circumstances and severity of an institution’s noncompliance with one or more standards. The FDIC may also terminate deposit insurance upon a finding that the institution has engaged in unsafe and unsound practices, is in an unsafe or unsound condition to continue operations, or has violated any applicable law, regulation, rule, order or condition imposed by the FDIC.

Among other things, in addition to the restrictions on brokered deposits discussed above, the FDIA limits the interest rates paid on deposits by undercapitalized institutions and limits the aggregate extensions of credit by a depository institution to an executive officer, director, principal shareholder or related interest.

Consumer Financial Protection

The Bank is subject to a number of federal and state consumer protection laws that extensively govern the Bank’s consumer lending businesses. These laws include, but are not limited to, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Truth in Lending Act, the Electronic Fund Transfer Act and these laws’ respective state-law counterparts, as well as laws regarding unfair and deceptive acts and practices. These federal and state laws, among other things, require disclosures of the cost of credit and terms of deposit accounts, provide substantive consumer rights, prohibit discrimination in credit transactions, regulate the use of credit

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report information, provide financial privacy protections, prohibit unfair, deceptive and abusive practices and subject the Bank to substantial regulatory oversight. Violations of applicable consumer protection laws can result in significant potential liability from litigation brought by customers, including actual damages, restitution and attorneys’ fees. Federal banking regulators, state attorneys general and state and local consumer protection agencies may also seek to enforce consumer protection requirements and obtain these and other remedies, including regulatory sanctions, customer rescission rights, and civil money penalties. Failure to comply with consumer protection requirements may also result in substantial reputational harm that could adversely affect our business.

Community Reinvestment Act of 1977

The Bank is subject to certain requirements and reporting obligations under the Community Reinvestment Act, or CRA. Under the CRA, the Bank has an obligation, consistent with safe and sound operations, to help meet the credit needs of our assessment area including low- and moderate-income individuals and communities in that assessment area. In connection with its examination of the Bank, the FDIC is required to assess our CRA performance in the areas of lending, investments and services. The FDIC may take compliance with the CRA into account when regulating and supervising our other activities. The CRA also requires the agencies to take into account banks’ records of meeting community credit needs when evaluating applications for, among other things, new branches or mergers. We have elected to be evaluated for our compliance with CRA requirements based on a strategic plan we adopted with public involvement and regulatory approval. That strategic plan includes measurable goals for helping to meet the credit needs of our assessment area, and is available on our website. The CRA provides that CRA examination ratings be made public. The Bank received a rating of “Outstanding” in its most recently completed CRA examination.

In December 2019, the OCC and the FDIC issued a notice of proposed rulemaking intended to (i) clarify which activities qualify for CRA credit; (ii) update where activities count for CRA credit; (iii) create a more transparent and objective method for measuring CRA performance; and (iv) provide for more transparent, consistent, and timely CRA-related data collection, recordkeeping, and reporting. In May 2020, the OCC issued a final rule that implemented many of the provisions of the notice of proposed rulemaking and added certain clarifications and transitional relief. The FDIC did not join in the final rule and indicated that it was not prepared to finalize the proposal at that time. The Bank will continue to evaluate any changes to the CRA regulations and their impact to the Bank’s financial condition, results of operations or liquidity.

Transactions with Affiliates and Insiders

The Bank is subject to certain federal laws that restrict and control our ability to extend credit and provide to or receive services from its affiliates under Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and Regulation W promulgated thereunder. An affiliate of a bank is any company or entity that controls, is controlled by or is under common control with the bank. These restrictions include quantitative and qualitative limits on the amounts and types of transactions that may take place, including the transfer of funds by the Bank to certain of its affiliates in the form of loans, extensions of credit, investments, or purchases of assets. These restrictions also require that credit transactions with affiliates be collateralized and that its transactions with affiliates be on terms no less favorable to the Bank than comparable transactions with unrelated third parties. Generally, the Bank’s covered transactions with any affiliate are limited to 10% of our capital stock and surplus, and covered transactions with all affiliates are limited to 20% of our capital stock and surplus.

The Bank is also subject to limits under federal law on its ability to extend credit to its directors, executive officers and principal shareholders (persons that beneficially own or control more than 10% of any class of our voting stock), as well as to entities owned or controlled by such persons. Among other things, extensions of credit to such insiders are required to be made on terms that are substantially the same as, and follow credit underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than, those prevailing for comparable transactions with non-insiders. Also, the terms of such extensions of credit may not involve more than the normal risk of non-repayment or present other unfavorable features and may not exceed certain limitations on the amount of credit extended to such persons individually and in the aggregate. Certain extensions of credit also require the approval of the Bank’s board of directors.

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Financial Privacy and Cybersecurity

Federal and state law contains extensive consumer privacy protection provisions. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act requires financial institutions to periodically disclose their privacy policies and practices relating to sharing such information and enables retail customers to opt out of institutions’ ability to share information with unaffiliated third parties under certain circumstances. Other federal and state laws and regulations impact our ability to share certain information with affiliates and non-affiliates for marketing and/or non-marketing purposes, or to contact customers with marketing offers. The Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act also requires financial institutions to implement a comprehensive information security program that includes administrative, technical and physical safeguards to ensure the security and confidentiality of customer records and information. Federal law also makes it a criminal offense, except in limited circumstances, to obtain or attempt to obtain customer information of a financial nature by fraudulent or deceptive means.

State regulators have been increasingly active in implementing privacy and cybersecurity standards and regulations. In recent years, several states adopted regulations requiring certain financial institutions to implement cybersecurity programs and providing detailed requirements with respect to these programs, including data encryption requirements. Many states have also implemented or modified their data breach notification and data privacy requirements. For example, the California Consumer Privacy Act, which became effective in January 2020, applies to for-profit businesses that conduct business in California and meet certain revenue or data collection thresholds and imposes privacy compliance obligations with regard to the personal information of California residents.

In December 2020, federal banking regulators issued a proposed rule that would implement notification requirements for banking organizations in connection with significant computer-security incidents. Under the proposed rule, a banking organization would be required to notify its primary federal regulator within 36 hours after the discovery of an incident that could materially disrupt or impair the banking organization’s ability to carry out banking operations, activities or processes or deliver services to a material portion of its customer base, affect the viability of key business lines of the banking organization, or impact the financial stability of the United States.

Anti-Money Laundering and the USA PATRIOT Act

The Bank is subject to the anti-money laundering, or AML, provisions of the Bank Secrecy Act, or the BSA, as amended by the USA PATRIOT Act, or the PATRIOT Act, and implementing regulations issued by the FDIC and the US Treasury. The PATRIOT Act, which includes the International Money Laundering Abatement and Anti-Terrorist Financing Act of 2001, is intended to facilitate the detection and prosecution of terrorism and international money laundering. The PATRIOT Act establishes standards for verifying customer identification incidental to the opening of new accounts. Other provisions of the PATRIOT Act provide for special information sharing procedures governing communications with the government and other financial institutions with respect to suspected terrorists and money laundering activity, and enhancements to suspicious activity reporting, including electronic filing of suspicious activity reports over a secure filing network. The BSA requires all financial institutions, including banks, to, among other things, establish a risk-based system of internal controls reasonably designed to prevent money laundering and the financing of terrorism. The BSA includes a variety of record-keeping and reporting requirements (such as cash and suspicious activity reporting), as well as due diligence/know-your-customer documentation requirements. In January 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, or AMLA, which amends the BSA, was enacted.

The AMLA is intended to comprehensively reform and modernize US anti-money laundering laws. Many of the statutory provisions in the AMLA will require additional rulemakings, reports and other measures, and the impact of the AMLA, including on our compliance costs and compliance risk relating to the BSA, will depend on, among other things, rulemaking and implementation guidance. The US Treasury’s Office of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, or FinCEN, issued a final rule, applicable as of May 2018, to clarify and enhance customer due diligence requirements for financial institutions. The rule (among other things) imposes certain obligations on covered financial institutions with respect to their “legal entity customers,” including corporations, limited liability companies and other similar entities. For each such customer that opens an account (including an existing customer opening a new account), the covered financial institution must identify and verify the customer’s “beneficial owners,” who are specifically defined in the rule. Bank regulators routinely examine institutions for compliance with customer due diligence obligations.

Regulation by the SBA

Medallion Funding, Medallion Capital, and Freshstart are each licensed by the SBA to operate as SBICs, under the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as amended, or the SBIA. The SBIA authorizes the licensing of privately-held investment vehicles as SBICs in order to provide long term financing to small business concerns. Under the SBIA and the regulations promulgated by the SBA thereunder, a “small business concern” is a business that is independently owned and operated, which is not dominant in its field of operation, and which (i) has a tangible net worth, together with any affiliates, of $19.5 million or less and average annual net

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income after US federal income taxes for the preceding two fiscal years of $6.5 million or less (average annual net income is computed without the benefit of any carryover loss), or (ii) satisfies alternative criteria under the Federal government’s North American Industry Classification System, or the NAICS, that assigns codes to the industry in which a small business is engaged and provides a small business size standard based either on the number of persons employed by the business or its gross revenues. In addition, at the end of each fiscal year, at least 25% of the total amount of investments must be made in “smaller enterprises” that have a net worth of $6.0 million or less, and average net income after federal income taxes for the preceding two years of $2.0 million or less. A business that meets the NAICS size standards also qualifies as a “smaller enterprise” for purposes of meeting SBA’s size standard regulations.

Investments by SBICs must generally be in active, primarily domestic businesses. SBIC regulations preclude investment in the following types of businesses: (1) business whose primary business activity is as a relender or reinvestor (that is, directly or indirectly, providing funds to others, purchasing debt obligations, factoring, or long term leasing of equipment with no provision for maintenance or repair); (2) many kinds of real estate projects; (3) single purpose projects that are not continuing businesses; (4) companies located outside the US intending to use the proceeds of the investment outside of the US or companies that are located in the US that have more than 49% of their employees or tangible assets located outside of the US; (5) businesses that are passive and do not carry on an active trade or business; (6) businesses that use 50% or more of the funds to buy goods or services from an associated supplier; and (7) certain “sin businesses” such as gambling and the like.

Under current SBA regulations, the maximum rate of interest that Medallion Funding, Medallion Capital and Freshstart may charge may not exceed the higher of (i) 19% or (ii) the sum of (a) the higher of (i) that company’s weighted average cost of qualified borrowings, as determined under SBA regulations, or (ii) the current SBA debenture rate, plus (b) 11%, rounded to the next lower eighth of one percent. As of December 31, 2020, the maximum rate of interest permitted on loans originated by Medallion Funding, Medallion Capital, and Freshstart was 19%. As of December 31, 2020, our outstanding medallion loans had a weighted average rate of interest of 3.00%, and our outstanding commercial loans had a weighted average rate of interest of 13.06%. Current SBA regulations also require that each loan originated by an SBIC has a term between one and 20 years.

In addition, SBICs are subject to periodic examination by the SBA, for which the SBA charges examination fees. SBICs must maintain certain records and make them available for SBA examination. SBICs also are required to prepare valuations of their portfolio investments in accordance with prescribed valuation guidelines, maintain certain minimum levels of capital, file annual reports containing financial, management and other information and file notices of certain material changes in their ownership and operations. We are typically examined by the SBA for compliance with applicable SBA regulations.

SBICs are precluded from making investments in a small business if it would give rise to a conflict of interest. Generally, a conflict of interest may arise if an associate of the SBIC has or makes an investment in the small business that the SBIC is financing or serves as one of its officers or would otherwise benefit from the financing. A conflict of interest would also occur if an SBIC were to lend money to any of its officers, directors, and employees, or invest in any affiliates thereof. Joint investing with an associate (such as another fund controlled by affiliates of the general partner of the fund) may be made on identical terms or on terms that are fair to the SBIC. The SBA also prohibits, without prior SBA approval, a “change of control” or transfers which would result in any person (or group of persons acting in concert) owning 10% or more of any class of capital stock of an SBIC. A “change of control” is any event which would result in the transfer of the power, direct or indirect, to direct the management and policies of an SBIC, whether through ownership, contractual arrangements, or otherwise.

Under SBA regulations, without prior SBA approval, loans and other investments by licensees with outstanding SBA leverage to any single small business concern may not exceed 30% of an SBIC’s “regulatory capital.”

SBICs may invest idle funds that are not being used to make loans or other long-term investments in certain short-term investments permitted under SBA regulations. These permitted investments include direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the government of the US with a term of 15 months or less and deposits maturing in one year or less issued by an institution insured by the FDIC. These permitted investments must be maintained in (i) direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by, the US, which mature within 15 months from the date of the investment; (ii) repurchase agreements with federally insured institutions with a maturity of seven days or less if the securities underlying the repurchase agreements are direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed as to principal and interest by the US, and such securities must be maintained in a custodial account in a federally insured institution; (iii) mutual funds, securities, or other instruments that exclusively consist of, or represent pooled assets of, investments described in (i) or (ii) above; (iv) certificates of deposit with a maturity of one year or less, issued by a federally insured institution; (v) a deposit account in a federally insured institution, subject to withdrawal restriction of one year or less; (vi) a checking account in a federally insured institution; or (vii) a reasonable petty cash fund.

SBICs may purchase voting securities of small business concerns in accordance with SBA regulations. Although prior regulations prohibited an SBIC from controlling a small business concern except in limited circumstances, SBA regulations allow an

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SBIC to exercise control over a small business for a period of seven years from the date on which the SBIC initially acquires its control position. This control period may be extended for an additional period of time with the SBA’s prior written approval.

If an SBIC defaults in its payment obligations to SBA under its outstanding debentures, fails to comply with any terms of its securities, or violates any law or certain regulations applicable to it, the SBA has the right to accelerate the maturity of all amounts due under its debentures. Additionally, the SBA may appoint a receiver for the SBIC and for its liquidation in the event of a default on payment of a SBIC’s debentures or for serious regulatory violations.

Other

Change in Control

Because the Bank is an “insured depository institution” within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Change in Bank Control Act and we are a “financial institution holding company” within the meaning of the Utah Financial Institutions Act, federal and Utah law and regulations prohibit any person or company from acquiring control of us and, indirectly, the Bank, without, in most cases, prior written approval of the FDIC or the Commissioner of Utah Department of Financial Institutions, as applicable. Under the Change in Bank Control Act, control is conclusively presumed if, among other things, a person or company acquires 25% or more of any class of our voting stock. A rebuttable presumption of control arises if a person or company acquires 10% or more of any class of voting stock and is subject to a number of specified “control factors” as set forth in the applicable regulations. Although the Bank is an “insured depository institution” within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, your investment in the Company is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, or any other agency, and is subject to loss. Under the Utah Financial Institutions Act, control is defined as the power directly or indirectly or through or in concert with one or more persons to (1) direct or exercise a controlling influence over the management or policies of us or the election of a majority of the directors of us, or (2) to vote 20% or more of any class of our voting securities by an individual or to vote more than 10% of any class of our voting securities by a person other than an individual. If any holder of any series of the Bank’s preferred stock is or becomes entitled to vote for the election of the Bank’s directors, such series will be deemed a class of voting stock, and any other person will be required to obtain the non-objection of the FDIC under the Change in Bank Control Act to acquire or maintain 10% or more of that series. Investors are responsible for ensuring that they do not, directly or indirectly, acquire shares of our common stock in excess of the amount which can be acquired without regulatory approval.

Examination and Supervision

Federal and state banking agencies require the Bank to prepare annual reports on financial condition and to conduct an annual audit of financial affairs in compliance with minimum standards and procedures. We must undergo regular on-site examinations by the FDIC and the Utah DFI, which examine for adherence to a range of legal and regulatory compliance responsibilities. A bank regulator conducting an examination has complete access to the books and records of the examined institution. The results of the examination are confidential, with the exception of the CRA examination discussed above. The cost of examinations may be assessed against the examined institution as the agency deems necessary or appropriate.

Incentive Compensation

The FDIC has issued comprehensive guidance on incentive compensation policies intended to ensure that the incentive compensation policies of banking organizations do not undermine the safety and soundness of such organizations by encouraging excessive risk taking. The guidance, which covers all employees that have the ability to materially affect the risk profile of an organization, either individually or as part of a group, is based upon the key principles that a banking organization’s incentive compensation arrangements should (i) provide incentives that appropriately balance risk and financial results in a manner that does not encourage employees to expose their organizations to imprudent risk, (ii) be compatible with effective internal controls and risk management and (iii) be supported by strong corporate governance, including active and effective oversight by the organization’s board of directors.

The Dodd-Frank Act requires the federal banking regulators and the SEC to establish joint regulations or guidelines at specified regulated entities having at least $1 billion in total assets, such as us, prohibiting incentive-based payment arrangements that encourage inappropriate risk-taking by providing an executive officer, employee, director or principal shareholder with excessive compensation, fees, or benefits or that could lead to material financial loss to the entity. The federal banking regulators and the SEC proposed revised rules in 2016, which have not been finalized.

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Valid When Made and True Lender

In June 2020, the FDIC published a final rule clarifying that a loan made by a state-chartered bank is considered “valid when made” pursuant to the preemptive authority in Section 27 of the FDIA, and therefore the loan’s original terms, including, among others, its interest rate, are valid and enforceable by any subsequent assignee, transferee, or buyer, regardless of the usury laws of other states. The FDIC rule does not address when a state-chartered bank is the "true lender" of a loan, and the ultimate effect of the FDIC rule remains uncertain in light of legal challenges to the FDIC’s rule and an analogous rule issued by the OCC. On August 20, 2020, the state attorneys general of seven states and the District of Columbia filed suit against the FDIC, alleging that the final rule conflicts with the FDIA, exceeds the FDIC’s statutory authority, and violates the Administrative Procedure Act. The suit is ongoing, however, we believe the impact to the Bank, regardless of outcome, would be minimal

Future Legislation

Congress may enact legislation from time to time that affects the regulation of the financial services industry, and state legislatures may enact legislation from time to time affecting the regulation of financial institutions chartered by or operating in those states. Federal and state regulatory agencies also periodically propose and adopt changes to their regulations or change the manner in which existing regulations are applied. The substance or impact of pending or future legislation or regulation, or the application thereof, cannot be predicted, although enactment of the proposed legislation could impact the regulatory structure under which we operate and may significantly increase our costs, impede the efficiency of our internal business processes, require us to increase our regulatory capital and modify our business strategy, and limit our ability to pursue business opportunities in an efficient manner.

AVAILABLE INFORMATION

Our corporate website is located at www.medallion.com. We make copies of our Annual Reports on Form 10-K, Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, Current Reports on Form 8-K, and any amendments to those reports filed with or furnished to the SEC pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act available on or through our website free of charge as soon as reasonably practicable after we electronically file them with or furnish them to the SEC. Our SEC filings can be found in the Investors Relations section of our website, the address of which is www.medallion.com/investors.html, or on the SEC website at www.sec.gov. Our Code of Ethical Conduct and Insider Trading Policy can be located in the Corporate Governance section of our website at www.medallion.com/investors_corporate_governance.html. These documents, as well as our SEC filings, are available in print free of charge to any stockholder who requests a copy from our Secretary.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

Risks Related to Our Loan Portfolios and Business

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the related significant negative impact on the global economy and financial markets, have had and could further have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition, particularly given our concentration in the consumer lending business.

The spread of COVID-19 has created a global public-health crisis that has resulted in widespread volatility and deteriorations in employment levels, as well as business, economic, and market conditions that have materially and adversely affected our business, operating results and financial condition. The full extent of the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business, results of operations, financial position (including capital and liquidity) and prospects depends on a number of evolving factors, including:

• The duration, extent, and severity of the pandemic. COVID-19 does not yet appear to be contained as it continues to spread throughout the United States and could affect significantly more households and businesses. Delays in the widespread distribution and use of effective vaccines, or a lack of public acceptance of vaccines, could lead people to continue to self-isolate and not participate in the economy at pre-pandemic levels for a prolonged period of time, which could, in turn, perpetuate or exacerbate the adverse effects of COVID-19 on economic conditions. Further, even if vaccines are widely distributed and used, there can be no assurance that vaccines will ultimately be successful in limiting or stopping the spread of COVID-19 or mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on economic conditions.

• The response of governmental and non-governmental authorities. Many of the actions taken by governmental and non-governmental authorities have been directed toward curtailing household and business activities to contain the spread of COVID-19 while simultaneously deploying fiscal- and monetary-policy measures to partially mitigate the adverse effects on individual households and businesses. These actions are not always coordinated or consistent across

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jurisdictions. The scope, duration and ultimate effects of these responses continue to be uncertain, and we cannot predict the full impact these responses may have on our business and operations.

• The effect on our borrowers, counterparties, employees, and third-party service providers. COVID-19 and its associated consequences and uncertainties may continue to affect individuals, households and businesses differently and unevenly. Our credit, operational, including cybersecurity, and other risks could continue to increase as a result of the impacts of COVID-19, including, for example, as a result of the work-from-home arrangements implemented by us and our service providers. Although, to date, the operational measures we have taken, such as having employees work remotely on a part-time basis, have allowed us to continue to operate during the pandemic, we may continue to experience disruptions or other adverse effects to our operations as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic’s continued impacts on our employees and service providers.

• The effect on economies and markets. The COVID-19 pandemic, perceptions regarding its broad impact and preventive measures taken to contain or mitigate the pandemic have had, and are likely to continue to have, significant negative effects on the US and global economy, employment levels, employee productivity and financial market conditions, which, in turn, may continue to have negative effects on the ability of our borrowers to repay outstanding loans, the value of collateral securing loans, demand for loans and other financial services products, and consumer discretionary spending. National, regional and local economies and markets could continue to suffer disruptions that are lasting. Even after the pandemic recedes and measures taken by governmental authorities in response, such as stay-at-home orders and other social-distancing measures, cease to apply, the pandemic may continue to have long-term effects on economic and commercial activity, as well as consumer behaviors. A prolonged economic slowdown could adversely affect our originations of recreation and home improvement loans (which comprises the significant majority of our loan portfolio) and the performance of our existing loans. In addition, governmental actions are meaningfully influencing the interest-rate environment, which have had and could continue to have an adverse effect on our results of operations and financial condition.

In March 2020, we adjusted our payment policies and procedures and created a program to support our borrowers during the pandemic. We have been negotiating payment terms with our borrowers, and allowed them to defer payments up to 180 days, which as of December 31, 2020, there were minimal consumer loans on deferral. Although we believe that our deferral programs have been effective to date in mitigating the effect of COVID-19 on our consumer loan portfolio and consumer businesses are uncertain, and we could suffer potential losses on our consumer portfolios as a result of the effects of the pandemic on the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans. The effects of the pandemic on us could be exacerbated given that our business model is largely consumer-directed and the pandemic, and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate the pandemic, have had and may increasingly have significant negative effects on consumer discretionary spending and unemployment levels.

The impact of COVID-19 is being especially felt in the taxi industry. In March 2020, the Governor of New York State declared states of emergency for both the State and City of New York, and, since then, economic activity generally and taxi ridership in particular have decreased dramatically in New York City. Despite New York City’s phased reopening, the extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to adversely affect New York City taxi medallion owners and, by extension, our medallion loans and other related assets will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on taxi medallion owners and the behaviors of people who have historically taken taxis. With our medallion business, we also adjusted our payment policies and procedures and allowed borrowers to defer payments up to 180 days in March 2020. Since March 31, 2020, payments on medallion loans have decreased significantly compared to payments during the 2020 first quarter and prior periods. For the medallion business, no loans remained on deferral and it was determined it was impossible to quantify anticipated payment activity. As a result, all loans were placed on nonaccrual and written down to net collateral value in the 2020 third quarter. In addition, medallion loans in the New York City market were written down to $79,500 net as of December 31, 2020. We are actively engaged with many borrowers about modifying their loan agreements, and as a result, we placed all medallion loans on TDR as we work with borrowers. We are also continuing to evaluate options for our medallion loan portfolio and related assets, which may result in additional write-downs, charge-offs or impairments, the impact of which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

As a result of the cash flow shortages due to the slowdown in the taxi industry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we received from our lending banks 180-day payment deferrals that terminated in August and modifications to provide interest only payments from September through the end of 2020 for the notes payable to banks. We have also worked to extend our maturity dates with lenders throughout 2021. To the extent we continue to experience cash flow shortages, whether as a result of the pandemic or otherwise, we would need to negotiate additional relief from our lenders or seek alternative funding, neither of which can be assured.

As a result of these foregoing factors or other risks and consequences, the pandemic could continue to materially and adversely affect our business, results of operations and financial condition and heighten the other risk described in this Item 1A- Risk

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Factors. The full extent to which the pandemic will impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the continued outbreak and the actions taken to contain or mitigate the pandemic.

Our business is heavily concentrated in consumer lending and could be adversely affected by an economic downturn.

Our business is heavily concentrated in consumer lending. As a result, we are more susceptible to fluctuations and risks particular to consumer credit than a more diversified company, including as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, as described above. For example, our business is particularly sensitive to macroeconomic conditions that affect the US economy, consumer spending and consumer credit. We are also more susceptible to the risks of increased regulations and legal and other regulatory actions that are targeted at consumer credit or the specific consumer credit products that we offer (including promotional financing). Our business concentration could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations.

By its nature, lending to consumers carries with it different risks and typically a higher risk of loss than commercial lending. Although the net interest margins are intended to be higher to compensate us for this increased risk, an economic downturn could result in higher loss rates and lower returns than expected, and could affect the profitability of our consumer loan portfolios. During periods of economic slowdown, delinquencies, defaults, repossessions, and losses generally increase, and consumers may reduce their discretionary spending in areas such as recreation and home improvement, which constitute a significant majority of our business. These periods have been, and may continue to be, accompanied by increasing unemployment rates and declining values of consumer products securing outstanding accounts, which weaken collateral coverage and increase the amount of a loss in the event of default.

Additionally, higher gasoline prices, volatile real estate values and market conditions, reset of adjustable rate mortgages to higher interest rates, general availability of consumer credit, or other factors that impact consumer confidence or disposable income could increase loss frequency and decrease consumer demand for RVs, boats, trailers and other consumer products (including in connection with home improvement projects), as well as weaken collateral values on certain types of consumer products. Any decrease in consumer demand for those products could have a material adverse effect on our ability to originate new loans and, accordingly, on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Although declines in commodity prices, and more particularly gasoline prices, generally are financially beneficial to the individual consumer, these declines may also have a negative impact on unemployment rates in geographic areas that are highly dependent upon the oil and natural gas industry, which could adversely affect the credit quality of consumers in those areas.

Our balance sheet consists of a significant percentage of non-prime consumer loans, which are associated with higher than average delinquency rates. The actual rates of delinquencies, defaults, repossessions, and losses on these loans could be more dramatically affected by a general economic downturn. In addition, during an economic slowdown or recession, our servicing costs may increase without a corresponding increase in our net interest income.

Furthermore, our business is significantly affected by monetary and regulatory policies of the US Federal Government and its agencies. Changes in any of these policies are influenced by macroeconomic conditions and other factors that are beyond our control and could have a material adverse effect on us through interest rate changes, costs of compliance with increased regulation, and other factors.

The process we use to estimate losses inherent in our credit exposure requires complex judgments, including forecasts of economic conditions and how those economic conditions might impair the ability of our borrowers to repay their loans. The degree of uncertainty concerning economic conditions may adversely affect the accuracy of our estimates, which may, in turn, impact the reliability of the process and the quality of our assets.

Our financial condition, liquidity and results of operations depend on the credit performance of our loans.

As of December 31, 2020, approximately 55% of our recreation loans were non-prime receivables with obligors who do not qualify for conventional consumer finance products as a result of, among other things, adverse credit history. While our underwriting guidelines are designed to confirm that, notwithstanding such factors, the obligor would be a reasonable credit risk, the receivables nonetheless are expected to experience higher default rates than a portfolio of obligations of prime obligors. The weakening of our underwriting guidelines for any reason, such as in response to the competitive environment, in an effort to originate higher yielding loans, a lack of discipline or diligence by our employees in underwriting and monitoring loans or our inability to adequately adapt policies and procedures to changes in economic or other conditions, may result in loan defaults and charge-offs that may necessitate increases to our allowance for loan losses, each of which could adversely affect our net income and financial condition. In the event of a default on a recreation loan, generally the most practical recovery method is repossession of the financed vehicle, although the collateral value of the vehicle usually does not fully cover the outstanding account balance and costs of recovery. Repossession sales that do not yield sufficient proceeds to repay the receivables in full typically result in losses on those receivables.

In addition, our prime portfolio has grown in proportion to our overall portfolio over the past several years. While prime portfolios typically have lower default rates than non-prime portfolios, we have less ability to make risk adjustments to the pricing of

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prime loans compared to non-prime loans. As a result, to the extent our prime portfolio continues to grow, a larger proportion of our business will consist of loans with respect to which we will have less flexibility to adjust pricing to absorb losses. As a result of these factors, we may sustain higher losses than anticipated in our prime portfolio. Additionally, if our prime loan losses are higher than expected then we may also be at risk with regards to our forecasted losses, which could impact our loss reserves and results of operations.

Changes in the taxi and for-hire vehicle industries have resulted in significantly increased competition and have had a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and operations and have resulted in losses in our medallion loan portfolio.

The continued expansion of ride-sharing applications, or ride-sharing apps and the issuance of additional livery licenses and other for-hire classifications has changed the taxi and for-hire vehicle industries resulting in significantly increased competition in all of our taxi medallion markets. Many of these for-hire vehicle operators operate outside of the regulatory regime under which we and our borrowers operate, which poses an increased risk of competition because they are able to pass the cost savings of not having to comply with certain regulations to its passengers.

In New York City, Chicago, Boston, and other markets where we originated medallion loans, taxi fares are generally set by government agencies, but expenses associated with operating taxis are largely unregulated. Escalating expenses, such as rising gas prices and an increase in interest rates, coupled with stagnant or declining taxi fares can render taxi operations less profitable and cause borrowers to default on loans from us, which would adversely affect the value of our collateral. There were reductions in fare totals and taxi trips in the 2020 fiscal year, which were likely the result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, together with continued increases in competition, impacts from the congestion pricing surcharge, and use of public transportation.

Decreases in the value of our medallion loan collateral, including the impact on loans in process of foreclosure, and our Chicago taxi medallions purchased out of foreclosure have had, and may continue to have, a material adverse effect on our business.

We stopped originating new medallion loans in July 2015.  Our medallion loans and related assets represent 4% of our total assets at December 31, 2020. There have also been recent decreases in the values of our medallion loan collateral. Increased competition reduced the overall market for taxi services, income from operating medallions, and the value of taxi medallions. If these trends continue and intensify, there would be a further material increase to our loan-to-value ratios, loan delinquencies, and loan defaults , which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

According to TLC data, New York City taxi medallions appreciated in value to a high of $1,320,000 for corporate taxi medallions and $1,050,000 for individual taxi medallions in 2014. In 2017, the New York City Council eliminated the distinction between individual and corporate taxi medallions. We estimate that the market value of New York City taxi medallions declined to $85,000, $79,500 net of liquidation costs, as of December 31, 2020.

We own 159 Chicago taxi medallions that were purchased out of foreclosure in 2003. Additionally, a portion of our loan revenue is derived from loans collateralized by Chicago taxi medallions. The Chicago taxi medallions had appreciated in value from $50,000 in 2003 to approximately $370,000 in 2013. Since that time, however, there has been a decline in the value of Chicago taxi medallions to approximately $24,000, $18,500 net of liquidation costs, as of December 31, 2020.

Government entities may take other actions in the future, which could have adverse effects on the market for taxi medallions and which could affect, potentially materially, our financial condition and results of operations. Every city in which we originated medallion loans, and most other major cities in the United States, limits the supply of taxi medallions, which results in supply restrictions that support the value of taxi medallions. Loosening these restrictions that result in the issuance of additional taxi medallions could decrease the value of taxi medallions in that market and in turn, adversely affect the value of the collateral securing our then outstanding medallion loans in that market.

We estimate that the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of our medallion loans was approximately 327% as of December 31, 2020. If taxi medallion values continue to decline, there is likely to be an increase in medallion loan delinquencies, foreclosures and borrower bankruptcies. Our ability to recover on defaulted medallion loans by foreclosing on and selling the taxi medallion collateral would be diminished, which would result in material losses on defaulted medallion loans which could have a material adverse effect on our business. If we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our medallion loans quickly, we would realize less than the value at which we had previously recorded such medallions.

Uncertainty relating to the reporting of collateral values for our loans may adversely affect the value of our portfolio.

Medallion loans are primarily collateral-based lending, whereby the collateral value generally exceeds the amount of the loan at the time of origination, providing sufficient excess collateral to protect us against losses. Collateral values for medallion loans reflect recent sales prices and are typically obtained from the regulatory agency in a particular local market. We rely on the integrity of the

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collateral value benchmarks obtained by the applicable regulatory agencies and other third parties. Any changes or volatility in these benchmarks could cause us to suffer losses. We have experienced a significant downward movement in medallion collateral values which has caused and may continue to cause a negative impact on our valuation analysis and could further significantly lower the fair market value measurements of our portfolio.

We require an objective benchmark in determining the value of our portfolio. If the benchmarks that we currently use are deemed to be unreliable, we will need to use other intrinsic factors in determining the collateral values for our loans.

Our allowance for loan losses may prove to be insufficient to cover losses on our loans.

We maintain an allowance for loan losses (a reserve established through a provision for losses that decreases our earnings and that, accordingly, affects our financial condition) that we believe is appropriate to provide for incurred losses in our loan portfolio.

The process for establishing an allowance for loan losses is critical to our results of operations and financial condition, and requires complex models and judgments, including forecasts of economic conditions. Changes in economic conditions affecting borrowers, growth in our loan portfolio, changes in the credit characteristics of our loan portfolio, new information regarding our loans and other factors, both within and outside of our control, may require an increase in the allowance for loan losses. In cases where we modify a loan, if the modified loans do not perform as anticipated, we may be required to establish additional allowances on these loans.

We periodically review and update our methodology, models and the underlying assumptions, estimates and assessments we use to establish our allowance for loan losses to reflect our view of current conditions. Moreover, our regulators, as part of their supervisory function, periodically review the methodology, models and the underlying assumptions, estimates and assessments we use for calculating, and the adequacy of, our allowance for loan losses. Our regulators, based on their judgment, may conclude that we should modify our methodology, models or the underlying assumptions, estimates and assessments, increase our allowance for loan losses, and/or recognize further losses. We continue to review and evaluate our methodology, models and the underlying assumptions, estimates, and assessments we use and we will implement further enhancements or changes to them, as needed. We cannot assure you that our loan loss reserves will be sufficient to cover actual losses. Future increases in the allowance for loan losses or recognized losses (as a result of any review, update, regulatory guidance, changes in accounting standards or otherwise) will result in a decrease in net earnings and capital and could have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Our business, financial condition and results of operations could be negatively impacted if we are unsuccessful in developing and maintaining our relationships with dealerships, contractors, and FSPs.

We originate loans by working with third-party sellers of consumer products and not working directly with consumers. As a result, our ability to originate consumer loans depends on our relationships with a limited number of dealerships, contractors, and FSPs. Although we have relationships with various dealerships, contractors, and FSPs, none of our relationships are exclusive and each may be terminated at any time. In particular, there is significant competition for the contractor and FSP relationships we depend on in connection with our home improvement lending segment. The loss of any of these relationships, our failure to develop additional relationships, and circumstances in which our existing dealer, contractor, and FSP relationships generate decreased sales and loan volume all may have a material adverse effect on a substantial part of our business, financial condition and results of operations.

A reduction in demand for our products and failure by us to adapt to such reduction could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The demand for the products we offer may be reduced due to a variety of factors, such as demographic patterns, changes in customer preferences or financial conditions, regulatory restrictions that decrease customer access to particular products or the availability of competing products. If we fail to adapt to significant changes in our customers’ demand for, or access to, our products, our revenues could decrease and our operations could be adversely affected. Even if we do make changes to our product offerings to fulfill customer demand, customers may resist such changes or may reject such products. Moreover, the effect of any product change on the results of our business may not be fully ascertainable until the change has been in effect for some time, and, by that time, it may be too late to make further modifications to such product without causing further adverse effects to our business, results of operations, and financial condition.

Decreases or increases in prevailing interest rates could adversely affect our business, our cost of capital and our net interest income.

Our commercial borrowers generally have the right to prepay their loans upon payment of a fee ranging from 1% to 2% for standard loans, and for higher amounts, as negotiated, for larger more custom loan arrangements. A borrower is likely to exercise prepayment rights at a time when the interest rate payable on the borrower’s loan is high relative to prevailing interest rates. In a lower interest rate environment, we will have difficulty re-lending prepaid funds at comparable rates, which may reduce the net interest income that we receive. When this occurs, we will generally reinvest these proceeds in temporary investments, pending their future investment in new portfolio companies. These temporary investments will typically have substantially lower yields than the debt being prepaid, and we could experience significant delays in reinvesting these amounts. Any future investment in a new portfolio company

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may also be at lower yields than the debt that was repaid. As a result, our results of operations could be materially adversely affected if a substantial number of our portfolio companies elect to prepay amounts owed to us and we are not able to reinvest the proceeds for comparable yields in a timely fashion. Additionally, prepayments could negatively impact our return on equity, which could result in a decline in the market price of our common stock.

Our profitability may be directly affected by interest rate levels and fluctuations in interest rates. As interest rates change, our gross interest rate spread on originations either increases or decreases because the rates charged on the loans originated are limited by market and competitive conditions, restricting our ability to pass on increased interest costs to the consumer. Additionally, although a significant percentage of our borrowers are non-prime and are not highly sensitive to interest rate movement, increases in interest rates may reduce the volume of loans we originate. While we monitor the interest rate environment and seek to mitigate the impact of increased interest rates, we cannot provide assurance that the impact of changes in interest rates can be successfully mitigated.

In addition, the majority of our loan portfolio is comprised of fixed-rate loans. An abrupt increase in market rates of interest may have an adverse impact on our earnings until we are able to originate new loans at higher prevailing interest rates.

Additionally, because we borrow to fund our loans and investments, a portion of our income is dependent upon the difference between the interest rate at which we borrow funds and the interest rate at which we invest these funds. A portion of our investments, such as medallion loans, will have fixed interest rates, while a portion of our borrowings will likely have floating interest rates. As a result, a significant change in market interest rates could have a material adverse effect on our net investment income. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds could increase, which would reduce our net investment income. We may hedge against interest rate fluctuations by using standard hedging instruments, subject to applicable legal requirements. These activities may limit our ability to participate in the benefits of lower interest rates with respect to the hedged portfolio. Adverse developments resulting from changes in interest rates or hedging transactions could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations. Also, we will have to rely on our counterparties to perform their obligations under such hedges.

Financing and Related Risks

We are subject to certain financial covenants and other restrictions under our loan and credit arrangements, which could affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.

Our loan and credit agreements contain financial covenants and other restrictions relating to borrowing base eligibility, tangible net worth, net income, leverage ratios, stockholders’ equity, and collateral values. Our ability to meet these financial covenants and restrictions could be affected by events beyond our control, such as a substantial decline in collateral values or a rise in borrower delinquencies. A breach of these covenants could result in an event of default under the applicable debt instrument. Such a default, if not cured or waived, may allow the creditors to accelerate the related debt and may result in the acceleration of any other debt that is subject to an applicable cross-acceleration or cross-default provision. Most of our credit facility debt is subject to cross default provisions. Certain other events can constitute an event of default. Furthermore, if we were unable to repay the amounts due and payable under our credit facilities, those lenders could proceed against the collateral granted to them to secure that indebtedness. In the event our lenders or holders of the related notes accelerate the repayment of our borrowings, we and our subsidiaries may not have sufficient assets to repay that indebtedness. We have regularly needed waivers and extensions, and there can be no guarantee that we will be able to continue to get them if requested. Based on the foregoing factors, the operating and financial restrictions and covenants in our current credit agreements and any future financing agreements could adversely affect our ability to finance future operations or capital needs or to engage in other business activities.

Failure to obtain an extension of our existing credit facilities, failure to obtain additional revolving credit facilities or raise additional capital in the future could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

We utilize secured revolving credit facilities and other facilities to fund our investments. We cannot guarantee that our credit facilities will continue to be available beyond their current maturity dates on reasonable terms or at all, or that we will be able to otherwise obtain funds by selling assets or raising equity to make required payments on maturing indebtedness. Our revolving credit facilities have converted to term loans. Obtaining additional revolving credit facilities or other alternative sources of financing may be difficult, and we cannot guarantee that we will be able to do so on terms favorable to us or at all. The availability of revolving credit facilities depends, in part, on factors outside of our control, including regulatory capital treatment for unfunded bank lines of credit, the financial strength and strategic objectives of the banks that participate in our credit facilities and the availability of bank liquidity in general. If the credit facilities are not renewed or extended by our lenders by their maturity dates, we will not be able to make further borrowings under the facilities after they mature and the outstanding principal balances under such facilities will be due and payable at maturity. If we are unable to refinance our indebtedness at maturity or meet our payment obligations, our financial condition would be adversely affected and our lenders may foreclose on the property securing such indebtedness. If we are unable to extend or replace these facilities or arrange new credit facilities or other types of interim financing, we may need to curtail or suspend loan origination and funding activities which could have a material adverse effect on our results of operations and financial position.

In addition, we may need to raise additional capital in the future to have sufficient capital resources and liquidity to meet our commitments, including the terms of the 2003 capital maintenance agreement, and fund our business needs and future growth,

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particularly if the quality of our assets or earnings were to deteriorate significantly. Our ability to raise additional capital, if needed, will depend on, among other things, conditions in the capital markets at that time, which are outside of our control, and our financial condition. We may not be able to obtain capital on acceptable terms or at all. Any occurrence that may limit our access to the capital markets, such as a decline in the confidence of capital markets investors or other disruptions in capital markets, may adversely affect our capital costs and our ability to raise capital and, in turn, our liquidity. Further, if we need to raise capital in the future, we may have to do so when other financial institutions are seeking to raise capital and would then have to compete with those institutions for investors. An inability to raise additional capital on acceptable terms when needed could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Medallion Bank’s use of brokered deposits for its deposit-gathering activities may not be available when needed. The inability to accept and renew brokered deposits would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity, and results of operations.

Medallion Bank relies on the established brokered deposit market to originate deposits to fund its operations. Additionally, Medallion Bank’s business, strategy and prospects are dependent on its ability to accept and renew brokered deposits without limitation and, therefore, dependent on its ability to be “well-capitalized” under the FDIC’s regulatory framework.

Medallion Bank’s brokered deposits consist of deposits raised through the brokered deposit market rather than through retail branches. While Medallion Bank has developed contractual relationships with a diversified group of investment brokers, and the brokered deposit market is well developed and utilized by many banking institutions, conditions could change that might affect the availability of brokered deposits. In addition, Medallion Bank’s ability to rely on brokered deposits as a source of funding is subject to capitalization requirements set forth in the FDIC’s prompt corrective action framework. Medallion Bank may not accept or renew brokered deposits unless they are “well-capitalized” or they are “adequately capitalized” and they receive a waiver from the FDIC. A bank that is “adequately capitalized” and that accepts or renews brokered deposits under a waiver from the FDIC is subject to additional restrictions on the interest rates it may offer.

If the capital levels at Medallion Bank fall below the “well-capitalized” level as defined by the FDIC, or we otherwise fail to maintain “well capitalized” status, Medallion Bank’s ability to raise brokered deposits would be materially impaired. If Medallion Bank’s capital levels fall below the “adequately-capitalized” level as defined by the FDIC, it would be unable to raise brokered deposits. Any impairment or inability to raise brokered deposits would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, liquidity and results of operations. Brokered deposits may also not be as stable as other types of deposits, and if Medallion Bank experiences a period of sustained operating losses, the cost of attracting deposits from the brokered deposit market could increase significantly. Medallion Bank’s ability to manage its growth to stay within the “well-capitalized” level is critical to our ability to retain open access to this funding source.

We depend on cash flow from our subsidiaries to make payments on our indebtedness and fund operations.

We are primarily a holding company, and we derive most of our operating income and cash flow from our subsidiaries. As a result, we rely heavily upon distributions from our subsidiaries to generate the funds necessary to make payments on our indebtedness and fund operations. Funds are provided to us by our subsidiaries through dividends and payments on intercompany indebtedness, but we cannot assure you that our subsidiaries will be in a position to continue to make these dividend or debt payments. The Utah Department of Financial Institutions and FDIC have the authority to prohibit or to limit the payment of dividends by Medallion Bank. In addition, as a condition to receipt of FDIC insurance, Medallion Bank entered into a capital maintenance agreement with the FDIC requiring it to maintain a 15% Tier 1 leverage ratio (Tier 1 capital to average assets). As of December 31, 2020, Medallion Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 16.9%. We received dividends from Medallion Bank of $1,500,000 in December 2019 and $6,000,000 during 2020.

Legal and Regulatory Risks

We operate in a highly regulated environment, and if we are found to be in violation of any of the federal, state, or local laws or regulations applicable to us, our business could suffer.

The Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, or the Dodd-Frank Act, was enacted in 2010. The Dodd-Frank Act significantly changed federal financial services regulation and affects, among other things, the lending, deposit, investment, trading, and operating activities of financial institutions and their holding companies. In addition to the statutory requirements under the Dodd-Frank Act, the legislation also delegated authority to US banking, securities, and derivatives regulators to impose additional restrictions through required rulemaking. The Dodd-Frank Act requires a company that owns an industrial bank to serve as a “source of strength” to the institution and is also subject to the “Volcker Rule.” Although these requirements have not materially impacted us, we cannot assure you that they will not in the future.

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Other changes in the laws or regulations applicable to us more generally, may negatively impact the profitability of our business activities, require us to change certain of our business practices, materially affect our business model, limit the activities in which we may engage, affect retention of key personnel, require us to raise additional regulatory capital, increase the amount of liquid assets that we hold, or otherwise affect our funding profile or expose us to additional costs (including increased compliance costs). Any such changes may also require us to invest significant management attention and resources to make any necessary changes and may adversely affect our ability to conduct our business as previously conducted or our results of operations or financial condition.

We are also subject to a wide range of federal, state, and local laws and regulations, such as local licensing requirements, and retail financing, debt collection, consumer protection, environmental, health and safety, creditor, wage-hour, anti-discrimination, whistleblower and other employment practices laws and regulations and we expect these costs to increase going forward. The violation of these or future requirements or laws and regulations could result in administrative, civil, or criminal sanctions against us, which may include fines, a cease and desist order against the subject operations or even revocation or suspension of our license to operate the subject business. As a result, we have incurred and will continue to incur capital and operating expenditures and other costs to comply with these requirements and laws and regulations.

The recent change in Presidential Administration increases the likelihood of further changes to laws, regulations and supervisory practices affecting financial institutions, which could include more stringent requirements and greater scrutiny from regulatory authorities.

The banking industry is highly regulated, and the regulatory framework, together with any future legislative or regulatory changes, may have a significant adverse effect on our operations.

The banking industry is extensively regulated and supervised under both federal and state laws and regulations that are intended primarily for the protection of depositors, customers, federal deposit insurance funds, and the banking system as a whole, not for the protection of security holders. We are subject to regulation and supervision by the FDIC and the Utah DFI. The laws and regulations applicable to us govern a variety of matters, including permissible types, amounts, and terms of loans and investments we may make, the maximum interest rate that may be charged, the amount of reserves we must hold against deposits we take, the types of deposits we may accept, maintenance of adequate capital and liquidity, changes in the control of Medallion Bank and us, restrictions on dividends, and establishment of new offices. We must obtain approval from our regulators before engaging in certain activities or acquisitions, and there is the risk that such approvals may not be obtained, either in a timely manner or at all. Our regulators also have the ability to compel us to take, or restrict us from taking, certain actions entirely, such as actions that our regulators deem to constitute an unsafe or unsound banking practice. Our failure to comply with any applicable laws or regulations, or regulatory policies and interpretations of such laws and regulations, could result in sanctions by regulatory agencies, civil money penalties, or damage to our reputation, all of which could have a material adverse effect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Federal and state banking laws and regulations, as well as interpretations and implementations of these laws and regulations, are continually undergoing substantial review and change. Financial institutions generally have also been subjected to increased scrutiny from regulatory authorities. These changes and increased scrutiny have resulted and may continue to result in increased costs of doing business and may in the future result in decreased revenues and net income, reduce our ability to effectively compete to attract and retain customers, or make it less attractive for us to continue providing certain products and services. Any future changes in federal and state law and regulations, as well as the interpretations and implementations, or modifications or repeals, of such laws and regulations, could affect us in substantial and unpredictable ways, including those listed above or other ways that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our inability to remain in compliance with regulatory requirements in a particular jurisdiction could have a material adverse effect on our operations in that market and on our reputation generally. No assurance can be given that applicable laws or regulations will not be amended or construed differently or that new laws and regulations will not be adopted, either of which could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

The USA PATRIOT Act of 2001 and the Bank Secrecy Act, or the BSA, require financial institutions to design and implement programs to prevent financial institutions from being used for money laundering and terrorist activities. If such activities are detected, financial institutions are obligated to file suspicious activity reports with FinCEN. These rules require financial institutions to establish procedures for identifying and verifying the identity of customers and beneficial owners of certain legal entity customers seeking to open new financial accounts. Federal and state bank regulators also have focused on compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and anti-money laundering regulations. In January 2021, the Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020, or the AMLA, which amends the BSA, was enacted. The AMLA is intended to comprehensively reform and modernize US anti-money laundering laws. Many of the statutory provisions in the AMLA will require additional rulemakings, reports and other measures, and the impact of the AMLA, including on our compliance costs and compliance risk relating to the BSA, will depend on, among other things, rulemaking and implementation guidance. Failure to comply with these regulations could result in fines or sanctions, including restrictions on conducting acquisitions or expanding activities. During the last several years, a number of banking institutions have received large fines for non-compliance with these laws and regulations. Although we have policies and procedures designed to assist in compliance with the BSA and other anti-money laundering laws and regulations, there can be no assurance that such policies or procedures will work effectively all of the time or protect us against liability for actions taken by our employees, agents, and intermediaries with respect to our business or any businesses that we may acquire. Failure to maintain and implement adequate programs to combat money laundering and terrorist

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financing could also have serious reputational consequences for us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Regulations relating to privacy, information security and data protection could increase our costs, affect or limit how we collect and use personal information and adversely affect our business opportunities.

We are subject to various privacy, information security, and data protection laws, including requirements concerning security breach notification, and we could be negatively affected by these laws. For example, our business is subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act which, among other things: (i) imposes certain limitations on our ability to share nonpublic personal information about our customers with nonaffiliated third parties; (ii) requires that we provide certain disclosures to customers about our information collection, sharing and security practices and afford customers the right to “opt out” of any information sharing by us with nonaffiliated third parties (with certain exceptions); and (iii) requires that we develop, implement and maintain a written comprehensive information security program containing safeguards appropriate based on our size and complexity, the nature and scope of our activities, and the sensitivity of customer information we process, as well as plans for responding to data security breaches. Various state and federal banking regulators and states have also enacted data security breach notification requirements with varying levels of individual, consumer, regulatory or law enforcement notification in certain circumstances in the event of a security breach. Moreover, legislators and regulators are increasingly adopting or revising privacy, information security, and data protection laws that potentially could have a significant impact on our current and planned privacy, data protection, and information security-related practices, our collection, use, sharing, retention and safeguarding of consumer or employee information, and some of our current or planned business activities. This could also increase our costs of compliance and business operations and could reduce income from certain business initiatives. This includes increased privacy-related enforcement activity at the federal level, by the Federal Trade Commission, as well as at the state level.

Compliance with current or future privacy, data protection, and information security laws (including those regarding security breach notification) could result in higher compliance and technology costs and could restrict our ability to provide certain products and services, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial conditions or results of operations. Our failure to comply with privacy, data protection, and information security laws could result in potentially significant regulatory or governmental investigations or actions, litigation, fines, sanctions, and damage to our reputation, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations.

Our use of third-party vendors and our other ongoing third-party business relationships are subject to regulatory requirements and scrutiny.

We regularly use third-party vendors as part of our business. We also have substantial ongoing business relationships with other third parties. These types of third-party relationships are subject to demanding regulatory requirements and attention by our federal and state bank regulators. Regulation requires us to enhance our due diligence, ongoing monitoring and control over our third-party vendors and other ongoing third-party business relationships. In certain cases, we may in the future be required to renegotiate our agreements with these vendors to meet these enhanced requirements, which could increase our costs and potentially limit our competitiveness. We expect that our regulators will hold us responsible for deficiencies in our oversight and control of our third-party relationships and in the performance of the parties with which we have these relationships. As a result, if our regulators conclude that we have not exercised adequate oversight and control over our third-party vendors or other ongoing third-party business relationships or that such third parties have not performed appropriately, we could be subject to enforcement actions, including civil money penalties or other administrative or judicial penalties or fines as well as requirements for customer remediation, any of which could have a material adverse effect our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our SBIC subsidiaries are licensed by the SBA, and are therefore subject to SBA regulations.

Our SBIC subsidiaries are licensed to operate as SBICs and are regulated by the SBA. The SBA also places certain limitations on the financing terms of investments by SBICs in portfolio companies and prohibits SBICs from providing funds for certain purposes or to businesses in a few prohibited industries. Compliance with SBA requirements may cause the SBIC subsidiaries to forego attractive investment opportunities that are not permitted under SBA regulations.

Further, SBA regulations require that a licensed SBIC be periodically examined and audited by the SBA to determine its compliance with the relevant SBA regulations. The SBA prohibits, without prior SBA approval, a “change of control” of an SBIC or transfers that would result in any person (or a group of persons acting in concert) owning 10% or more of a class of capital stock of an SBIC. If the SBIC subsidiaries fail to comply with applicable SBIC regulations, the SBA could, depending on the severity of the violation, limit or prohibit their use of debentures, declare outstanding debentures immediately due and payable, and/or limit them from making new investments. In addition, the SBA could revoke or suspend an SBIC license or may appoint a receiver for the SBIC and for its liquidation for willful or repeated violation of, or willful or repeated failure to observe, any provision of the SBIA or any rule or regulation promulgated thereunder. Such actions by the SBA would, in turn, negatively affect us.

Our ability to enter into transactions with our affiliates is restricted.

The SBA restricts the ability of SBICs to lend money to any of their officers, directors, and employees, or invest in any affiliates thereof.

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Medallion Bank is subject to certain federal laws that restrict and control its ability to engage in transactions with its affiliates. Sections 23A and 23B of the Federal Reserve Act and applicable regulations restrict the transfer of funds by Medallion Bank to certain of its affiliates, including us, in the form of loans, extensions of credit, investments, or purchases of assets and restrict its ability to provide services to, or receive services from, its affiliates. Sections 23A and 23B also require generally that Medallion Bank’s transactions with its affiliates be on terms no less favorable to Medallion Bank than comparable transactions with unrelated third parties.

Federal and state law may discourage certain acquisitions of our common stock which could have a material adverse effect on our stockholders.

Because Medallion Bank is an “insured depository institution” within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Change in Bank Control Act and we are a “financial institution holding company” within the meaning of the Utah Financial Institutions Act, federal and Utah law and regulations prohibit any person or company from acquiring control of us and, indirectly Medallion Bank, without, in most cases, prior written approval of the FDIC or the Commissioner of the Utah Department of Financial Institutions, as applicable. Under the Change in Bank Control Act, control is conclusively presumed if, among other things, a person or company acquires 25% or more of any class of our voting stock. A rebuttable presumption of control arises if a person or company acquires 10% or more of any class of voting stock and is subject to a number of specified “control factors” as set forth in the applicable regulations. Under the Utah Financial Institutions Act, control is defined as the power to vote 20% or more of any class of our voting securities by an individual or to vote more than 10% of any class of our voting securities by a person other than an individual. Investors are responsible for ensuring that they do not, directly or indirectly, acquire shares of our common stock in excess of the amount which can be acquired without regulatory approval. These provisions could delay or prevent a third party from acquiring us, despite the possible benefit to our stockholders, or otherwise adversely affect the market price of our common stock. Although Medallion Bank is an “insured depository institution” within the meaning of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act and the Change in Bank Control Act, your investment in the Company is not insured or guaranteed by the FDIC, or any other agency, and is subject to loss.

Risk Relating to Our Growth and Operations

We operate in a highly competitive market for investment opportunities.

The consumer lending market is very competitive and is served by a variety of entities, including banks, savings and loan associations, credit unions, independent finance companies, and financial technology companies. The recreation lending and home improvement lending markets are also highly fragmented, with a small number of lenders capturing large shares of each market and many smaller lenders competing for the remaining market share. Our competitors often seek to provide financing on terms more favorable to consumers or dealers, contractors, and FSPs than we offer. Many of these competitors also have long-standing relationships with dealers, contractors, and FSPs and may offer other forms of financing that we do not offer, e.g., credit card lending. We anticipate that we will encounter greater competition as we expand our operations, and competition may also increase in more stable or favorable economic conditions. Certain of our competitors are not subject to the same regulatory requirements that we are and, as a result, these competitors may have advantages in conducting certain business and providing certain services and may be more aggressive in their loan origination activities. Increasing competition could also require us to lower the rates we charge on loans in order to maintain our desired loan origination volume, which could also have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We have in the past and may in the future pursue new strategies and lines of business, and we may face enhanced risks as a result of these changes in strategy, including from transacting with a broader array of customers and exposure to new assets, activities and markets.

In July 2019, we commenced the build-out of a new Strategic Partnership Program, through which the Bank partners with third parties to offer consumer loans and other financial services. Potential legal and regulatory risks associated with this line of business remain uncertain, and may develop in ways that could affect us adversely, including as a result of legal proceedings brought against us on the basis that we are the “true lender” of the loans facilitated, held, and serviced by our partners, or on the basis of a determination by the FDIC or other financial regulators that our Strategic Partnership Program represents an unsafe and unsound practice.

We may continue to change our strategy and enter new lines of business, including through the acquisition of another company, acquisitions of new types of loan portfolios or other asset classes, or otherwise, in the future. Any new business initiatives, including our Strategic Partnership Program, have in the past and may in the future, expose us to new and enhanced risks, including new credit-related, compliance, fraud, market and operational risks, increased compliance and operating costs, different and potentially greater regulatory scrutiny of such new activities and assets and expose us to new types of consumers as well as asset classes, activities and markets.

Any new business initiatives and strategies we may pursue in the future may be less successful than anticipated and may not advance our intended business strategy. We may not realize a satisfactory return on investments or acquisitions, we may experience

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difficulty in managing new portfolios or integrating operations, and management’s attention from our other businesses could be diverted. Any of these results could ultimately have an adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Our financial condition and results of operations will depend on our ability to manage growth effectively.

Our ability to achieve our loan and investment objective will depend on our ability to grow, which will depend, in turn, on our management team’s ability to identify, evaluate, and monitor, and our ability to finance and invest in, companies that meet our investment criteria.

Accomplishing this result on a cost-effective basis will be largely a function of our management team’s handling of the investment process, its ability to provide competent, attentive, and efficient services, and our access to financing on acceptable terms. In addition to monitoring the performance of our existing investments, members of our management team and our investment professionals may also be called upon to provide managerial assistance to our portfolio companies. These demands on their time may distract them or slow the rate of investment. In order to grow, we will need to hire, train, supervise, and manage new employees. However, we cannot assure you that any such employees will contribute to the success of our business. Any failure to manage our future growth effectively could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, and results of operations.

Our business depends on our ability to adapt to rapid technological change.

The financial services industry is continually undergoing rapid technological change with frequent introductions of new, technology-driven products and services. The effective use of technology increases efficiency and enables financial institutions to serve customers better and to reduce costs. Our future success depends, in part, upon our ability to address the needs of customers by using technology to provide products and services that will satisfy customer demands, as well as to create additional efficiencies in our operations. Many of our competitors have substantially greater resources to invest in technological improvements than we do. We may not be able to effectively implement new, technology-driven products and services or be successful in marketing these products and services to our customers. In addition, the implementation of technological changes and upgrades to maintain current systems and integrate new ones may also cause service interruptions, transaction processing errors and system conversion delays and may cause us to fail to comply with applicable laws. Failure to successfully keep pace with technological change affecting the financial services industry and failure to avoid interruptions, errors and delays could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We expect that new technologies and business processes applicable to the banking industry will continue to emerge, and these new technologies and business processes may be better than those we currently use. Because the pace of technological change is high and our industry is intensely competitive, we may not be able to sustain our investment in new technology as critical systems and applications become obsolete or as better ones become available. A failure to maintain current technology and business processes could cause disruptions in our operations or cause our products and services to be less competitive, all of which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Security breaches and other disruptions could compromise our information and expose us to liability, which would cause our business and reputation to suffer.

In the ordinary course of our business, we collect and store sensitive data, including our proprietary business information and that of our customers and personally identifiable information of our customers and employees, in third-party data centers, and on our networks. The secure processing, maintenance, and transmission of this information is critical to our operations. Despite our security and business continuity measures, our information technology and infrastructure may be vulnerable to attacks by hackers or breached due to employee error, malfeasance, or other disruptions or vulnerable to other disruptions as a result of systems failures, operational events, employee error, or incidents affecting our third-party service providers (or providers to those third-party service providers). Any such breach or disruption could compromise our networks and the information stored there could be accessed, publicly disclosed, destroyed, lost, or stolen. Any such access, disclosure, destruction or other loss of information could result in legal claims or proceedings, liability under laws that protect the privacy of personal information and regulatory penalties, disrupt our operations and damage our reputation, which could adversely affect our business. In addition, we may also be required to incur significant costs in connection with any regulatory investigation or civil litigation resulting from a security breach or other information technology disruption that affects us.

We are dependent upon our key investment personnel for our future success.

We depend on the diligence, skill, and network of business contacts of the investment professionals we employ for sourcing, evaluating, negotiating, structuring, and monitoring our investments. Our future success will also depend, to a significant extent, on the continued service and coordination of our senior management team, particularly, Alvin Murstein, our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Andrew M. Murstein, our President, Larry D. Hall, our Chief Financial Officer, Donald Poulton and his management team for Medallion Bank, and Alex Travis and his management team at Medallion Capital. The departure of Messrs. Murstein or Mr. Hall, or any other member of our senior management team, could have a material adverse effect on our business and financial results.

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Terrorist attacks, other acts of violence or war, and natural disasters may affect any market for our securities, impact the businesses in which we invest, and harm our operations and profitability.

Terrorist attacks and natural disasters may harm our results of operations and your investment. We cannot assure you that there will not be further terrorist attacks against the US or US businesses or major natural disasters hitting the United States. Such attacks or natural disasters in the US or elsewhere may impact the businesses in which we directly or indirectly invest by undermining economic conditions in the United States. In addition, a portion of our business is focused in the New York City metropolitan area, which suffered a terrorist attack in 2001 and has faced continued threats. Another terrorist attack in New York City or elsewhere could severely impact our results of operations. Losses resulting from terrorist attacks are generally uninsurable.

Our operations could be interrupted if certain external vendors on which we rely experience difficulty, terminate their services or fail to comply with banking laws and regulations.

We depend to a significant extent on relationships with third parties that provide services, primarily information technology services critical to our operations. Currently, we obtain services from third parties that include information technology infrastructure and support, plus loan origination, loan servicing, and accounting systems and support. If any of our third-party service providers experience difficulties or terminate their services and we are unable to replace our service providers with other service providers, our operations could be interrupted. It may be difficult for us to replace some of our third-party vendors, particularly vendors providing our loan origination, loan servicing and accounting services, in a timely manner if they are unwilling or unable to provide us with these services in the future for any reason. If an interruption were to continue for a significant period of time, it could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations. Even if we are able to replace these third parties, it may be at higher cost to us, which could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition, or results of operations. In addition, if a third-party provider fails to provide the services we require, fails to meet contractual requirements, such as compliance with applicable laws and regulations, or suffers a cyber-attack or other security breach, our business could suffer economic and reputational harm that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Misconduct by current or former employees could expose us to significant legal liability and reputational harm.

We are vulnerable to reputational harm because we operate in an industry in which integrity and the confidence of the dealerships, contractors, and FSPs that sell our consumer products are of critical importance. Our current and former directors, and employees could engage or could have engaged in misconduct that adversely affects our business. For example, if such a person were to engage, or previously engaged, in fraudulent, illegal or suspicious activities, we could be subject to regulatory sanctions and suffer serious harm to our reputation (as a consequence of the negative perception resulting from such activities), financial position, third-party relationships and ability to forge new relationships with third-party dealers or contractors. Our business often requires that we deal with confidential information. If our current and former directors, and employees were to improperly use or disclose this information or previously improperly used or disclosed this information, even if inadvertently, we could suffer serious harm to our reputation, financial position and current and future business relationships. It is not always possible to deter employee misconduct, and the precautions we take to detect and prevent this activity may not always be effective. Misconduct by our employees or former directors, and employees, or even unsubstantiated allegations of misconduct, could result in a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

We borrow money, which magnifies the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested, and increases the risk of investing in us.

Borrowings, also known as leverage, magnify the potential for gain or loss on amounts invested, and therefore increase the risk associated with investing in us. We borrow from the brokered CD market, private and public note placements and issue senior debt securities to banks and other lenders, and through long-term subordinated SBA debentures. These creditors have fixed dollar claims on our assets that are superior to the claims of our stockholders. If the value of our assets increases, then leveraging would cause stockholders’ equity to increase more sharply than it would have had we not leveraged. Conversely, if the value of our assets decreases, leveraging would cause stockholders’ equity to decline more sharply than it otherwise would have had we not leveraged. Similarly, any increase in our income in excess of interest payable on the borrowed funds would cause our net income to increase more than it would without the leverage, while any decrease in our income would cause net income to decline more sharply than it would have had we not borrowed. Such a decline could reduce the amount available for distribution payments.

As of December 31, 2020, we had $1.3 billion of outstanding indebtedness with a weighted average borrowing cost of 2.37%.

Approximately $730 million of our borrowing relationships have maturity dates during 2021 through 2022, including almost $635 million of brokered CDs. We have been in active and ongoing discussions with each of these lenders and have extended each of the facilities as they matured. Certain lenders have worked with us to extend and change the terms of the borrowing agreements, but we cannot assure you that they will continue to do so. Additionally, with the cessation of LIBOR by the end of 2021, there could be rate adjustments that may have material impacts to our cost of borrowings. See Note 6 of our consolidated financial statements for a discussion of the current and new lending arrangements to date.

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Additional Risks Relating to Our Loan Portfolios and Investments

Lending to small businesses involves a high degree of risk and is highly speculative.

Lending to small businesses involves a high degree of business and financial risk, which can result in substantial losses and should be considered speculative. Historically, our borrower base consists primarily of small business owners that may have limited resources and that are generally unable to obtain financing from traditional sources. There is generally no publicly available information about these small business owners, and we must rely on the diligence of our employees and agents to obtain information in connection with our credit decisions. In addition, these small businesses often do not have audited financial statements. Some smaller businesses have narrower product lines and market shares than their competition. Therefore, they may be more vulnerable to customer preferences, market conditions, or economic downturns, which may adversely affect the return on, or the recovery of, our investment in these businesses.

Our portfolio is and may continue to be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies, industries and sectors, which will subject us to a risk of significant loss if any of these companies default on its obligations to us or by a downturn in the particular industry or sector.

Our portfolio is and may continue to be concentrated in a limited number of portfolio companies, industries and sectors. In addition, taxi companies that constitute separate issuers may have related management or guarantors and constitute larger business relationships to us. We do not have fixed guidelines for diversification, and while we are not targeting any specific industries, our investments are, and could continue to be, concentrated in relatively few industries. As a result, the aggregate returns we realize may be adversely affected if a small number of loans perform poorly or if we need to write down the value of any one loan. If our larger borrowers were to significantly reduce their relationships with us and seek financing elsewhere, the size of our loan portfolio and operating results could decrease. In addition, larger business relationships may also impede our ability to immediately foreclose on a particular defaulted portfolio company as we may not want to impair an overall business relationship with either the portfolio company management or any related funding source. Additionally, a downturn in any particular industry or sector in which we are invested could also negatively impact the aggregate returns we realize.

The lack of liquidity in our investments may adversely affect our business.

We generally make investments in private companies. Substantially all of these securities are subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or are otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities. The illiquidity of our investments may make it difficult for us to sell such investments if the need arises. In addition, if we are required to liquidate all or a portion of our portfolio quickly, we may realize significantly less than the value at which we had previously recorded our investments. We may also face other restrictions on our ability to liquidate an investment in a portfolio company to the extent that we have material non-public information regarding such portfolio company.

In addition, the illiquidity of our loan portfolio and investments may adversely affect our ability to dispose of loans at times when it may be advantageous for us to liquidate such portfolio or investments. In addition, if we were required to liquidate some or all of the investments in the portfolio, the proceeds of such liquidation may be significantly less than the current value of such investments. Because we borrow money to make loans and investments, our net operating income is dependent upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest these funds. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our interest income. In periods of rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase, which would reduce our net operating income before net realized and unrealized gains. We use a combination of long-term and short-term borrowings and equity capital to finance our investing activities. Our long-term fixed-rate investments are financed primarily with short-term floating-rate debt, and to a lesser extent by term fixed-rate debt. We may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. Such techniques may include various interest rate hedging activities.

We have analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Assuming that the balance sheet were to remain constant and no actions were taken to alter the existing interest rate sensitivity, a hypothetical immediate 1% increase in interest rates would result in an increase to the line item “net income” as of December 31, 2020 by approximately $1,183,000 on an annualized basis, and the impact of such an immediate increase of 1% over a one year period would have been approximately ($1,763,000) at December 31, 2020. Although management believes that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for potential changes in credit quality, size, and composition of the assets on the balance sheet, and other business developments that could affect net increase in net assets resulting from operations in a particular quarter or for the year taken as a whole. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not differ materially from the potential outcome simulated by these estimates.

Sales of loans could have an adverse effect on the credit or other characteristics of the loans and portfolios we retain.

From time to time, we have sold portfolios of loans, and those transactions have generally included loans with stronger credit characteristics than the overall composition of our loan portfolio. Accordingly, following those transactions, the overall credit characteristics of our loan portfolio declined due to the transfer of the loans with stronger credit characteristics. In the future, the credit

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characteristics of our loan portfolio could change as a result of loan sales, and other characteristics could change as well. For example, if we sell loans with less favorable credit characteristics, the net interest income and net interest margin for our loan portfolio could be adversely affected because loans with less favorable credit characteristics typically generate more net interest income and higher net interest margin.

We depend on the accuracy and completeness of information about customers.

In deciding whether to extend credit or enter into other transactions, and in evaluating and monitoring our loan portfolio on an ongoing basis, we may rely on information furnished by or on behalf of customers, including financial statements, credit reports and other financial information. We may also rely on representations of those customers or of other third parties, such as independent auditors, as to the accuracy and completeness of that information. The failure to receive financial statements, credit reports or other financial or business information related to our customers on a timely basis, or the inadvertent reliance by us on inaccurate, incomplete, fraudulent or misleading forms of any of the foregoing information, could result in loan losses, reputational damage or other effects that could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Laws and regulations implemented in response to climate change could result in increased operating costs for our portfolio companies.

Congress and other governmental authorities have either considered or implemented various laws and regulations in response to climate change and the reduction of greenhouse gases. Existing environmental regulations could be revised or reinterpreted, new laws and regulations could be adopted, and future changes in environmental laws and regulations could occur, which could impose additional costs on the operation of our portfolio companies. For example, regulations to cut gasoline use and control greenhouse gas emissions from new cars could adversely affect our medallion portfolio companies. Our portfolio companies may have to make significant capital and other expenditures to comply with these laws and regulations. Changes in, or new, environmental restrictions may force our portfolio companies to incur significant expenses or expenses that may exceed their estimates. There can be no assurance that such companies would be able to recover all or any increased environmental costs from their customers or that their business, financial condition or results of operations would not be materially and adversely affected by such expenditures or any changes in environmental laws and regulations, in which case the value of these companies could be adversely affected.

Our business may be further adversely affected if New York City experiences a sustained economic downturn.

Historically, a significant portion of our loan revenue is derived from medallion loans collateralized by New York City taxi medallions. An economic downturn in New York City could lead to an additional increase in defaults on our medallion loans and related assets.

An economic downturn could result in additional commercial and consumer loan customers experiencing declines in business activities and/or personal resources, which could lead to difficulties in their servicing of their loans with us, and increasing the level of delinquencies, defaults, and loan losses in our commercial and consumer loan portfolios.

Our portfolio companies may incur debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, our investments in such companies.

We invest in our portfolio companies primarily through senior secured loans, junior secured loans, and subordinated debt issued by small- to mid-sized companies. Our portfolio companies may have, or may be permitted to incur, other debt that ranks equally with, or senior to, the debt in which we invest. By their terms, such debt instruments may entitle the holders to receive payment of interest or principal on or before the dates on which we are entitled to receive payments with respect to the debt instruments in which we invest. Also, in the event of insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, or bankruptcy of a portfolio company, holders of debt instruments ranking senior to our investment in that portfolio company would typically be entitled to receive payment in full before we receive any distribution. After repaying such senior creditors, such portfolio company may not have any remaining assets to use for repaying its obligation to us. In the case of debt ranking equally with debt instruments in which we invest, we would have to share on an equal basis any distributions with other creditors holding such debt in the event of an insolvency, liquidation, dissolution, reorganization, or bankruptcy of the relevant portfolio company.

There may be circumstances where our debt investments could be subordinated to claims of other creditors or we could be subject to lender liability claims.

Even though we may have structured most of our investments as senior loans, if one of our portfolio companies were to go bankrupt, depending on the facts and circumstances, including the extent to which we actually provided managerial assistance to that portfolio company, a bankruptcy court might recharacterize our debt investment and subordinate all or a portion of our claim to that of other creditors. We may also be subject to lender liability claims for actions taken by us with respect to a borrower’s business or instances where we exercise control over the borrower. It is possible that we could become subject to a lender’s liability claim, including as a result of actions taken in rendering significant managerial assistance.

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We may not control many of Medallion Capital’s portfolio companies.

We may not control many of Medallion Capital’s portfolio companies, even though we may have board representation or board observation rights. As a result, we are subject to the risk that a Medallion Capital portfolio company in which we invest may make business decisions with which we disagree, and the management of such company may take risks or otherwise act in ways that do not serve our interests as debt investors.

We may not realize gains from our equity investments.

Certain investments that we have made in the past and may make in the future include warrants or other equity securities. In addition, we may from time to time make non-control, equity co-investments in companies in conjunction with private equity sponsors. Our goal is ultimately to realize gains upon our disposition of such equity interests. However, the equity interests we receive may not appreciate in value and, in fact, may decline in value. Accordingly, we may not be able to realize gains from our equity interests, and any gains that we do realize on the disposition of any equity interests may not be sufficient to offset any other losses we experience. We also may be unable to realize any value if a portfolio company does not have a liquidity event, such as a sale of the business, recapitalization, or public offering, which would allow us to sell the underlying equity interests.

ITEM 1B. UNRESOLVED STAFF COMMENTS

None.

ITEM 2. PROPERTIES

We lease office space in New York City for our corporate headquarters under a lease expiring in April 2027. We also lease office space for loan origination offices and subsidiary operations in Newark, New Jersey, which, along with our New York City office, handles our medallion loan segment, and in Minneapolis, Minnesota, which handles our commercial lending segment. Medallion Bank leases office space in Salt Lake City, Utah under a lease expiring in November 2027, which handles the recreation and home improvement lending segments, and in Bothell, Washington, which handles our home improvement lending segment. We do not own any real property, other than foreclosed properties obtained as a result of lending relationships. We believe that our leased properties, taken as a whole, are in good operating condition and are suitable for our current business operations.

ITEM 3. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

We are currently involved in various legal proceedings incident to the ordinary course of our business, including collection matters with respect to certain loans. We intend to vigorously defend any outstanding claims and pursue our legal rights. In the opinion of our management and based upon the advice of legal counsel, there is no proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of management threatened, which in the event of an adverse decision could result in a material adverse effect on our results of operations or financial condition.

ITEM 4. MINE SAFETY DISCLOSURES

Not applicable.

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PART II

ITEM 5. MARKET FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY, RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS AND ISSUER PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

STOCK PERFORMANCE GRAPH

The following graph commences as of December 31, 2015 and compares the Company’s common stock with the cumulative total return for the NASDAQ Composite Index and the Russell 2000 Index. Furthermore, the following graph assumes the investment of $100 on December 31, 2015 in each of the Company’s common stock, the stocks comprising the NASDAQ Composite Index and the Russell 2000 Index and assumes dividends are reinvested.

Cumulative Total Return

Based on Initial Investment of $100 on December 31, 2015

with dividends reinvested

Our common stock is quoted on NASDAQ under the symbol “MFIN.” Our common stock commenced trading on May 23, 1996. As of March 12, 2021, there were approximately 348 holders of record of our common stock. On March 12, 2021, the last reported sale price of our common stock was $7.56 per share.

We are subject to federal and applicable state corporate income taxes on our taxable ordinary income and capital gains. We have not paid dividends since 2016 and do not currently anticipate paying dividends. We may, however, re-evaluate paying dividends in the future depending on market conditions. There can be no assurance that we will pay any cash distributions, as we may retain our earnings to facilitate the growth of our business, to finance our investments, to provide liquidity, or for other corporate purposes.

We have adopted a dividend reinvestment plan pursuant to which stockholders may elect to have distributions reinvested in additional shares of common stock. When we declare a distribution, all participants will have credited to their plan accounts the number of full and fractional shares (computed to three decimal places) that could be obtained with the cash, net of any applicable withholding taxes that would have been paid to them if they were not participants. The number of full and fractional shares is computed at the weighted average price of all shares of common stock purchased for plan participants within the 30 days after the distribution is declared plus brokerage commissions. The automatic reinvestment of distributions will not release plan participants of any income tax that may be payable on the distribution. Stockholders may terminate their participation in the dividend reinvestment plan by providing written notice to the Plan Agent at least 10 days before any given distribution payment date. Upon termination, we will issue to a stockholder both a certificate for the number of full shares of common stock owned and a check for any fractional shares, valued at the then current market price, less any applicable brokerage commissions and any other costs of sale. There are no additional fees or expenses for participation in the dividend reinvestment plan. Stockholders may obtain additional information about the dividend reinvestment plan by contacting the American Stock Transfer & Trust Company, LLC at 6201 15th Avenue, Brooklyn, NY, 11219.

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UNREGISTERED SALES OF EQUITY SECURITIES AND USE OF PROCEEDS

We did not repurchase any of our shares during the three months ended December 31, 2020. Accordingly, under our Stock Repurchase Program previously authorized by our Board of Directors, up to $22,874,509 of shares remain authorized for repurchase under the program.

ITEM 6. SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA

Reserved

ITEM 7. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

OBJECTIVE

The information contained in this section should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes thereto for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. This section is intended to provide managements perspective of our results of operation. In addition, this section contains forward-looking statements. These forward-looking statements are subject to the inherent uncertainties in predicting future results and conditions. Certain factors that could cause actual results and conditions to differ materially from those projected in these forward-looking statements are described in the Risk Factors section on page 20. Additionally, more information about our business activities can be found in “Business.”

GENERAL

We are a finance company whose strategic focus and growth in recent years has been through Medallion Bank (a wholly-owned subsidiary), which originates consumer loans for the purchase of recreational vehicles, boats, motorcycles, and trailers, and to finance home improvements. Historically we have had a leading position in originating, acquiring, and servicing loans that finance taxi medallions and various types of commercial businesses.

Since Medallion Bank acquired a consumer loan portfolio and began originating consumer loans in 2004, it has increased its consumer loan portfolio at a compound annual growth rate of 16% (19% if there had been no loan sales during 2016, 2017, and 2018). We have transitioned away from medallion lending and have placed our strategic focus on our growing consumer finance portfolios. As a result of our change in strategy, as of December 31, 2020, our consumer loans represented 93% of our net loan portfolio, with commercial loans representing 6% and medallion loans representing 1%. Total assets under management, which includes assets serviced for third party investors, were $1.8 billion as of December 31, 2020, and $1.7 billion as of December 31, 2019, and have grown at a compound annual growth rate of 9% from $215,000,000 at the end of 1996.

Our loan-related earnings depend primarily on our level of net interest income. Net interest income is the difference between the total yield on our loan portfolio and the average cost of borrowed funds. We fund our operations through a wide variety of interest-bearing sources, such as bank certificates of deposit issued to customers, debentures issued to and guaranteed by the SBA, privately placed notes, and bank term debt. Net interest income fluctuates with changes in the yield on our loan portfolio and changes in the cost of borrowed funds, as well as changes in the amount of interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities held by us. Net interest income is also affected by economic, regulatory, and competitive factors that influence interest rates, loan demand, and the availability of funding to finance our lending activities. We, like other financial institutions, are subject to interest rate risk to the degree that our interest-earning assets reprice on a different basis than our interest-bearing liabilities.

We also provide debt, mezzanine, and equity investment capital to companies in a variety of industries, consistent with our investment objectives. These investments may be venture capital style investments which may not be fully collateralized. Our investments are typically in the form of secured debt instruments with fixed interest rates accompanied by an equity stake or warrants to purchase an equity interest for a nominal exercise price (such warrants are included in equity investments on the consolidated balance sheets). Interest income is earned on the debt instruments.

Beginning in 2019, Medallion Bank began the process to build-out a strategic partnership program with financial technology, or fintech, companies. Medallion Bank entered into an initial partnership in 2020 and began issuing its first loans, while continuing to explore opportunities with additional fintech companies.

In recent years, we have focused on growing our consumer lending segments and maintaining the profitability of our commercial lending segment. During the year ended December 31, 2020, we have taken various steps to pursue this strategy and improve our corporate governance, including:

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• carrying-out cost-cutting measures, such as reducing our employee headcount by 21% at our parent company Medallion Financial Corp. and closing satellite offices in Long Island City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Boston, Massachusetts;

• exiting non-core investments, such as selling the assets of LAX Group, LLC on December 16, 2020, and expecting to sell, when practicable to maximize our proceeds, other non-core investments like our remaining art investments of less than $1,000,000 in Medallion Fine Art, Inc.;

• strengthening our initiative to grow the Bank by partnering with two fintech companies in our strategic partnership program; and  

• electing Cynthia A. Hallenbeck as our independent director, resulting in a more independent and diverse board of directors.

On March 7, 2018, a majority of the Company’s shareholders authorized our board of directors to withdraw our election to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, or the 1940 Act, and we withdrew such election effective April 2, 2018. At that point, we were no longer a BDC or subject to the provisions of the 1940 Act applicable to BDCs. Historically, the composition of our assets caused it to meet the definition of an “investment company,” and we made a corresponding election to be treated as a BDC. Now that we have de-elected BDC status, it operates so as to fall outside the definition of an “investment company” or within an applicable exception.

As a result of this change in status, commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018:

• we consolidated the results of Medallion Bank and our other subsidiaries in our financial statements, which, as an investment company, we were previously precluded from doing; and

• with the consolidation of Medallion Bank, given its significance to our overall financial results, we now report as a bank holding company for accounting purposes under Article 9 and Guide 3 of Regulation S-X (but we are not a bank holding company for regulatory purposes).

As we made this change to our financial reporting prospectively, in this report we refer to both accounting in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles, or GAAP, applicable to bank holding companies, or Bank Holding Company Accounting, which applies commencing April 2, 2018, and to that applicable to investment companies under the 1940 Act, or Investment Company Accounting, which applies to prior periods.

Our wholly-owned subsidiary, Medallion Bank, or the Bank, is a bank regulated by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions which originates consumer loans, raises deposits, and conducts other banking activities. The Bank generally provides us with our lowest cost of funds which it raises through bank certificates of deposit. To take advantage of this low cost of funds, historically we have referred a portion of our taxi medallion and commercial loans to the Bank, which originated these loans, and have been serviced by Medallion Servicing Corp., or MSC. However, at this time the Bank is not originating any new medallion loans and is working with MSC to service its existing portfolio. MSC earns referral and servicing fees for these activities.

COVID-19

The ongoing coronavirus, or COVID-19, pandemic, its broad impact and preventive measures taken to contain or mitigate the outbreak have had, and are likely to continue to have, significant negative effects on the US and global economy, employment levels, employee productivity, and financial market conditions. This has had, and may continue to have increasingly negative effects on the ability of our borrowers to repay outstanding loans, the value of collateral securing loans, the demand for loans and other financial services products and consumer discretionary spending. As a result of these or other consequences, the outbreak has adversely and materially affected our business, results of operations and financial condition. The effects of the outbreak on us could be exacerbated given that our business model is largely consumer and small business directed, which are more severely affected by COVID-19 and the preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate the outbreak, including its significant negative effects on consumer discretionary spending. The full extent to which the outbreak will continue to impact our operations will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted at this time, and include the duration, severity and scope of the continued outbreak, the actions taken to contain or mitigate the outbreak and how long, and to what extent the economic recovery from its effects will take.

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We have taken steps to operate through this crisis. For example, in late June our employees returned to work in our New York City offices on a part-time basis in accordance with guidelines issued by New York, while our employees outside New York largely continue to work remotely. While there are elevated risks with our workforce working remotely, we have implemented additional mitigating controls to help reduce such risks. In addition, to better align our structure with profitability and reduce expenses, effective May 11, 2020, we had furloughed approximately 28% of the employees at our parent company, Medallion Financial Corp. As of December 31, 2020, 21% of employees, all of whom were employees of our parent company, Medallion Financial Corp., and no employees of our consolidated subsidiaries remain on furlough. As part of our expense-cutting measures, effective March 2, 2021, we terminated such Medallion Financial Corp. employees on furlough. Additionally, we closed our satellite offices in Long Island City, New York, Chicago, Illinois, and Boston, Massachusetts.

The Bank temporarily increased its cash levels by increasing its deposits, and in order to take advantage of the current lower interest rates. MCI drew on its remaining unfunded commitments and received a commitment from the SBA for $25,000,000 in debenture financing with a ten-year term upon a capital infusion from Medallion Financial. RPAC received $747,000 under the Paycheck Protection Program in the second quarter, and has not yet applied for forgiveness, but expects to do so.

With our consumer business, in March 2020, we adjusted our payment policies and procedures, and created a program to support our borrowers during the pandemic. We have been negotiating payment terms with our borrowers, and allowed them to defer payments up to 180 days. As of December 31, 2020, there were minimal consumer loans on deferral and the level of potential loans 90 days or more past due would have likely resulted in increased charge-offs on the consumer loan portfolios had they not been granted. For our consumer loan portfolios, although we believe that our deferral programs have been effective to date in mitigating the effect of COVID-19, the ultimate effects of COVID-19 on the consumer portfolio remains to be seen. In addition, we increased our allowance for loan losses on consumer loans, and continued to monitor our loan portfolios as market conditions changed in both March and June of 2020. Overall, the effects of the pandemic on us could be exacerbated given that our business model is largely consumer-directed and the pandemic, and preventative measures taken to contain or mitigate the pandemic, had and may increasingly have significant negative effects on consumer discretionary spending.

With our medallion business, we also adjusted our payment policies and procedures and allowed borrowers to defer payments up to 180 days. As of December 31, 2020, there were no medallion loans on deferral and we determined that anticipated payment activity on our medallion portfolio was impossible to quantify upon exit of the deferral moratorium, and therefore deemed all such loans as impaired. As a result, all medallion loans were placed on nonaccrual and written down to a net collateral value of $90,300 for New York City medallions along with write downs in most other markets during the 2020 third quarter and we wrote down the New York City collateral an additional $10,800, to $79,500 net in the 2020 fourth quarter. These writedowns of the medallion assets led to an increase of provision of approximately $25,945,000 related to medallion loans and approximately an additional $20,142,000 related to collateral write down on other owned assets.

Substantially all our medallion loans and related assets are concentrated in New York City. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, in March 2020, the Governor of New York State declared states of emergency for both the State and City of New York, and, since March 2020, economic activity generally and taxi ridership in particular have decreased dramatically in New York City. Despite New York City’s phased reopening plan, there has not been a substantial increase in ridership and gross meter fares. The extent to which the COVID-19 pandemic will continue to adversely affect New York City taxi medallion owners and, by extension, our medallion loans and related assets will depend on future developments, which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted, including the scope and duration of the pandemic, actions taken by governmental authorities, and the direct and indirect impact of the pandemic on taxi medallion owners and the behaviors of people who have historically taken taxis.

Since March 31, 2020, payments on medallion loans have decreased significantly compared to the payments during the first quarter of 2020 and in prior periods. We are actively engaged with many borrowers about modifying their loan agreements, and as a result, we placed all medallion loans on TDR as we work with borrowers. We will continue to monitor our medallion loan portfolio and related assets, which may result in additional write-downs, charge-offs or impairments, the impact of which could be material to our results of operations and financial condition.

In regards to our commercial business, many of our mezzanine portfolio companies were able to access the Paycheck Protection Program, providing needed liquidity during a period of depressed market demands. For the mezzanine portfolio, performance is slowly recovering although lingering impacts of COVID-19 continues to weigh on performance. Refer to “Risk Factors -- The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, and the related significant negative impact on the global economy and financial markets, have had and could further have a material adverse impact on our business, operating results, and financial condition.”

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES AND ESTIMATES

We follow financial accounting and reporting policies that are in accordance with GAAP. Some of these significant accounting policies require management to make difficult, subjective or complex judgments. The policies noted below, however, are deemed to be our “critical accounting policies” under the definition given to this term by the SEC. According to the SEC, “critical accounting policies” mean those policies that are most important to the presentation of a company’s financial condition and results of operations, and require management’s most difficult, subjective, or complex judgments, often as a result of the need to make estimates about the effect of matters that are inherently uncertain.

The judgments used by management in applying the critical accounting policies may be affected by deterioration in the economic environment, which may result in changes to future financial results. Specifically, subsequent evaluations of the loan portfolio, in light of the factors then prevailing, may result in significant changes to the allowance for loan losses in future periods, and the inability to collect on outstanding loans could result in increased loan losses.

Allowance for Loan Losses

In analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company uses historical delinquency and actual loss rates with a three-year look-back period for medallion loans and a one-year look-back period for recreation and home improvement loans, and uses historical loss experience and other projections for commercial loans. The allowance is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and size of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and excess concentration risks. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available.

Our methodology to calculate the general reserve portion of the allowance includes the use of quantitative and qualitative factors. We initially determine an allowance based on quantitative loss factors for loans evaluated collectively for impairment. The quantitative loss factors are based primarily on historical loss rates, after considering loan type, historical loss and delinquency experience. The quantitative loss factors applied in the methodology are periodically re-evaluated and adjusted to reflect changes in historical loss levels or other risks. Qualitative loss factors are used to modify the reserve determined by the quantitative factors and are designed to account for losses that may not be included in the quantitative calculation according to management’s best judgment. Performing loans are recorded at book value and the general reserve maintained to absorb expected losses consistent with GAAP.

All medallion loans that reach 90 days or more delinquent require a specific allowance for those loans, which is determined on an individual basis. We deem a loan impaired when, based on current information and events, it is probable that we will be unable to collect the amounts due in accordance with the original contractual terms of the loan agreement, including scheduled principal and interest payments. All impaired loans also require a specific allowance. We charge-off loans in the period that such loans are deemed uncollectible or when they reach 120 days delinquent regardless of whether the loan is a recreation, home improvement, or medallion loan.

The methodology used in the periodic review of reserve adequacy, which is performed at least quarterly, is designed to be responsive to changes in portfolio credit quality and inherent credit losses. The changes are reflected in both the pooled formula reserve and in specific reserves as the collectability of larger classified loans is regularly recalculated with new information as it becomes available. Management is primarily responsible for the overall adequacy of the allowance.

Medallion Loan Collateral Valuation

Due to the low volume of market transfer activity as medallion values declined in recent years, the determination of taxi medallion collateral fair value has been derived quarterly for each jurisdiction taking into consideration recent market transfer activity, to the extent it is available, as well as a discounted cash flow model when trading activity alone was deemed insufficient or unreliable. In general, recent market transfers published by each jurisdiction have been analyzed to derive the median transfer activity value.  However, depending on the circumstances, when analyzing transfer activity, transactions which management determined from available information not to be arms-length have been excluded from the calculation of the median transfer value. When discounted cash flow models have been used, significant inputs typically include the discount rate, taxi fare/lease revenue, and associated expenses such as vehicle costs, fuel, credit card processing fees, repair costs, and insurance premiums. A higher discount rate, lower taxi fare/lease revenue and higher associated expenses would each produce a lower fair value. At period end, the transfer activity and, if applicable, discounted cash flow values, are taken into consideration to arrive at a fair value of the medallion collateral in each jurisdiction. For the current period, transfer activity was the primary consideration utilized in our valuation process.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and intangible assets arose as a result of the excess of the fair value that was determined by an independent third party expert over the book value of several of our previously unconsolidated portfolio investment companies as of April 2, 2018. Goodwill is tested annually for impairment by a third party expert and is reviewed by management quarterly. For the annual goodwill testing, the assessment is based upon the Bank goodwill of $150,803,000 and the race organization intangible asset of $26,165,000, both of which utilized a step zero qualitative impairment analysis based on historical and projected financial data. The Bank-related intangible assets are amortized over their approximate useful life.

Deferred Taxes

Deferred taxes reflect the impact of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their tax basis and are stated at tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Deferred tax assets are recognized subject to management’s judgment that it is more like than not that it will be recognized. In addition, a valuation allowance is recorded when it is deemed that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized due to the temporary differences.

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Average Balances and Rates

The following table shows the Company’s consolidated average balance sheets, interest income and expense, and the average interest earning/bearing assets and liabilities, and which reflect the average yield on assets and average costs on liabilities as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,															Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2020								2019							2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Balance		Interest			Average Yield/Cost			Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Cost			Average Balance		Interest		Average Yield/Cost
Interest-earning assets
Interest earning cash equivalents	$	1,528	$	37			2.42	%	$	—	$	—		0.00	%	$	—	$	—		0.00	%
Federal funds sold		65,783		129			0.20			36,444		574		1.58			45,836		508		1.47
Investment securities		46,691		997			2.14			45,283		1,285		2.84			44,789		850		2.52
Loans
Recreation		743,118		110,706			14.90			646,425		99,463		15.39			579,440		68,870		15.78
Home improvement		282,202		27,273			9.66			209,842		19,943		9.50			187,570		12,799		9.06
Commercial		69,293		7,334			10.58			63,039		7,632		12.11			78,501		7,459		12.61
Medallion		71,821		(1,518	)		(2.11	)		127,109		3,665		2.88			234,476		6,317		3.58
Strategic partnerships		9		4			44.44			—		—		—			—		—		—
Total loans		1,166,443		143,799			12.33			1,046,415		130,703		12.49			1,079,987		95,445		11.73
Total interest-earning assets		1,280,445		144,962			11.32			1,128,142		132,562		11.75			1,170,612		96,803		10.98
Non-interest-earning assets
Cash		19,312								30,494							12,131
Equity investments		10,385								9,560							10,665
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure(1)		50,893								51,924							56,397
Goodwill and intangible assets		202,618								204,063							210,441
Income tax receivable		702								771							—
Other assets		47,488								44,252							37,542
Total non-interest-earning assets		331,398								341,064							327,176
Total assets	$	1,611,843							$	1,469,206						$	1,497,788
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits	$	1,043,096	$	22,330			2.14	%	$	916,416	$	22,521		2.46	%	$	891,588	$	14,230		2.12	%
DZ loan		—		—			—			—		—		—			67,935		2,126		4.15
SBA debentures and borrowings		71,490		2,633			3.68			76,544		2,985		3.90			79,157		2,300		3.86
Retail and privately placed notes		70,384		6,813			9.68			59,252		5,789		9.77			33,625		2,625		10.36
Preferred securities		33,000		966			2.97			33,000		1,522		4.61			33,000		1,111		4.47
Notes payable to banks		32,246		1,246			3.86			45,506		2,069		4.55			67,732		2,305		4.52
Other borrowings		8,270		163			1.97			8,028		159		1.98			8,286		119		1.91
Total interest-bearing liabilities		1,258,486		34,151			2.71			1,138,746		35,045		3.08			1,181,323		24,816		2.79
Non-interest-bearing liabilities
Deferred tax liability		4,959								7,602							1,549
Other liabilities (2)		29,174								28,331							22,743
Total non-interest-bearing liabilities		34,133								35,933							24,292
Total liabilities		1,292,619								1,174,679							1,205,615
Non-controlling interest		71,904								31,450							27,318
Total stockholders’ equity		247,320								263,077							264,855
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,611,843							$	1,469,206						$	1,497,788
Net interest income			$	110,811							$	97,517						$	71,987
Net interest margin							8.65	%						8.64	%						8.19	%

(1) Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by the Bank of $3,535, $8,163 and $3,134 as of December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

(2) Includes deferred financing costs of $5,805 and $5,105 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, our net loans receivable yielded 12.33% (compared to 12.49% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019), mainly driven by the slight decline in the recreation loan average yield, which had been driven by the increase in the reserves as a result of COVID-19 as well as lower interest due to deferrals granted during the year. In addition, in 2020 there was a decline on the commercial loan yield as a result of the increase in non-accrual loans, and in the medallion

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portfolio, also due to all loans being placed on non-accrual. The debt, mainly certificates of deposit, helps fund the growing consumer loan business and as market rates have decreased, so has the average cost of borrowing.

Rate/Volume Analysis

The following table presents the change in interest income and expense due to changes in the average balances (volume) and average rates, calculated for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,																		Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2020									2019									2018
(Dollars in thousands)	Increase (Decrease) In Volume			Increase (Decrease) In Rate			Net Change			Increase (Decrease) In Volume			Increase (Decrease) In Rate			Net Change			Increase (Decrease) In Volume			Increase (Decrease) In Rate			Net Change
Interest-earning assets
Interest earning cash and cash equivalents	$	29		$	—		$	29		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—
Federal funds sold		472			(910	)		(438	)		(294	)		75			(219	)		142			18			160
Investment securities		46			(332	)		(286	)		3			129			132			30			12			42
Loans
Recreation		15,078			(3,832	)		11,246			10,531			(2,756	)		7,775			2,089			(1,427	)		662
Home improvement		6,933			396			7,329			2,558			487			3,045			28			160			188
Commercial		803			(1,101	)		(298	)		(1,933	)		(850	)		(2,783	)		(153	)		314			161
Medallion		(1,734	)		(3,448	)		(5,182	)		(2,245	)		(972	)		(3,217	)		(962	)		(1,460	)		(2,422	)
Strategic partnerships		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Total loans		21,080			(7,985	)		13,095			8,911			(4,091	)		4,820			1,002			(2,413	)		(1,411	)
Total interest-earning assets	$	21,627		$	(9,227	)	$	12,400		$	8,620		$	(3,887	)	$	4,733		$	1,174		$	(2,383	)	$	(1,209	)
Interest-bearing liabilities
Deposits	$	3,213		$	(3,402	)	$	(189	)	$	409		$	2,913		$	3,322		$	218		$	1,203		$	1,421
DZ loan		—			—			—			(2,367	)		—			(2,367	)		(679	)		(41	)		(720	)
SBA debentures and borrowings		(190	)		(162	)		(352	)		(130	)		32			(98	)		32			(2	)		30
Retail and privately placed notes		1,093			(69	)		1,024			2,464			(172	)		2,292			—			(19	)		(19	)
Preferred securities		—			(557	)		(557	)		—			24			24			—			79			79
Notes payable to banks		(515	)		(308	)		(823	)		(979	)		32			(947	)		(190	)		108			(82	)
Other borrowings		1			2			3			1			(2	)		(1	)		2			4			6
Total interest-bearing liabilities	$	3,602		$	(4,496	)	$	(894	)	$	(602	)	$	2,827		$	2,225		$	(617	)	$	1,332		$	715
Net	$	18,025		$	(4,731	)	$	13,294		$	9,222		$	(6,714	)	$	2,508		$	1,791		$	(3,715	)	$	(1,924	)

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, interest income increased primarily due to the increased volume of our consumer loan portfolios, even as the average rate decreased on the recreation loan portfolio. Additionally, we continued to see a decline in our overall medallion portfolio as all loans had been placed on non-accrual, and they have continued to age 120 days or more past due and be charged-off to loan collateral in process of foreclosure. Interest expense decreased for 2020 primarily driven by the overall decrease in borrowing rates, mainly on the deposits.

Our interest expense is driven by the interest rates payable on our bank certificates of deposit, short-term credit facilities with banks, fixed-rate, long-term debentures issued to the SBA, and other short-term notes payable. The Bank issues brokered bank certificates of deposit, which are our lowest borrowing costs. The Bank is able to bid on these deposits at a wide variety of maturity levels which allows for improved interest rate management strategies.

Our cost of funds is primarily driven by the rates paid on our various debt instruments and their relative mix, and changes in the levels of average borrowings outstanding. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for details on the terms of our outstanding debt. Our debentures issued to the SBA typically have terms of ten years.

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We measure our borrowing costs as our aggregate interest expense for all of our interest-bearing liabilities divided by the average amount of such liabilities outstanding during the period. The tables above as well as below show the average borrowings and related borrowing costs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018.

(Dollars in thousands)	Interest Expense		Average Balance		Average Borrowing Costs
December 31, 2018 (1)
Deposits	$	14,230	$	891,588		2.14	%
DZ loan		2,928		81,256		3.60
SBA debentures and borrowings		3,049		79,016		3.86
Notes payable to banks		3,118		71,353		4.37
Retail notes		3,500		33,625		10.41
Preferred securities		1,423		33,000		4.31
Other borrowings		119		8,286		1.93
Total borrowings	$	28,367	$	1,198,124		2.37

(1) Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

We continue to seek SBA funding through Medallion Capital to the extent it offers attractive rates. SBA financing subjects its recipients to limits on the amount of secured bank debt they may incur. We use SBA funding to fund loans that qualify under the Small Business Investment Act of 1985, as amended, or the SBIA, and SBA regulations. In July 2020, we obtained a $25,000,000 commitment from the SBA. We believe that financing operations primarily with short-term floating rate secured bank debt has generally decreased our interest expense, but has also increased our exposure to the risk of increases in market interest rates, which we mitigate with certain interest rate strategies. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, short-term adjustable rate debt constituted 4% of total debt.

Loans

The gross loans are reported at the principal amount outstanding, inclusive of deferred loan acquisition costs, which primarily includes deferred fees paid to loan originators, and which is amortized to interest income over the life of the loan. During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, there was continued growth in the consumer lending segments, which was partially offset by the continued shrinkage of the medallion portfolio as loans have continued to age over 120 days and be transferred to loan collateral in the process of foreclosure and payments received from borrowers. In addition, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in charge-offs and loans transferred for the medallion segment.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Strategic Partnership			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	—		$	1,160,855
Loan originations		294,885			193,098			7,575			—			1,663			497,221
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(187,989	)		(105,813	)		(13,183	)		(13,207	)		(1,639	)		(321,831	)
Charge-offs, net		(14,457	)		(1,229	)		(28	)		(42,648	)		—			(58,362	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,871	)		—			—			(32,383	)		—			(47,254	)
Amortization of origination costs		(7,809	)		1,910			8			(131	)		—			(6,022	)
Amortization of loan premium		(191	)		(320	)		—			(2,531	)		—			(3,042	)
FASB origination costs, net		9,786			(937	)		—			36			—			8,885
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			1,188			—			—			1,188
Transfer to other foreclosed property		—			—			—			(1,800	)		—			(1,800	)
Gross loans – December 31, 2020	$	792,686		$	334,033		$	65,327		$	37,768		$	24		$	1,229,838

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Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2018	$	587,038		$	183,155		$	64,083		$	183,606		$	1,017,882
Loan originations		301,403			142,112			18,578			—			462,093
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(146,873	)		(76,157	)		(13,553	)		(15,070	)		(251,653	)
Charge-offs, net		(17,419	)		(786	)		(819	)		(18,664	)		(37,688	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,512	)		—			—			(16,836	)		(31,348	)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,428	)		1,561			34			(119	)		(4,952	)
Amortization of loan premium		(247	)		(416	)		—			(2,626	)		(3,289	)
FASB origination costs, net		10,370			(2,145	)		610			141			8,976
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			834			—			834
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	1,160,855

The following table presents the approximate maturities and sensitivity to change in interest rates for our loans as of December 31, 2020.

	Loan Maturity
(Dollars in thousands)	Within 1 year		After 1 to 5 years		After 5 to 15 years		After 15 years		Total
Fixed-rate	$	25,031	$	172,189	$	947,738	$	46,749	$	1,191,707
Recreation		1,690		76,079		678,714		59		756,542
Home improvement		13,777		17,494		258,924		46,690		336,885
Commercial		74		53,373		10,100		—		63,547
Medallion		9,490		25,243		—		—		34,733
Adjustable-rate	$	6,522		7,498		26		—		14,046
Recreation		5,101		5,706		26		—		10,833
Home improvement		—		—		—		—		—
Commercial		—		1,792		—		—		1,792
Medallion		1,421	-			—		—		1,421
Total loans(1)(2)	$	31,553	$	179,687	$	947,764	$	46,749	$	1,205,753

(1) Excludes strategic partnership loans.

(2) As of December 31, 2020, there were no floating-rate loans.

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Provision and Allowance for Loan Loss

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, New York taxi medallion values decreased to a net realizable value of $79,500, from $167,000 at December 31, 2019, and all medallions were deemed impaired due to the current COVID-19 pandemic. The impairment and decline in medallion values led to an increase in provision of approximately $25,945. For certain consumer loans, the reserve percentages were increased 25-100 basis points, also due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Both consumer and medallion loans were placed on deferral during the year, but as loans were no longer in deferral, there was continuing aging of recreation and medallion loans to 120 days or more, and charged-down to their collateral value. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, New York taxi medallion values decreased from $181,000 to $167,000.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019
Allowance for loan losses – beginning balance	$	46,093		$	36,395
Charge-offs
Recreation		(23,543	)		(24,433	)
Home improvement		(2,909	)		(2,504	)
Commercial		(31	)		(819	)
Medallion		(49,361	)		(22,205	)
Total charge-offs		(75,844	)		(49,961	)
Recoveries
Recreation		9,086			7,014
Home improvement		1,680			1,718
Commercial		3			—
Medallion		6,713			3,541
Total recoveries		17,482			12,273
Net charge-offs (1)		(58,362	)		(37,688	)
Provision for loan losses		69,817			47,386
Allowance for loan losses – ending balance (2) (3)	$	57,548		$	46,093

(1) As of December 31, 2020, net cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

(2) As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

(3) As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan loss and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

The following tables set forth the allowance for loan losses by type as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	27,348		48	%		3.45	%		378.20	%
Home improvement		5,157		9			1.54		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,043		43			66.31			68.01
Total	$	57,548		100	%		4.68	%		93.17	%

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	18,075		39	%		2.53	%		228.25	%
Home improvement		2,608		6			1.05		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,410		55			19.48			389.84
Total	$	46,093		100	%		3.97	%		174.04	%

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As of December 31, 2020, there was an increase in the allowance for loan losses as related to the recreation loan portfolio as compared to December 31, 2019. This change was due to the significant increase in loans originated during the year, along with the increased in reserve percentages as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. For the medallion loans, there was a significant increase in the reserve as a percentage of the total loans which had been driven by all medallion loans being deemed impaired, and also driven by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The following table sets forth the pre-tax changes in our unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Medallion Loans			Commercial Loans			Investments in Subsidiaries		Equity Investments			Investments Other Than Securities			Total
Balance December 31, 2017	$	(20,338	)	$	(513	)	$	158,920	$	3,121		$	(1,490	)	$	139,700
Net change in unrealized
Appreciation on investments		—			—			38,795		(998	)		—			37,797
Depreciation on investments		(38,170	)		18			—		—			(1,915	)		(40,067	)
Reversal of unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) related to realized
Gains on investments		—			—			—		—			—			—
Losses on investments		34,747			—			—		—			—			34,747
Balance March 31, 2018		(23,761	)		(495	)		197,715		2,123			(3,405	)		172,177

Under both Bank Holding Company Accounting and Investment Company Accounting, we generally follow a practice of discontinuing the accrual of interest income on our loans that are in arrears as to payments for a period of 90 days or more. We deliver a default notice and begin foreclosure and liquidation proceedings when management determines that pursuit of these remedies is the most appropriate course of action under the circumstances. A loan is considered to be delinquent if the borrower fails to make a payment on time; however, during the course of discussion on delinquent status, we may agree to modify the payment terms of the loan with a borrower that cannot make payments in accordance with the original loan agreement. For loan modifications, the loan will only be returned to accrual status if all past due interest and principal payments are brought fully current. For credit that is collateral based, we evaluate the anticipated net residual value we would receive upon foreclosure of such loans, if necessary. There can be no assurance, however, that the collateral securing these loans will be adequate in the event of foreclosure. For credit that is cash flow-based, we assess our collateral position, and evaluate most of these relationships as ongoing businesses, expecting to locate and install a new operator to run the business and reduce the debt. We cannot predict the ultimate impact that the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic will have on the loan portfolios due to the greater than typical uncertainty surrounding COVID-19 and its related significant negative effects on the economy and financial markets.

For the consumer loan portfolio, the process to repossess the collateral is started at 60 days past due. If the collateral is not located and the account reaches 120 days delinquent, the account is charged-off to realized losses. If the collateral is repossessed, a realized loss is recorded to write the collateral down to its net realizable value, and the collateral is sent to auction. When the collateral is sold, the net auction proceeds are applied to the account, and any remaining balance is written off as a realized loss, and any excess proceeds are recorded as a recovery. Proceeds collected on charged-off accounts are recorded as recoveries. All collection, repossession, and recovery efforts are handled on behalf of the Bank by the servicer.

The following table shows the trend in loans 90 days or more past due as of the dates indicated.

	December 31, 2020					December 31, 2019					December 31, 2018
(Dollars in  thousands)	Amount		% (1)			Amount		% (1)			Amount		% (1)
Recreation	$	5,343		0.5	%	$	5,800		0.5	%	$	4,133		0.4	%
Home improvement		170		0.0			184		0.0			135		0.0
Commercial		75		0.0			107		0.0			279		0.0
Medallion		1,290		0.1			2,572		0.2			16,678		1.7
Total loans 90 days or more past due	$	6,878		0.6	%	$	8,663		0.7	%	$	21,225		2.1	%

(1) Percentages are calculated against the total or managed loan portfolio, as appropriate.  

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We estimate that the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of our medallion loans was approximately 327%, 190%, and 220% as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Recreation and medallion loans that reach 120 days past due are charged down to collateral value and reclassified to loan collateral in process of foreclosure. The following table shows the activity of loan collateral in process of foreclosure for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711
Transfer from loans, net		14,871			32,403			47,274
Sales		(7,512	)		(300	)		(7,812	)
Cash payments received		—			(5,687	)		(5,687	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(7,403	)		(24,523	)		(31,926	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2020	$	1,432		$	53,128		$	54,560

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2018	$	1,503		$	47,992		$	49,495
Transfer from loans, net		14,512			16,836			31,348
Sales		(7,591	)		(1,515	)		(9,106	)
Cash payments received		—			(7,697	)		(7,697	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(6,948	)		(4,381	)		(11,329	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711

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The following table presents the gain/loss experience on the investment portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2018
Realized gains (losses) on loans and equity    investments
Medallion loans	$	(34,747	)
Commercial loans		2
Total loans		(34,745	)
Total realized losses on loans    and equity investments	$	(34,745	)
Net realized losses on investments at Medallion    Bank and other controlled subsidiaries		(23,073	)
Total managed realized losses on loans    and equity investments	$	(57,818	)
Realized gains (losses) as a % of average    balances outstanding
Medallion loans		(65.74	)%
Commercial loans		0.01
Total loans		(45.96	)
Net investments		(30.89	)
Net investments at Medallion Bank and other    controlled subsidiaries		(9.66	)%
Managed net investments		(18.22	)%

The following table sets forth the pre-tax changes in our unrealized and realized gains and losses in the investment portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	March 31, 2018
Net change in unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) on investments
Unrealized appreciation	$	(998	)
Unrealized depreciation		(38,152	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments in    Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries		29,115
Realized gains		—
Realized losses		34,747
Net unrealized losses on investments other than    securities and other assets		(1,915	)
Total	$	22,797
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
Realized gains	$	—
Realized losses		(34,747	)
Other gains		—
Direct recoveries (charge-offs)		2
Total	$	(34,745	)

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SEGMENT RESULTS

We manage our financial results under four operating segments; recreation lending, home improvement lending, commercial lending, and medallion lending. We also show results for two non-operating segments; RPAC and corporate and other investments. All results are for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Recreation Lending

The recreation lending segment is a high-growth prime and non-prime consumer finance business which is a significant source of income for us, accounting for 76% and 75% of our interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and 71% for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The loans are secured primarily by RVs, boats, and trailers with RV loans making up 60% of the portfolio, boat loans making up 19% of the portfolio, and trailer loans making up 12% of the portfolio as of December 31, 2020, compared to 61%, 19%, and 12% as of December 31, 2019. Recreation loans are made to borrowers residing in all fifty states, with the highest concentrations in Texas, California, and Florida, at 17%, 10%, and 9% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019 and with no other states over 9%.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the recreation portfolio continued to grow, leading to an increase in interest income and net income for the year, even as the allowance percentage increased. During the nine months ended December 31, 2018, the recreation segment grew and also included a third quarter sale of $55,979,000 of recreation loans for a gain of $3,093,000, included in non-interest income (expense).

The following table presents certain financial data and ratios as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Selected Earnings Data
Total interest income	$	110,706		$	99,463		$	68,870
Total interest expense		13,013			13,304			6,986
Net interest income		97,693			86,159			61,884
Provision for loan losses		23,736			28,638			15,118
Net interest income after loss provision		73,957			57,521			46,766
Total other income (expense), net		(27,341	)		(23,490	)		(14,242	)
Net income before taxes		46,616			34,031			32,524
Income tax provision		(12,004	)		(8,813	)		(8,579	)
Net income after taxes	$	34,612		$	25,218		$	23,945
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans, gross	$	792,686		$	713,332		$	587,038
Total loan allowance		27,348			18,075			6,856
Total loans, net		765,338			695,257			580,182
Total assets		777,605			707,377			590,746
Total borrowings		621,735			563,805			434,527
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		4.59	%		3.84	%		5.48	%
Return on average equity		22.93			17.19			22.60
Interest yield		14.90			15.39			15.78
Net interest margin		13.15			13.33			14.18
Reserve coverage		3.45			2.53			1.17
Delinquency status (1)		0.70			0.84			0.73
Charge-off%		1.95			2.69			1.89

(1) Loans 90 days or more past due.

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Home Improvement Lending

The home improvement lending segment works with contractors and financial service providers to finance residential home improvements and is concentrated in swimming pools, roofs, windows, and solar panels at 27%, 24%, 13%, and 8% at December 31, 2020, as compared to 23%, 21%, 14%, and 12% of total loans outstanding at December 31, 2019, with no other collateral types over 8%. Home improvement loans are made to borrowers residing in all fifty states, with the highest concentrations in Florida, Texas, and Ohio at 11%, 11%, and 9% at December 31, 2020, as compared to 11%, 11%, and 10% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2019, and with no other states over 9%.

For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, the home improvement loan portfolio continued to grow, leading to an increase in interest income and overall net income. In September 2018, we sold $44,909,000 of home improvement loans for a gain of $2,079,000, which is included in other income (expense).

The following table presents certain financial data and ratios as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Selected Earnings Data
Total interest income	$	27,273		$	19,943		$	12,799
Total interest expense		5,699			4,757			2,290
Net interest income		21,574			15,186			10,509
Provision for loan losses		3,778			1,598			2,453
Net interest income after loss provision		17,796			13,588			8,056
Other income (expense), net		(9,611	)		(7,520	)		(3,093	)
Net income before taxes		8,185			6,068			4,963
Income tax provision		(2,108	)		(1,572	)		(1,319	)
Net income after taxes	$	6,077		$	4,496		$	3,644
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans, gross	$	334,033		$	247,324		$	183,155
Total loan allowance		5,157			2,608			1,796
Total loans, net		328,876			244,716			181,359
Total assets		340,494			252,704			188,892
Total borrowings		272,284			201,605			143,815
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		2.07	%		2.20	%		2.56	%
Return on average equity		10.35			10.22			11.30
Interest yield		9.66			9.50			9.06
Net interest margin		7.62			7.24			7.44
Reserve coverage		1.54			1.05			0.98
Delinquency status (1)		0.05			0.07			0.07
Charge-off%		0.44			0.37			0.46

(1) Loans 90 days or more past due.

Commercial Lending

We originate both senior and subordinated loans nationwide to businesses in a variety of industries, more than 53% of which are located in the Midwest region, with the rest scattered across the country. These mezzanine loans are primarily secured by a second position on all assets of the businesses and generally range in amount from $2,000,000 to $5,000,000 at origination, and typically include an equity component as part of the financing. The commercial lending business has concentrations in manufacturing and professional, scientific, and technical services making up 57% and 14% of loans outstanding at December 31, 2020, and 63% and 13% at December 31, 2019.

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The following table presents certain financial data and ratios as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The commercial segment encompasses the mezzanine lending business, and the other legacy commercial loans (immaterial to total) have been allocated to corporate and other investments.

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Selected Earnings Data
Total interest income	$	6,926		$	7,183		$	7,076
Total interest expense		2,538			2,833			1,502
Net interest income		4,388			4,350			5,574
Provision for loan losses		—			364			—
Net interest income after loss provision		4,388			3,986			5,574
Other income (expense), net		(3,196	)		(1,149	)		(1,824	)
Net income before taxes		1,192			2,837			3,750
Income tax provision		(299	)		(684	)		(862	)
Net income after taxes	$	893		$	2,153		$	2,888
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans, gross	$	62,037		$	66,405		$	59,973
Total loan allowance		—			—			—
Total loans, net		62,037			66,405			59,973
Total assets		80,622			84,924			93,807
Total borrowings		65,924			68,666			53,719
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		1.07	%		2.44	%		4.27	%
Return on average equity		5.17			12.21			9.43
Interest yield		10.51			11.39			14.25
Net interest margin		6.66			6.90			11.23
Reserve coverage(1)		0.00			0.00			0.00
Delinquency status (1) (2)		0.11			0.15			0.44
Charge-off% (3)		0.04			1.30			0.00

(1) Ratio is based off of total commercial balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loans balances.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending business, and relates to the total loan business.

	December 31, 2020					December 31, 2019
Geographic Concentrations	Total Gross Loans		% of Market			Total Gross Loans		% of Market
Michigan	$	10,461		17	%	$	10,331		16	%
Illinois		9,473		15			9,359		14
North Carolina		6,836		11			5,250		8
Minnesota		5,679		9			9,462		14
Texas		5,559		9			3,306		5
California		5,000		8			4,997		8
Other (1)		19,029		31			23,700		35
Total	$	62,037		100	%	$	66,405		100	%

(1) Includes seven other states, which were all under 7% as of December 31, 2020, and nine other states, which were all under 8% as of December 31, 2019.

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Medallion Lending

The medallion lending segment operates mainly in the New York City, Newark, and Chicago markets. We have a long history of owning, managing, and financing taxi fleets, taxi medallions, and corporate car services. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, we saw a significant decline in the medallion collateral value from $167,000 at December 31, 2019 to $79,500 as of December 31, 2020, which was primarily due to the current COVID-19 pandemic, and we recognized an additional net loss of $41,652,000 due to the reserves and write-down of collateral related to the loans in process of foreclosure. Additionally, we had deemed all medallion loans impaired and placed them on nonaccrual in the third quarter of 2020. For the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, we saw the taxi medallion values decline slightly in the New York City and Chicago markets, although we did see an improvement in collections. For the nine months ended December 31, 2018, we saw a leveling off in the medallion values in the New York City market, while in other markets there were declines in values. During the 2018 fourth quarter, we deconsolidated Trust III, which resulted in a gain of $25,325,000, leading to an overall decline in medallion loans. All the loans are secured by the medallions and enhanced by personal guarantees of the shareholders and owners.

The following table presents certain financial data and ratios as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018. 

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Selected Earnings Data
Total interest income (loss)	$	(1,518	)	$	3,665		$	6,317
Total interest expense		3,610			7,962			10,125
Net interest loss		(5,128	)		(4,297	)		(3,808	)
Provision for loan losses		42,276			16,331			41,437
Net interest loss after loss provision		(47,404	)		(20,628	)		(45,245	)
Other income (expense), net		(30,366	)		(10,493	)		9,742
Net loss before taxes		(77,770	)		(31,121	)		(35,503	)
Income tax benefit		19,520			7,596			7,938
Net loss after taxes	$	(58,250	)	$	(23,525	)	$	(27,565	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans, gross	$	37,768		$	130,432		$	183,606
Total loan allowance		25,043			25,410			27,743
Total loans, net		12,725			105,022			155,863
Total assets		124,554			217,483			273,501
Total borrowings		98,636			176,825			294,465
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		(33.21	)%		(9.73	)%		(10.13	)%
Return on average equity		(165.21	)		(48.49	)	NM
Interest yield		(2.11	)		2.88			3.58
Net interest margin		(7.14	)		(3.38	)		(2.16	)
Reserve coverage		66.31			19.48			15.11
Delinquency status (1)		3.57			2.04			9.43
Charge-off%		59.38			14.68			7.76

(1) Loans 90 days or more past due.

	December 31, 2020					December 31, 2019
Geographic Concentration	Total Gross Loans		% of Market			Total Gross Loans		% of Market
New York City	$	33,657		89	%	$	115,340		88	%
Newark		3,811		10			14,316		11
All Other		300		1			776		1
Total	$	37,768		100	%	$	130,432		100	%

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	December 31, 2020					December 31, 2019
Geographic Concentration	Total Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure Loans		% of Market			Total Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure Loans		% of Market
New York City	$	38,738		73	%	$	41,494		81	%
Newark		7,994		15			2,277		4
Chicago		6,057		11			6,425		13
All Other		339		1			1,039		2
Total	$	53,128		100	%	$	51,235		100	%

RPAC

We are the majority owner and managing member of RPAC Racing, LLC, a performance and marketing company for NASCAR. Revenues are mainly earned through sponsorships and race winning activity over the ten month race season (February through November) during the year. As a result of COVID-19, the race season was suspended from March 15, 2020 through May 17, 2020. As states began to reopen, NASCAR began racing and completed all races on a revised schedule.

The following table presents certain financial data and ratios as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018. 

	Twelve Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Selected Earnings Data
Sponsorship, race winnings, and other income	$	20,042		$	18,742		$	14,368
Race and other expenses		16,339			15,938			18,597
Interest expense		163			159			121
Total expenses		16,502			16,097			18,718
Net income (loss) before taxes		3,540			2,645			(4,350	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(889	)		(329	)		1,108
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	2,651		$	2,316		$	(3,242	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total assets	$	33,711		$	31,538		$	29,925
Total borrowings		8,689			7,794			7,649
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		7.98	%		7.28	%		(11.69	)%
Return on average equity	NM				(96.37	)	NM

Corporate and Other Investments

This non-operating segment relates to our equity and investment securities as well as our legacy commercial business, other assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses not allocated to the operating segments. Commencing with the 2020 second quarter, the Bank began issuing loans related to the new strategic partnership business, which is currently included within this segment, for a total of $24,000 of net loans as of December 31, 2020. This segment also reflects the elimination of all intercompany activity among the consolidated entities.

The following table presents certain financial data and ratios as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018. 

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(Dollars in thousands)	Twelve Months Ended December 31,						Nine Months Ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Selected Earnings Data
Total interest income	$	1,575		$	2,308		$	1,741
Total interest expense		9,128			6,030			3,792
Net interest loss		(7,553	)		(3,722	)		(2,051	)
Total interest expense		27			—			—
Net interest loss		(7,580	)		(3,722	)		(2,051	)
Other income (expense), net		(11,164	)		(8,401	)		(6,489	)
Net loss before taxes		(18,744	)		(12,123	)		(8,540	)
Income tax benefit		5,854			3,461			1,005
Net loss after taxes	$	(12,890	)	$	(8,662	)	$	(7,535	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans, gross	$	3,314		$	3,362		$	4,110
Total loan allowance		—			—			—
Total loans, net		3,314			3,362			4,110
Total assets		285,425			247,641			204,975
Total borrowings		244,987			150,898			127,853
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		(5.06	)%		(3.71	)%		(4.07	)%
Return on average equity		(23.29	)		(14.26	)		(12.37	)

Summary Consolidated Financial Ratios

The below presents selected financial ratios for the Company, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

(Dollars in thousands, Except  per share data)	Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020			Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Selected financial ratios
Return on average assets (ROA)		(2.16	)%		(0.12	)%		(0.90	)%
Return on average equity (ROE)		(10.90	)		(0.59	)		(4.62	)
Dividend payout ratio		—			—			—
Net interest margin		8.65			8.64			8.19
Other income ratio (2)		(0.46	)		1.81			1.88
Total expense ratio (3)		7.51			9.18			9.77
Equity to assets (1)		18.54			21.70			21.00
Debt to equity (1)	4.3x			3.5x			3.7x
Loans receivable to assets		71	%		72	%		71	%
Net charge-offs		58,362			37,688			22,613
Net charge-offs as a % of average loans receivable		5.00	%		3.60	%		2.73	%
Allowance coverage ratio		4.68			3.97			3.58

(1) Includes $73,153, $71,320 and $27,596 related to the non-controlling interests in consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) Other income ratio represents other income divided by average interest earning assets, and excludes the gain on the deconsolidation of Trust III of $25,325 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. See Note 20 for additional information.

(3) Total expense ratio represents total expenses (interest expense, operating expenses, and income taxes) divided by average interest earning assets.

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Consolidated Results of Operations

For the Year Ended December 31, 2020 Compared to the Year Ended December 31, 2019

Net loss attributable to shareholders was $34,783,000, or $1.42 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to the net loss attributable to shareholders of $1,762,000, or $0.07 per share, for the year ended December 31, 2019.

Total interest income was $144,962,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $132,562,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The increase in interest income reflected the continued growth in the consumer lending segments, which was partially offset by contraction in the medallion lending segment, driven by both a decline in overall medallion loans along with all loans being placed on nonaccrual. The yield on interest earning assets was 11.32% for 2020, compared to 11.75% for 2019. Average interest earning assets were $1,280,445,000 for the year, an increase from $1,255,251,000 in the prior year.

Loans before the allowance for loan losses were $1,229,838,000 as of December 31, 2020, comprised of recreation ($792,686,000), home improvement ($334,033,000), commercial ($65,327,000), medallion ($37,768,000), and strategic partnership ($24,000) loans. The Company had an allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2020 of $57,548,000, which was attributable to the recreation (48%), medallion (43%), and home improvement (9%) loan portfolios. As of December 31, 2019, loans before allowance for loan losses were $1,160,855,000, comprised of recreation ($713,332,000), home improvement ($247,324,000), medallion ($130,432,000), and commercial ($69,767,000) loans. The Company had an allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2019 of $46,093,000, which was attributable to medallion (55%), recreation (39%), and home improvement (6%) loans.

Loans increased $68,983,000, or 6%, from December 31, 2019 to $1.2 billion as of December 31, 2020 as a result of $497,221,000 of loan originations, partially offset by principal payments, net charge-offs (mainly on medallion loans), and transfers to loan collateral in process of foreclosure. The provision for loan losses was $69,817,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $47,386,000 for 2019. The increase was mainly due to all medallion loans being deemed impaired due to the continued uncertainty of the potential continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on those borrowers. In addition, New York City and almost all other market net collateral values decreased, and the loans were written down, leading to an increase in provisions of approximately $25,945,000. Additionally, this change reflected the increase of reserve percentages ranging from 25 to 100 basis points on the recreation subprime loan business, related to the uncertainty about the potential impact on the businesses as a result of COVID-19. The charge-off ratios on the loan portfolios increased to 5.00% for the year ended December 31, 2020 compared to 3.60% for the prior year, mostly in the medallion segment. See Note 4 for additional information on loans and the allowance for loan losses.

Interest expense was $34,151,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $35,045,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The average cost of borrowed funds was 2.71% for 2020, compared to 3.08% for 2019, mainly driven by the decline in market rates for deposits. Average debt outstanding was $1,258,257,000 for 2020, compared to $1,138,746,000 for 2019. This increase was driven by the issuance additional certificates of deposits to increase our liquidity and help fund the growing consumer segment along with the new issuance of privately placed notes. See page 41 for a table which shows average balances and cost of funds for our funding sources.

Net interest income was $110,811,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $97,517,000 for the prior year. The net interest margin was 8.65%, compared to 8.64% for the year ended December 31, 2019, reflecting the above.

Net other income (loss), which is comprised of sponsorship and race winnings, prepayment fees, servicing fee income, late charges, write-downs of loan collateral, impairment of equity investments, and other miscellaneous income was a loss of $5,936,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to income of $20,387,000 for the year ended December 31, 2019. The decline was mainly due to significant reductions in collateral values for the New York City taxi medallions and other markets, along with a $4,145,000 gain on debt extinguishment in 2019, and a $3,510,000 charge in connection with the writeoff of a non-core sports-related investment in 2020, all which was partly offset by an increase in sponsorship and race winnings in the year ended December 31, 2020.

Operating expenses were $72,039,000 for the year ended December 31, 2020, compared to $68,181,000 for the prior year. Salaries and benefits were $28,172,000 for 2020, an increase from $24,971,000 for 2019, which was mainly attributable to increased salaries related to the Bank due to its continued growth, an increase in bonuses for the entire Company, as well as increased stock option expense. Race team costs were $8,366,000 in 2020, compared to $8,996,000 for 2019, which reflected the condensed race schedule and lower travel and racing costs. Professional fees were $8,047,000 for the year, an increase from the $7,402,000 for 2019, primarily reflective of legal costs for a variety of corporate matters. Loan servicing costs were $6,737,000 for the year, up from $5,253,000 for 2019, primarily reflecting the increased costs of servicing the growing recreation and home improvement consumer loans, which have grown 17% from December 31, 2019. Loan collection costs declined from $6,638,000 for 2019, to $5,454,000 for 2020, due to improvement in contracts with the collectors. Occupancy and other operating expenses were $15,263,000 for the year, which increased $342,000, or 2%, compared to the prior year, due to race related other costs, partly offset by lower travel, meals and entertainment expenses as a result of the shut-downs related to COVID-19.

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Total income tax benefit was $10,074,000 for 2020, compared to an income tax provision of $341,000 for 2019. The 2020 year benefit included $1,228,000 of benefit related to a change in the effective tax rate, while the 2019 year included benefits of $380,000 attributable to net operating loss revaluations, $916,000 of benefits related to a change in the effective income tax rate and $600,000 tax benefit related to the settlement of a state audit. See Note 8 for more information.

Loan collateral in process of foreclosure was $54,460,000 at December 31, 2020, an increase from $52,711,000 at December 31, 2019. The increase was primarily reflective of additional loans having reached 120 days past due and being charged down to their collateral value and reclassified to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, partly offset by the continued decline in collateral values on the medallion portfolio.

For the Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 Compared to the Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018

Net loss attributable to stockholders was $1,762,000 or $0.07 per diluted common share for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to a net loss of $10,172,000 or $0.42 per diluted common share for the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Total interest income was $132,562,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $96,803,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. Interest income reflected the continued growth in the consumer lending segments partly offset by the contraction in the lower yielding medallion lending segment. The yield on interest earning assets was 11.75% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, an improvement from 10.98% for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. Average interest earning assets were $1,128,479,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, a decline from $1,170,612,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Loans before allowance for loan losses were $1,160,855,000 as of December 31, 2019, comprised of recreation ($713,332,000), home improvement ($247,324,000), medallion ($130,432,000), and commercial ($69,767,000) loans. The Company had an allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2019 of $46,093,000, which was attributable to medallion (55%), recreation (39%), and home improvement (6%) loans. As of December 31, 2018, loans before allowance for loan loss were $1,017,882,000, which were comprised of recreation ($587,038,000), home improvement ($183,155,000), medallion ($183,606,000), and commercial ($64,083,000) loans. The Company had an allowance for loan losses as of December 31, 2018 of $36,395,000, which was attributable to the medallion (76%), recreation (19%), and home improvement (5%) loan portfolios. Loans increased $142,973,000, or 14%, from the prior year end primarily due to $462,093,000 of loan originations mostly in the consumer segments, offset partly by principal payments, transfer to loans in process of foreclosure, and net charge-offs. The provision for loan losses was $47,386,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $59,008,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The improvement was reflective of lower net charge-offs on the medallion portfolio, along with taxi medallion values remaining relatively consistent during 2019. The charge off ratios on the loan portfolio increased to 3.60% for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 compared to 2.73% for the nine months ended December 31, 2018, driven by the recreation segment. See Note 4 for additional information on loans and the allowance for loan losses.

Interest expense was $35,045,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $24,816,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The average cost of borrowed funds was 3.08%, compared to 2.79%, mainly driven by new borrowings at higher rates and the roll off of lower cost borrowings. Average debt outstanding was $1,138,746,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $1,181,323,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. See page 41 for a table which shows average balances and cost of funds for our funding sources.

Net interest income was $97,517,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $71,987,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018, and the net interest margin was 8.64%, compared to 8.19%, reflecting the above.

Noninterest income, which is comprised of sponsorship and race winnings, prepayment fees, servicing fee income, late charges, write-downs of loan collateral, impairment of equity investments, and other miscellaneous income was $20,387,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $41,946,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The decrease was primarily driven by the one-time gain on the deconsolidation of Trust III of $25,325,000 in the prior year.

Operating expenses were $68,181,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $62,081,000 for the nine months December 31, 2018. Salaries and benefits expense was $24,971,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 compared to $19,357,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018, professional fees were $7,402,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $8,609,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018, primarily reflecting legal costs for a variety of corporate and investment-related matters, and collections costs were $6,638,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $5,207,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The remaining expenses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 included race team costs of $8,996,000, loan servicing costs of $5,253,000, primarily reflecting costs of

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servicing the recreation and home improvement consumer loans, and occupancy and other expenses of $14,921,000, whereas for the nine months ended December 31, 2018, race team costs were $7,121,000, loan servicing costs were $3,470,000, and occupancy and other operating expenses were $18,317,000, which included the impairment on goodwill of $5,615,000

Total income tax expense was $341,000 for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019, compared to $709,000 for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The current year tax expense included $891,000 due to changes in effective state income tax rates, partly offset by $380,000, $640,000 and $309,000 of benefit due to the revaluation of the net operating losses, changes in state income tax accruals and income attributable to non-controlling interest. See Note 8 for more information.

Loan collateral in process of foreclosure was $52,711,000 at December 31, 2019, an increase from $49,495,000 at December 31, 2018, reflecting $31,348,000 of net loans transferred, partly offset by sales, cash payments, and valuation adjustments incurred during the current year.

Goodwill and intangible assets were $203,339,000 at December 31, 2019, down from $204,785,000 at December 31, 2018, reflecting the amortization of the intangible assets during 2019. See Note 2 for further information regarding goodwill and intangible assets.

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

Interest Rate Sensitivity

We, like other financial institutions, are subject to interest rate risk to the extent that our interest-earning assets (consisting of consumer, commercial, and medallion loans, and investment securities) reprice on a different basis over time in comparison to our interest-bearing liabilities (consisting primarily of bank certificates of deposit, credit facilities and borrowings with banks and other lenders, and SBA debentures and borrowings).

Having interest-bearing liabilities that mature or reprice more frequently on average than assets may be beneficial in times of declining interest rates, although such an asset/liability structure may result in declining net earnings during periods of rising interest rates. Abrupt increases in market rates of interest may have an adverse impact on our earnings until we are able to originate new loans at the higher prevailing interest rates. Conversely, having interest-earning assets that mature or reprice more frequently on average than liabilities may be beneficial in times of rising interest rates, although this asset/liability structure may result in declining net earnings during periods of falling interest rates. This mismatch between maturities and interest rate sensitivities of our interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities results in interest rate risk.

The effect of changes in interest rates is mitigated by regular turnover of the portfolios. We believe that the average life of our loan portfolios varies to some extent as a function of changes in interest rates. Borrowers are more likely to exercise prepayment rights in a decreasing interest rate environment because the interest rate payable on the borrower’s loan is high relative to prevailing interest rates. Conversely, borrowers are less likely to prepay in a rising interest rate environment. However, borrowers may prepay for a variety of other reasons, such as to monetize increases in the underlying collateral values. In addition, we manage our exposure to increases in market rates of interest by incurring fixed-rate indebtedness, such as ten year subordinated SBA debentures, and by setting repricing intervals on certificates of deposit, for terms of up to five years.

A relative measure of interest rate risk can be derived from our interest rate sensitivity gap. The interest rate sensitivity gap represents the difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities, which mature and/or reprice within specified intervals of time. The gap is considered to be positive when repriceable assets exceed repriceable liabilities, and negative when repriceable liabilities exceed repriceable assets. A relative measure of interest rate sensitivity is provided by the cumulative difference between interest sensitive assets and interest sensitive liabilities for a given time interval expressed as a percentage of total assets.

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The following table presents our interest rate sensitivity gap at December 31, 2020. The principal amounts of interest earning assets are assigned to the time frames in which such principal amounts are contractually obligated to be repriced. We have not reflected an assumed annual prepayment rate for such assets in this table.

December 31, 2020 Cumulative Rate Gap (1)
(Dollars in thousands)	Less Than 1 Year			More Than 1 and Less Than 2 Years			More Than 2 and Less Than 3 Years			More Than 3 and Less Than 4 Years			More Than 4 and Less Than 5 Years			More Than 5 and Less Than 6 Years			Thereafter		Total
Earning assets
Floating-rate	$	58,977		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—		$	—	$	58,977
Adjustable rate		6,523			8,258			1,845			40			—			26			—		16,692
Fixed-rate		26,845			37,141			44,606			53,989			56,643			60,328			954,388		1,233,940
Cash		54,743			—			—			—			—			—			—		54,743
Total earning assets	$	147,088		$	45,399		$	46,451		$	54,029		$	56,643		$	60,354		$	954,388	$	1,364,352
Interest bearing liabilities
Deposits	$	393,835		$	241,605		$	190,387		$	120,040		$	121,955		$	—		$	—	$	1,067,822
Retail and privately placed notes		33,625			—			—			36,000			—			—			33,600		103,225
SBA debentures and borrowings		22,508			—			5,000			5,000			14,000			14,000			7,500		68,008
Preferred securities		33,000			—			—			—			—			—			—		33,000
Notes payable to banks		30,421			—			—			840			—			—			—		31,261
Other borrowings		500			7,442			—			—			747			—			—		8,689
Total liabilities	$	513,889		$	249,047		$	195,387		$	161,880		$	136,702		$	14,000		$	41,100	$	1,312,005
Interest rate gap	$	(366,801	)	$	(203,648	)	$	(148,936	)	$	(107,851	)	$	(80,059	)	$	46,354		$	913,288	$	52,347
Cumulative interest rate gap	$	(366,801	)	$	(570,449	)	$	(719,385	)	$	(827,236	)	$	(907,295	)	$	(860,941	)	$	52,347	$	—
December 31, 2019 (2)	$	(260,024	)	$	(500,953	)	$	(651,546	)	$	(689,819	)	$	(748,187	)	$	(706,935	)	$	83,402	$	—
December 31, 2018 (2)	$	(232,323	)	$	(409,272	)	$	(563,100	)	$	(638,264	)	$	(600,146	)	$	(554,335	)	$	59,833	$	—

(1) The ratio of the cumulative one year gap to total interest rate sensitive assets was (27%), as of December 31, 2020, and was (21%) as of December 31, 2019 and 2018.

(2) Excludes federal funds sold and investment securities.

Our interest rate sensitive assets were $1,364,352,000 and interest rate sensitive liabilities were $1,312,005,000 at December 31, 2020. The one-year cumulative interest rate gap was a negative $366,801,000 or 27% of interest rate sensitive assets. We seek to manage interest rate risk by originating adjustable-rate loans, by incurring fixed-rate indebtedness, by evaluating appropriate derivatives, pursuing securitization opportunities, and by other options consistent with managing interest rate risk.

With the cessation of LIBOR at the end of 2021, we are currently reviewing the impact on our loans and borrowings. We do not have lendings tied to LIBOR and do not expect a significant impact on our loans. We expect to rely on our lenders to adjust and communicate rate adjustments, however, we do not expect a material impact on our borrowings.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

Our sources of liquidity are with a variety of local and regional banking institutions, unfunded commitments to sell debentures to the SBA, loan amortization and prepayments, private issuances of debt securities, participations or sales of loans to third parties, the disposition of other assets of the Company, and dividends from Medallion Capital and the Bank, and are subject to compliance with regulatory ratios. As of December 31, 2020, we had unfunded commitments from the SBA of $25,000,000.

Additionally, the Bank has access to independent sources of funds for our business originated at the Bank, primarily through brokered certificates of deposit. The Bank has $45,000,000 available under federal funds lines with several commercial banks. In addition, the Bank can retain earnings in its business to fund future growth.

In February 2021, we completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% unsecured senior notes due February 2026, with interest payable semiannually. A follow-on offering of these notes in March 2021 raised an additional $3,250,000.

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In December 2020, we completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $33,600,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% unsecured senior notes due December 2027, with interest payable semiannually. A follow-on offering of these notes in both February and March 2021 raised an additional $8,500,000.

The net proceeds from the December 2020 and February 2021 private placements will be used for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding debt such as the maturing 9.00% retail notes in April 2021 and may also be used to pay down other borrowings outstanding, possibly including some borrowings at a discount.

In December 2019, the Bank closed an initial public offering of $46,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount, yielding net proceeds of $42,485,000, of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F. Dividends are payable quarterly from the date of issuance to, but excluding April 1, 2025, at a rate of 8% per annum, and from and including April 1, 2025, at a floating rate equal to a benchmark rate (which is expected to be three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR) plus a spread of 6.46% per annum.

In March 2019, we completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% unsecured senior notes due 2024, with interest payable semiannually. A follow-on offering of these notes in the 2019 third quarter raised an additional $6,000,000.

The components of our debt were as follows at December 31, 2020, exclusive of deferred financing costs of $5,805,000. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for details of the contractual terms of our borrowings.

(Dollars in thousands)	Balance		Percentage			Rate (1)
Deposits (2)	$	1,068,072		81	%		1.71	%
Retail and privately placed notes		103,225		8			8.25
SBA debentures and borrowings		68,008		5			3.36
Preferred securities		33,000		3			2.35
Notes payable to banks		31,261		2			3.67
Other borrowings		8,689		1			1.91
Total outstanding debt	$	1,312,255		100	%		2.37	%

(1) Weighted average contractual rate as of December 31, 2020.

(2) Balance includes $250 of strategic partner reserve deposits as of December 31, 2020.

We have employment agreements with certain key officers for either one-, two- or five-year terms. They all expire at various dates through 2025, with payments under these agreements of approximately $12,056,000 as of December 31, 2020.

Our contractual obligations expire on or mature at various dates through September 2037. The following table shows all contractual obligations at December 31, 2020, but does not reflect the additional notes issued in February 2021, as described above.

	Payments due by period
(Dollars in thousands)	Less than 1 year		1 – 2 years		2 – 3 years		3 – 4 years		4 – 5 years		More than 5 years		Total (1)
Deposits (2)	$	393,835	$	241,605	$	190,387	$	120,040	$	121,955	$	—	$	1,067,822
Retail and privately placed notes		33,625		—		—		36,000		—		33,600		103,225
SBA debentures and borrowings		22,508		—		5,000		5,000		14,000		21,500		68,008
Preferred securities		—		—		—		—		—		33,000		33,000
Notes payable to banks		30,701		280		280		—		—		—		31,261
Other borrowings		500		7,442		—		—		747		—		8,689
Operating lease obligations		2,474		2,406		2,356		2,373		2,390		3,521		15,520
Total	$	483,643	$	251,733	$	198,023	$	163,413	$	139,092	$	91,621	$	1,327,525

(1) Total debt is exclusive of deferred financing costs of $5,805.

(2) Balance excludes $250 of strategic reserve deposits as of December 31, 2020.

Approximately $730,000,000 of our borrowing relationships have maturity dates during 2021 through 2022, including almost $635,000,000 of brokered CD’s. We have been in active and ongoing discussions with each of these lenders and, to date, have

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extended each of the facilities as they matured. We have arranged for changes to the terms of the notes and payment and borrowing base calculations which we anticipate will facilitate our operations for the foreseeable future. As a result of the cash flow shortages due to the slowdown in the taxi industry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, we received 180 day payment deferrals that terminated in August and modifications to provide for interest only payments through the end of 2020 for the notes payable to banks.

On July 16, 2019, we paid $10,819,000 at maturity in satisfaction of all our outstanding obligations under one of our credit facilities. In connection with this payment, we obtained a waiver from one of our other lenders, with a term note of $1,839,000, of certain resulting repayment and other obligations, which waiver expires on June 15, 2021.

In addition, the illiquidity of portions of our loan portfolio and investments may adversely affect our ability to dispose of them at times when it may be advantageous for us to liquidate such portfolio or investments. In addition, if we were required to liquidate some or all of our portfolio, the proceeds of such liquidation may be significantly less than the current value of such investments. Because we borrow money to make loans and investments, our net operating income is dependent upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest these funds. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our interest income. In periods of sharply rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase, which would reduce our net interest income.

We use a combination of long-term and short-term borrowings and equity capital to finance our investing activities. Our long-term fixed-rate investments are financed primarily with short-term floating-rate debt, and to a lesser extent by term fixed-rate debt. We may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. We have analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Assuming that the balance sheet were to remain constant and no actions were taken to alter the existing interest rate sensitivity a hypothetical immediate 1% increase in interest rates would result in an increase to net income as of December 31, 2020 by $1,183,000 on an annualized basis, and the impact of such an immediate increase of 1% over a one year period would have been ($1,763,000) at December 31, 2020. Although management believes that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for potential changes in credit quality, size, and composition of the assets on the balance sheet, and other business developments that could affect net income from operations in a particular quarter or for the year taken as a whole. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not differ materially from the potential outcome simulated by these estimates.

We continue to work with investment banking firms and other financial intermediaries to investigate the viability of a number of other financing options which include, among others, the sale or spinoff of certain assets or divisions, the development of a securitization conduit program, and other independent financing for certain subsidiaries or asset classes. These financing options would also provide additional sources of funds for both external expansion and continuation of internal growth.

The following table illustrates sources of available funds for us and each of our subsidiaries, and amounts outstanding under credit facilities and their respective end of period weighted average interest rates at December 31, 2020. See Note 6 to the consolidated financial statements for additional information about each credit facility.

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(Dollars in thousands)	Medallion Financial Corp.					MB			MFC			MCI			FSVC			RPAC and Other			December 31, 2020(1)			December 31, 2019(1)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	33,743		(2	)	$	58,877		$	4,261		$	10,674		$	69		$	4,416		$	112,040		$	67,821
Brokered CDs & other borrowed funds		—					1,068,072						—			—			—			1,068,072			954,245
Average interest rate		—					1.71	%		—			—			—			—			1.71	%		2.35	%
Maturity		—				1/21-12/25				—			—			—			—		1/21-12/25			1/20-9/24
Retail and privately placed notes		103,225					—			—			—			—			—			103,225			69,625
Average interest rate		8.25	%				—			—			—			—			—			8.25	%		8.61	%
Maturity	4/21-12/27						—			—			—			—			—		4/21-12/27			4/21-3/24
SBA debentures and    borrowings		—					—			—			79,000			14,008			—			93,008			74,746
Amounts undisbursed		—					—			—			25,000			—			—			25,000			3,000
Amounts outstanding		—					—			—			54,000			14,008			—			68,008			71,746
Average interest rate		—					—			—			3.39	%		3.25	%		—			3.36	%		3.42	%
Maturity		—					—			—		3/21- 9/30			4/21				—		3/21-9/30			2/20-3/29
Bank loans		19,734					—			11,527			—			—			—			31,261			33,183
Average interest rate		3.75	%				—			3.54	%		—			—			—			3.67	%		4.11	%
Maturity	2/21-9/21						—		2/21 - 12/23				—			—			—		2/21-12/23			9/20-12/23
Preferred securities		33,000					—			—			—			—			—			33,000			33,000
Average interest rate		2.35	%				—			—			—			—			—			2.35	%		4.01	%
Maturity	9/37						—			—			—			—			—		9/37			9/37
Other borrowings		—					—			—			—			—			8,689			8,689			7,794
Average interest rate		—					—			—			—			—			1.91	%		1.91	%		2.00	%
Maturity		—					—			—			—			—		12/21 -  6/25			12/21 -  6/25			3/20-12/20
Total cash	$	33,743				$	58,877		$	4,261		$	10,674		$	69		$	4,416		$	112,040		$	67,821
Total debt outstanding	$	155,959				$	1,068,072		$	11,527		$	54,000		$	14,008		$	8,689		$	1,312,255		$	1,169,593

(1) Total debt is exclusive of deferred financing costs of $5,805 and $5,105 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(2) Includes $2,970 of an interest reserve associated with the 2019 private placement, which can be used for no other purpose for three years.

Loan amortization, prepayments, and sales also provide a source of funding for us. Prepayments on loans are influenced significantly by general interest rates, medallion loan market values, economic conditions, and competition.

We also generate liquidity through deposits generated at the Bank, borrowing arrangements with other banks, and through the issuance of SBA debentures, as well as from cash flow from operations. In addition, we may choose to participate a greater portion of our loan portfolio to third parties. We are actively seeking additional sources of liquidity; however, given current market conditions, there can be no assurance that we will be able to secure additional liquidity on terms favorable to us or at all. If that occurs, we may decline to underwrite lower yielding loans in order to conserve capital until credit conditions in the market become more favorable; or we may be required to dispose of assets when we would not otherwise do so, and at prices which may be below the net book value of such assets in order for us to repay indebtedness on a timely basis.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, “Financial Instruments—Credit Losses, or Topic 326: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments.” The main objective of this new standard is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial assets and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. Under the new standard, the concepts used by entities to account for credit losses on financial instruments will fundamentally change. The existing “probable” and “incurred” loss recognition threshold is removed. Loss estimates are based upon lifetime “expected” credit losses. The use of past and current events must now be supplemented with “reasonable and supportable” expectations about the future to determine the amount of credit loss. The collective changes to the recognition and measurement accounting standards for financial instruments and their anticipated impact on the allowance for credit losses modeling have been universally referred to as the CECL (current expected credit loss) model. ASU 2016-13 applies to all entities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public entities, with early adoption permitted. In November 2019 the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 to defer implementation of the standard for smaller reporting companies, such as us, to fiscal years

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beginning after December 15, 2022. We are assessing the impact the update will have on our financial statements, and expect the update to have a material impact on our accounting for estimated credit losses on our loans.

ITEM 7A. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

Our business activities contain elements of risk. We consider the principal types of risk to be fluctuations in interest rates and portfolio valuations. We consider the management of risk essential to conducting our businesses. Accordingly, our risk management systems and procedures are designed to identify and analyze our risks, to set appropriate policies and limits, and to continually monitor these risks and limits by means of reliable administrative and information systems and other policies and programs.

In addition, the illiquidity of portions of our loan portfolio and investments may adversely affect our ability to dispose of them at times when it may be advantageous for us to liquidate such portfolio or investments. In addition, if we were required to liquidate some or all of our portfolio, the proceeds of such liquidation may be significantly less than the current value of such investments. Because we borrow money to make loans and investments, our net operating income is dependent upon the difference between the rate at which we borrow funds and the rate at which we invest these funds. As a result, there can be no assurance that a significant change in market interest rates will not have a material adverse effect on our interest income. In periods of sharply rising interest rates, our cost of funds would increase, which would reduce our net interest income. We use a combination of long-term and short-term borrowings and equity capital to finance our investing activities. Our long-term fixed-rate investments are financed primarily with short-term floating-rate debt, and to a lesser extent by term fixed-rate debt. We may use interest rate risk management techniques in an effort to limit our exposure to interest rate fluctuations. We have analyzed the potential impact of changes in interest rates on net interest income. Assuming that the balance sheet were to remain constant and no actions were taken to alter the existing interest rate sensitivity a hypothetical immediate 1% increase in interest rates would result in an increase to net income as of December 31, 2020 by $1,183,000 on an annualized basis, and the impact of such an immediate increase of 1% over a one year period would have been ($1,763,000) at December 31, 2020. Although management believes that this measure is indicative of our sensitivity to interest rate changes, it does not adjust for potential changes in credit quality, size, and composition of the assets on the balance sheet, and other business developments that could affect net income from operations in a particular quarter or for the year taken as a whole. Accordingly, no assurances can be given that actual results would not differ materially from the potential outcome simulated by these estimates.

ITEM 8. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND SUPPLEMENTARY DATA

Reference is made to the financial statements set forth under Item 15 (A) (1) in this Annual Report on Form 10-K, which financial statements are incorporated herein by reference in response to this Item 8.

ITEM 9. CHANGES IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE

None.

ITEM 9A. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures pursuant to Rules 13a—15(e) and 15d – 15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and have concluded that they are effective as of December 31, 2020 to provide reasonable assurance that information required to be disclosed by the Company in reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is (i) recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC rules and forms and (ii) accumulated and communicated to the Company’s management, including its Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures.

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Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

Our management is responsible for establishing and maintaining adequate internal control over financial reporting. Internal control over financial reporting is defined in Rule 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) promulgated under the Exchange Act as a process designed by, or under the supervision of, our principal executive and principal financial officers and effected by our Board of Directors, management, and other personnel, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and includes those policies and procedures that:

• Pertain to the maintenance of records that in reasonable detail accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of our assets;

• Provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that our receipts and expenditures are being made only in accordance with authorizations of our management and directors; and

• Provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of our assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies or procedures may deteriorate.

Our management assessed the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020. In making this assessment, management used the criteria set forth by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, or COSO, in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013). Based on its assessment and those criteria, management believes that we maintained effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020.

We believe that the consolidated financial statements included in this report fairly represent our consolidated financial position and consolidated results of operations for all periods presented.

Our Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Mazars USA LLP, has audited and issued a report on management’s assessment of our internal control over financial reporting. The report of Mazars USA LLP appears below.

Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

As required by Rule 13a-15(d) under the Exchange Act, our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, have evaluated our internal control over financial reporting to determine whether any changes occurred during the 2020 fourth quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting, and have concluded that there have been no changes that occurred during the 2020 fourth quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Medallion Financial Corp.

Opinion on Internal Control over Financial Reporting

We have audited Medallion Financial Corp. and subsidiaries’ (the “Company’s”) internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (“COSO”). In our opinion, the Company maintained, in all material respects, effective internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on criteria established in Internal Control – Integrated Framework: (2013) issued by COSO.

We also have audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the consolidated balance sheets of Medallion Financial Corp. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity and changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and selected financial ratios and other data (see note 14) for the year ended December 31, 2018 of the Company, and our report dated March 15, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion.

Basis for Opinion

The Company’s management is responsible for maintaining effective internal control over financial reporting and for its assessment of the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting, included in the accompanying Management’s Annual Report on Internal Control over Financial Reporting. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s internal control over financial reporting based on our audit. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audit in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether effective internal control over financial reporting was maintained in all material respects. Our audit of internal control over financial reporting included obtaining an understanding of internal control over financial reporting, assessing the risk that a material weakness exists, and testing and evaluating the design and operating effectiveness of internal control based on the assessed risk. Our audit also included performing such other procedures as we considered necessary in the circumstances. We believe that our audit provides a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Definition and Limitations of Internal Control over Financial Reporting

A company’s internal control over financial reporting is a process designed to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. A company’s internal control over financial reporting includes those policies and procedures that (1) pertain to the maintenance of records that, in reasonable detail, accurately and fairly reflect the transactions and dispositions of the assets of the company; (2) provide reasonable assurance that transactions are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, and that receipts and expenditures of the company are being made only in accordance with authorizations of management and directors of the company; and (3) provide reasonable assurance regarding prevention or timely detection of unauthorized acquisition, use, or disposition of the company’s assets that could have a material effect on the financial statements.

Because of its inherent limitations, internal control over financial reporting may not prevent or detect misstatements. Also, projections of any evaluation of effectiveness to future periods are subject to the risk that controls may become inadequate because of changes in conditions, or that the degree of compliance with the policies and procedures may deteriorate.

/s/ Mazars USA LLP

Edison, New Jersey

March 15, 2021

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ITEM 9B. OTHER INFORMATION

None.

PART III

ITEM 10. DIRECTORS, EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement expected to be filed by April 30, 2021 for our fiscal year 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Our Directors and Executive Officers,” “Corporate Governance,” and “Section 16(a) Beneficial Ownership Reporting Compliance.”

ITEM 11. EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION

Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement expected to be filed by April 30, 2021 for our fiscal year 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Corporate Governance,” “Executive Compensation” and “Compensation Committee Interlocks and Insider Participation.”

ITEM 12. SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT AND RELATED STOCKHOLDER MATTERS

Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement expected to be filed by April 30, 2021 for our fiscal year 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Stock Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management” and “Equity Compensation Plan Information.”

ITEM 13. CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS, AND DIRECTOR INDEPENDENCE

Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement expected to be filed by April 30, 2021 for our fiscal year 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the captions “Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions”, “Our Directors and Executive Officers,” and “Corporate Governance.”

ITEM 14. PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES

Incorporated by reference from our Definitive Proxy Statement expected to be filed by April 30, 2021 for our fiscal year 2021 Annual Meeting of Shareholders under the caption “Principal Accountant Fees and Services.”

PART IV

ITEM 15. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

(A) 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The consolidated financial statements of Medallion Financial Corp. and the Report of Independent Public Accountants thereon are included as set forth on the Index to Financial Statements on F-1.

2. FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES

See Index to Financial Statements on F-1.

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3. EXHIBITS

Number	Description
3.1(a)	Restated Medallion Financial Corp. Certificate of Incorporation. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 (File No. 000-27812) and incorporated by reference herein.
3.1(b)	Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation. Filed as Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998 (File No. 000-27812) and incorporated by reference herein.
3.2	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Medallion Financial Corp. Filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on April 27, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.1	Description of Registered Securities of Medallion Financial Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2019, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on June 5, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.2	Fixed/Floating Rate Junior Subordinated Note, dated June 7, 2007, by Medallion Financial Corp., in favor of Medallion Financing Trust I. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2007 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.3	Indenture, dated April 15, 2016, between Medallion Financial Corp. and Wilmington Trust, National Association. Filed as Exhibit d.6 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed on April 15, 2016 (File No. 333-206692) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.4	First Supplemental Indenture, dated April 15, 2016, between Medallion Financial Corp. and Wilmington Trust, National Association. Filed as Exhibit d.7 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed on April 15, 2016 (File No. 333-206692) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.5	Note, effective March 1, 2017, by Freshstart Venture Capital Corp., in favor of Small Business Administration. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.6	Amendment No. 1 to Note, dated and effective as of January 31, 2018, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2018 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.7	Amendment No. 2 to Note, dated and effective as of January 31, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2019 (File No. 001-33747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.8	Amendment No. 3 to Note, dated and effective as of February 15, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.9	Amendment No. 4 to Note, dated and effective as of March 14, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.10	Amendment No. 5 to Note, dated and effective as of March 27, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.11	Amendment No. 6 to Note, dated and effective as of January 30, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.12	Amendment No. 7 to Note, dated and effective as of March 27, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.11 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for fiscal year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.13	Amendment No. 8 to Note, dated and effective as of June 1, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.14	Amendment No. 9 to Note, dated and effective as of September 1, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.15	Amendment No. 10 to Note, dated and effective as of September 14, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.16	Amendment No. 11 to Note, dated and effective as of September 23, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 24, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.17	Form of Note Purchase Agreement, including the form of Note attached thereto. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 26, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.18	Form of Note Purchase Agreement, including the form of Note attached thereto. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on December 23, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
4.19	Form of Note Purchase Agreement, including the form of Note attached thereto. Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 1, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.1	First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, between Medallion Financial Corp. and Alvin Murstein dated May 29, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.2	Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated and effective as of April 27, 2017, by and between Medallion Financial Corp. and Alvin Murstein. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.3	Amendment No. 2 to First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated and effective as of December 22, 2017, by and between Medallion Financial Corp. and Alvin Murstein. Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.4	First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, between Medallion Financial Corp. and Andrew Murstein dated May 29, 1998. Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1998 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.5	Amendment No. 1 to First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated and effective as of April 27, 2017, by and between Medallion Financial Corp. and Andrew Murstein. Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on May 3, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.6	Amendment No. 2 to First Amended and Restated Employment Agreement, dated and effective as of December 22, 2017, by and between Medallion Financial Corp. and Andrew Murstein. Filed as Exhibit 10.6 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.7			Employment Agreement, dated June 27, 2016, between Donald Poulton, Medallion Financial Corp. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.2 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 30, 2016 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.8			Letter Agreement, dated March 7, 2017, by and between Medallion Financial Corp. and Larry D. Hall. Filed as Exhibit 10.8 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.9			2006 Employee Stock Option Plan. Filed as Exhibit II to our definitive proxy statement for our 2006 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on April 28, 2006 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.10			First Amended and Restated 2006 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. Filed as Exhibit B to Amendment No. 3 to Form 40-APP filed on June 18, 2012 (File No. 812-13666) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.11			2015 Employee Restricted Stock Plan. Filed as Exhibit B to Amendment No. 1 to Form 40-APP filed on December 11, 2015 (File No. 812-14433) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.12			2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan. Filed as Exhibit B to Amendment No. 2 to Form 40-APP filed on January 14, 2016 (File No. 812-14458) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.13			2018 Equity Incentive Plan. Filed as Annex A to our definitive proxy statement for our 2018 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on April 30, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.14			Amendment to Medallion Financial Corp. 2018 Equity Incentive Plan. Filed as Annex A to our definitive proxy statement for our 2020 Annual Meeting of Shareholders filed on April 28, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.*
10.15			Indenture of Lease, dated October 31, 1997, by and between Sage Realty Corporation, as Agent and Landlord, and Medallion Financial Corp., as Tenant. Filed as Exhibit 10.64 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997 (File No. 812-09744) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.16			First Amendment of Lease, dated September 6, 2005, by and between Medallion Financial Corp. and Sage Realty Corporation. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 12, 2005 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.17			Second Amendment of Lease, dated August 5, 2015, by and between Sage Realty Corporation and Medallion Financial Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 7, 2015 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.18			Agreement of Lease, dated July 3, 2002, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.17 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.19	Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated October 29, 2004, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank.  Filed as Exhibit 10.18 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.20	Assignment of Lease, dated July 6, 2006, by and between Medallion Bank and Zerop Medical, LLC, and consented and agreed to by B-LINE Holdings, L.C. Filed as Exhibit 10.19 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.21	Second Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated January 9, 2007, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.20 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.22	Third Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated October 31, 2007, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.21 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.23	Third Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated November 15, 2011, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.22 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.24	Fourth Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated November 21, 2011, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.23 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.25	Fifth Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated November 26, 2012, by and between B-LINE Holdings, L.C. and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.24 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.26	Sixth Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated January 26, 2017, by and between Investment Property Group, LLC, as successor-in-interest to B-LINE Holdings, L.C., and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.25 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.27	Seventh Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated May 10, 2017, by and between Investment Property Group, LLC and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.26 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.28	Eighth Amendment of Lease Agreement, dated March 28, 2018, by and between Investment Property Group, LLC and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.27 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.29	Letter from Mountain High Real Estate Advisors, Inc. to Medallion Bank, dated July 23, 2018, regarding 8th Amendment Lease Commencement. Filed as Exhibit 10.28 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.30	Ninth Amendment to Agreement of Lease, dated August 19, 2019, by and between Investment Property Group, LLC and Medallion Bank. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 21, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.31	Commitment Letter, dated July 31, 2020, by the Small Business Administration to Medallion Capital, Inc., accepted and agreed to by Medallion Capital, Inc. on August 3, 2020. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on August 3, 2020 (filed No. 001-33747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.32	Junior Subordinated Indenture, dated as of June 7, 2007, between Medallion Financing Trust I and Wilmington Trust Company as trustee. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2007 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.33	Purchase Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2007, among Medallion Financial Corp., Medallion Financing Trust I, and Merrill Lynch International. Filed as Exhibit 10.3 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 11, 2007 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.34		Custodian Agreement, effective July 23, 2003, among Wells Fargo Bank Minnesota, National Association, as custodian, and Medallion Financial Corp., Medallion Funding Corp. and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit j.1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 filed on December 20, 2011 (File No. 333-178644) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.35		Loan Agreement, effective as of January 25, 2017, by and among U.S. Small Business Administration, Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. and Medallion Financial Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 31, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.36		Amendment No. 1 to Loan Agreement, dated as of October 20, 2017, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on October 26, 2017 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.37		Amendment No. 2 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of January 31, 2018, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 5, 2018 (File No. 814-00188) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.38		Amendment No. 3 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of January 31, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 1, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.39		Amendment No. 4 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of February 15, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 21, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.40		Amendment No. 5 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of March 14, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 15, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.41		Amendment No. 6 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of March 27, 2019, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on March 29, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.42		Amendment No. 7 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of January 30, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on February 3, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.43		Amendment No. 8 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of March 27, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.42 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed for the Fiscal Year ended December 31, 2019 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.44		Amendment No. 9 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of June 1, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 4, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.45		Amendment No. 10 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of September 1, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 3, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.46		Amendment No. 11 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of September 14, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 15, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
10.47		Amendment No. 12 to Loan Agreement, dated and effective as of September 23, 2020, by and between U.S. Small Business Administration and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. Filed as Exhibit 10.1 to the Current Report on Form 8-K filed on September 24, 2020 (File No. 001-37747) and incorporated by reference herein.
21.1		List of Subsidiaries of Medallion Financial Corp. Filed herewith.
23.1		Consent of Mazars USA LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, related to reports on financial statements of Medallion Financial Corp. Filed herewith.
31.1		Certification of Alvin Murstein pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
31.2		Certification of Larry D. Hall pursuant to Rule 13a-14(a) and 15d-14(a) as adopted pursuant to section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
32.1		Certification of Alvin Murstein pursuant to 18 USC. Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
32.2		Certification of Larry D. Hall pursuant to 18 USC. Section 1350, as adopted, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.
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* Compensatory plan or arrangement required to be identified pursuant to Item 15(a)(3) of this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

ITEM 16. FORM 10-K SUMMARY

Not applicable.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange of Act of 1934, registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

Date:	March 15, 2021
By:	/s/ Alvin Murstein
	Alvin Murstein
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date
/s/ Alvin Murstein	Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)	March 15, 2021
Alvin Murstein
/s/ Larry D. Hall	Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)	March 15, 2021
Larry D. Hall
/s/ Andrew M. Murstein	President and Director	March 15, 2021
Andrew M. Murstein
/s/ John Everets	Director	March 15, 2021
John Everets
/s/ Cynthia Hallenbeck	Director	March 15, 2021
Cynthia Hallenbeck
/s/ Frederick A. Menowitz	Director	March 15, 2021
Frederick A. Menowitz
/s/ David L. Rudnick	Director	March 15, 2021
David L. Rudnick
/s/ Allan J. Tanenbaum	Director	March 15, 2021
Allan J. Tanenbaum

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

INDEX TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

	Page
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	F-2
Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 2020 and 2019	F-5
Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018	F-6
Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Years Ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018	F-8
Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders’ Equity and Changes in Net Assets for the Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018	F-9
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018	F-12
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements	F-14

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Stockholders and Board of Directors of Medallion Financial Corp.

Opinion on the Consolidated Financial Statements and Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data

We have audited the accompanying consolidated balance sheets of Medallion Financial Corp. and subsidiaries (the “Company”) as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the related consolidated statements of operations, other comprehensive income (loss), changes in stockholders’ equity and changes in net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020 and the related notes to the financial statements and the selected financial ratios and other data (see Note 14) for the three months ended March 31, 2018 (collectively referred to as the “consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data”). In our opinion, the consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Company as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, and the results of its operations, changes in stockholders’ equity and net assets, and cash flows for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020, and the selected financial ratios and other data for the year ended December 31, 2018, in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

We have also audited, in accordance with the standards of the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (“PCAOB”), the Company’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020, based on the criteria established in Internal Control-Integrated Framework (2013) issued by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, and our report dated March 15, 2021 expressed an unqualified opinion on the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting.

Basis for Opinion

These consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data are the responsibility of the Company’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Company’s consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the PCAOB and are required to be independent with respect to the Company in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the consolidated financial statements and selected financial ratios and other data. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

Critical Audit Matters

The critical audit matters communicated below are matters arising from the current period audit of the consolidated financial statements that were communicated or required to be communicated to the audit committee and that: (1) relate to accounts or disclosures that are material to the consolidated financial statements and (2) involved our especially challenging, subjective, or complex judgments. The communication of critical audit matters does not alter in any way our opinion on the consolidated financial statements, taken as a whole, and we are not, by communicating the critical audit matters below, providing separate opinions on the critical audit matters or on the accounts or disclosures to which they relate.

Allowance for Loan Losses

Critical Audit Matter Description

As discussed, in Notes 2 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements, the allowance for loans losses is assessed on a regular basis on loans segregated into homogenous pools based on similarities. Through the evaluation, general allowances for loan losses are assessed based on historical delinquency and actual loss rates. General allowances are evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and size of the loan

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portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and excess concentration risks. Management also analyzes and considers several other relevant internal and external factors. Considering the estimation and judgment required by management in determining adjustments for loan losses, our audit of the allowance for loan losses and the related disclosures required a high degree of auditor judgment regarding the qualitative adjustments.

How the Critical Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the allowance for loan loss included the following, among others:

• We tested the effectiveness of controls over the Company’s allowance for loan loss analysis inclusive of the controls over loan charge-off activity and including additional considerations with respect to current economic conditions and management’s review of the adequacy of the allowance for loan loss.

• We evaluated management’s judgement and assumptions used in the development of the qualitative adjustments for reasonableness, and the reliability of the underlying data on which the adjustments are based.

• We tested the mathematical accuracy of (i) the historical charge-off activity, (ii) the quantitative measure of the qualitative loss factors, and (iii) the formula analysis model calculations.

• We evaluated analytics and trends of the overall allowance loan loss analysis to assess for reasonableness.

Income Taxes

Critical Audit Matter Description

As discussed in Notes 2 and 8 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s management is required to interpret and apply tax laws and regulations in determining the amount of its deferred tax asset and provision. When an uncertain tax position is identified by management, the Company must evaluate whether it is more likely to be sustained than not on the basis of its technical merits. A valuation allowance is provided against a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not the same or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. All available evidence, both positive and negative, is considered to determine whether a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is needed. Items considered in determining the valuation allowance include expectations of future earnings of the appropriate tax character, recent historical financial results, tax planning strategies, the length of statutory carryforward periods and the expected timing of the reversal of temporary differences. Considering the estimation and judgement required by management in determining the deferred tax valuation allowance, our audit of the account and the related disclosures required a high degree of auditor judgement regarding the valuation allowance.

How the Critical Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to income taxes and valuation allowance included the following, among others:

• We tested the effectiveness of controls over the Company’s income taxes, including those over the deferred tax asset valuation allowance analysis.

• We tested the mathematical accuracy of the deferred tax asset valuation allowance analysis.

• We evaluated, with the assistance of our tax specialists, the Company’s deferred tax asset valuation by performing the following:

o Obtaining management opinions regarding the analysis and evaluating management’s judgements related to the assumptions used in the determination of the estimate of future taxable income.

o Evaluating and testing management’s process, including the completeness and accuracy of data inputs used as a basis for assumptions in the analysis.  

Impairment Assessment of Goodwill and Long-Lived Assets

Critical Audit Matter Description

As discussed in Note 2 to the consolidated financial statements, the Company’s goodwill and long-lived assets arose as a result of the excess of fair value over book value for several of the Company’s previously unconsolidated portfolio investment companies as of April 2, 2018. Goodwill and long lived assets are tested for impairment at least annually at the reporting unit level. The determination of the fair value of the reporting units requires management to make significant estimates and assumptions related to forecasts of future revenues and expenses and discount rates. Considering the estimation and judgement required by management in determining the future revenues, our audit of the impairment assessment of goodwill and long-lived assets required a high degree of auditor judgement.  

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How the Critical Matter Was Addressed in the Audit

Our audit procedures related to the impairment assessment of goodwill and long-lived assets included the following, among others:

• We tested the effectiveness of controls over the Company’s goodwill and long-lived assets impairment tests, including controls over the determination of the fair value and discounted cash flow methodology.

• We evaluated management’s process and discounted cash flow model of the reporting units. This included evaluating the reasonableness of the assumptions used by a Company engaged valuation specialist.

• We evaluated whether the assumptions used were reasonable by considering the past performance of reporting units.

• We substantively tested management’s estimate, including evaluating their judgements and assumptions, which included evaluation of key financial data for accuracy.

/s/ Mazars USA LLP

We have served as the Company’s auditor since 2005.

Edison, New Jersey

March 15, 2021

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents (1)	$	54,743		$	17,700
Federal funds sold		57,297			50,121
Equity investments		9,746			10,079
Investment securities		46,792			48,998
Loans		1,229,838			1,160,855
Allowance for loan losses		(57,548	)		(46,093	)
Net loans receivable		1,172,290			1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable		10,338			8,662
Property, equipment, and right-of-use lease asset, net		12,404			14,375
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure (2)		54,560			52,711
Goodwill		150,803			150,803
Intangible assets, net		51,090			52,536
Income tax receivable		1,757			1,516
Other assets		20,591			19,404
Total assets	$	1,642,411		$	1,541,667
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses (3)	$	14,902		$	16,234
Accrued interest payable		4,673			4,398
Deposits (4)		1,065,398			951,651
Short-term borrowings		87,334			38,223
Deferred tax liabilities, net		807			9,341
Operating lease liabilities		11,018			12,738
Long-term debt (5)		153,718			174,614
Total liabilities		1,337,850			1,207,199
Commitments and contingencies (6)
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock (1,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value stock authorized-none outstanding)		—			—
Common stock (50,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value stock authorized- 27,828,871    shares at December 31, 2020 and 27,597,802 shares at December 31, 2019 issued)		278			276
Additional paid in capital		277,539			275,511
Treasury stock (2,951,243 shares at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019)		(24,919	)		(24,919	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		2,012			999
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(23,502	)		11,281
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408			263,148
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries		73,153			71,320
Total equity		304,561			334,468
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,642,411		$	1,541,667
Number of shares outstanding		24,877,628			24,646,559
Book value per share	$	9.30		$	10.68

(1) Includes restricted cash of $2,970 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(2) Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(3) Includes the short-term portion of lease liabilities of $2,004 and $2,085 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 7 for more details.

(4) Includes $2,674 and $2,594 of deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 6 for more details. 

(5) Includes $3,131 and $2,511 of deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 6 for more details.

(6) Refer to Note 11 for details.

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

	Bank Holding Company Accounting						Combined (1)
	For the Years Ended
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Interest and fees on loans	$	143,701		$	130,167		$	95,080
Interest and dividends on investment securities		1,208			2,225			1,644
Medallion lease income		53			170			133
Interest income on investments		—			—			3,287
Dividend income from controlled subsidiaries		—			—			28
Interest income from affiliated investments		—			—			654
Interest income from controlled subsidiaries		—			—			10
Total interest income (2)/total investment income (2)		144,962			132,562			100,836
Interest on deposits		22,330			22,521			14,230
Interest on short-term borrowings		2,006			3,242			4,441
Interest on long-term debt		9,815			9,282			6,145
Interest expense	—			—				3,551
Total interest expense (3)		34,151			35,045			28,367
Net interest income/net investment income		110,811			97,517			72,469
Provision for loan losses		69,817			47,386			59,008
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		40,994			50,131			13,461
Other income (loss)
Writedown of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		(24,523	)		(4,381	)		(2,188	)
Sponsorship and race winnings, net		20,042			18,742			14,368
Gain (loss) on equity investments		(2,985	)		—			(939	)
Gain on the extinguishment of debt		—			4,145			—
Gain on deconsolidation of Trust III		—			—			25,325
Gain on sale of loans		—			—			4,946
Other income		1,530			1,881			494
Total other income (loss), net		(5,936	)		20,387			42,006
Other expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		28,172			24,971			21,706
Race team related expenses		8,366			8,996			7,121
Professional fees		8,047			7,402			9,332
Loan servicing fees		6,737			5,253			3,470
Collection costs		5,454			6,638			5,207
Rent expense		2,833			2,419			2,040
Regulatory fees		1,822			1,722			1,703
Amortization of intangible assets		1,445			1,446			1,083
Travel, meals, and entertainment		375			1,138			1,448
Intangible asset impairment		—			—			5,615
Other expenses		8,788			8,196			7,464
Total other expenses (4)		72,039			68,181			66,189
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes (4)		(36,981	)		2,337			(10,722	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		10,074			(341	)		(373	)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net investment income (loss) after taxes		(26,907	)		1,996			(11,095	)
Net realized losses on investments (5)		—			—			(34,745	)
Income tax benefit		—			—			8,426
Total net realized losses on investments		—			—			(26,319	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on Medallion Bank and other    controlled subsidiaries		—			—			29,115
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments other than securities		—			—			(1,915	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments		—			—			(4,403	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		—			—			(8,122	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments		—			—			14,675
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments		—			—			(11,644	)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting    from operations		(26,907	)		1,996			(22,739	)
Less: income attributable to the non-controlling interest		7,876			3,758			2,307
Total net income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp./net    increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(25,046	)
Basic net loss per share	$	(1.42	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(1.03	)
Diluted net loss per share	$	(1.42	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(1.03	)
Distributions declared per share	$	—		$	—		$	—
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Diluted		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978

(1) Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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(2) Included in interest and investment income is $1,188, $834, and $1,869 of paid in kind interest for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(3) Average borrowings outstanding were $1,258,486, $1,138,746, and $1,198,124, and the related average borrowing costs were 2.71%, 3.08%, and 2.37% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.  

(4) Includes $256 of net revenues received from Medallion Bank for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily for expense reimbursements. See Notes 5 and 12 for additional information.

(5) There were no net losses on investment securities of affiliated issuers for the year ended December 31, 2018.

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OTHER COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)

	Bank Holding Company Accounting						Combined (1)
	For the Years Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			December 31, 2018
Net income (loss) after taxes/net decrease on net assets resulting from operations	$	(26,907	)	$	1,996		$	(22,739	)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax		1,013			1,081			(82	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)		(25,894	)		3,077			(22,821	)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the non-controlling interest		7,876			3,758			2,307
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.	$	(33,770	)	$	(681	)	$	(25,128	)

(1) Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY AND CHANGES IN NET ASSETS

(Dollars in thousands)	Common Stock Shares			Common Stock		Preferred Stock		Capital in Excess of Par		Treasury Stock Shares			Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)		Total Stockholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2019		27,597,802		$	276	$	—	$	275,511		(2,951,243	)	$	(24,919	)	$	11,281		$	999	$	263,148		$	71,320		$	334,468
Net income (loss)		—			—		—		—		—			—			(34,783	)		—		(34,783	)		7,876			(26,907	)
Distributions to non-controlling interest		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			(6,043	)		(6,043	)
Stock-based compensation		—			2		—		2,028		—			—			—			—		2,030			—			2,030
Issuance of restricted stock, net		229,408			—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—			—
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net		(8,755	)		—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—			—
Issuance of restricted stock units, net		10,416			—		—		—		—			—			—			—		—			—			—
Net change in unrealized gains on investments, net of tax		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			1,013		1,013			—			1,013
Balance at December 31, 2020		27,828,871		$	278	$	-	$	277,539		(2,951,243	)	$	(24,919	)	$	(23,502	)	$	2,012	$	231,408		$	73,153		$	304,561

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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(Dollars in thousands)	Common Stock Shares			Common Stock		Preferred Stock		Capital in Excess of Par		Treasury Stock Shares			Treasury Stock			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2018		27,385,600		$	274	$	—	$	274,292		(2,951,243	)	$	(24,919	)	$	13,043		$	(82	)	$	262,608		$	27,596		$	290,204
Net income (loss)		—			—		—		—		—			—			(1,762	)		—			(1,762	)		3,758			1,996
Non-controlling interest equity raised by Medallion Bank (1)		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			42,485			42,485
Distributions to non-controlling interest		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(2,519	)		(2,519	)
Stock-based compensation		—			2		—		1,219		—			—			—			—			1,221			—			1,221
Issuance of restricted stock, net		216,148			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net		(3,946	)		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Net change in unrealized gains on investments, net of tax		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			1,081			1,081			—			1,081
Balance at December 31, 2019		27,597,802		$	276	$	-	$	275,511		(2,951,243	)	$	(24,919	)	$	11,281		$	999		$	263,148		$	71,320		$	334,468

(1) Refer to Note 18 for details.

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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	Bank Holding & Investment Company Accounting															Investment Company Accounting						Bank Holding Company Accounting									Bank Holding & Investment Company Accounting
(Dollars in thousands)	Common Stock Shares			Common Stock		Preferred Stock		Capital in Excess of Par		Treasury Stock Shares			Treasury Stock			Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Loss			Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investments, Net of tax			Retained Earnings			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss			Total Stockholders’ Equity			Non- controlling Interest			Total Equity
Balance at December 31, 2017		27,294,327		$	273	$	—	$	273,716		(2,951,243	)	$	(24,919	)	$	(65,592	)	$	103,681		$	—		$	—		$	287,159		$	—		$	287,159
Net increase (decrease) in net assets    resulting from operations		—			—		—		—		—			—			(38,299	)		23,425			—			—			(14,874	)		—			(14,874	)
Stock-based compensation expense		—			1		—		151		—			—			—			—			—			—			152			—			152
Issuance of restricted stock, net		95,726			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Balance at March 31, 2018		27,390,053			274		—		273,867		(2,951,243	)		(24,919	)		(103,891	)		127,106			—			—			272,437			—			272,437
Adoption of Bank Holding Company    Accounting		—			—		—		—		—			—			103,891			(127,106	)		23,215			—			—			—			—
Balance at April 2, 2018		27,390,053			274		—		273,867		(2,951,243	)		(24,919	)		—			—			23,215			—			272,437			27,065			299,502
Net loss		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			(10,172	)		—			(10,172	)		2,307			(7,865	)
Distributions to non-controlling interest		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			(1,776	)		(1,776	)
Stock-based compensation		—			—		—		425		—			—			—			—			—			—			425			—			425
Issuance of restricted stock, net		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net		(4,453	)		—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—			—
Net change in unrealized losses on    investments, net of tax		—			—		—		—		—			—			—			—			—			(82	)		(82	)		—			(82	)
Balance at December 31, 2018		27,385,600		$	274	$	—	$	274,292		(2,951,243	)	$	(24,919	)	$	—		$	—		$	13,043		$	(82	)	$	262,608		$	27,596		$	290,204

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

	Bank Holding Company Accounting						Combined (1)
	Year Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss)/net decrease in net assets resulting from operations	$	(26,907	)	$	1,996		$	(22,739	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)/net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		69,817			47,386			59,008
Paid-in-kind interest		(1,188	)		(834	)		(1,869	)
Depreciation and amortization		7,714			7,499			5,564
Amortization of origination fees, net		6,022			4,952			3,132
(Decrease) increase in deferred and other tax liabilities, net		(8,776	)		853			13,637
Net change in value of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		31,926			11,838			9,926
Net realized (gains) losses on sale of investments		4,305			(1,820	)		(5,921	)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments		—			1,734			6,457
Stock-based compensation expense		2,030			1,221			576
Gain on deconsolidation of Trust III		—			—			(25,325	)
Gain on extinguishment of debt		—			(4,145	)		—
Intangible asset impairment		—			—			5,615
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable		(1,676	)		(1,249	)		797
Decrease in other assets		2,223			2,838			1,309
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses		(7,206	)		(8,024	)		(675	)
Increase in accrued interest payable		422			690			139
Loans originated		—			—			(8,193	)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans		—			—			13,279
Capital returned by Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries, net		—			—			93
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment other than securities		—			—			1,915
Increase in unrealized appreciation on Medallion Bank and other controlled    subsidiaries		—			—			(29,115	)
Net realized losses on investments		—			—			34,745
Increase in other liabilities		—			—			4,196
Net cash provided by operating activities		78,706			64,935			66,551
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated		(506,106	)		(471,069	)		(333,740	)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans		321,831			251,653			302,409
Purchases of investments		(15,580	)		(10,507	)		(10,376	)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of investments		15,399			7,119			6,417
Proceeds from the sale and principal payments on loan collateral in process of foreclosure		13,499			16,294			11,593
Net cash used for investing activities		(170,957	)		(206,510	)		(23,697	)
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from time deposits and funds borrowed		668,577			525,842			364,139
Repayments of time deposits and funds borrowed		(526,064	)		(414,277	)		(389,951	)
Purchase of federal funds		—			4,000			8,000
Repayments of federal funds		—			(4,000	)		(8,000	)
Non-controlling interest equity raised by Medallion Bank		—			42,485			—
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(6,043	)		(2,367	)		(1,776	)
Payments of declared distributions		—			—			(66	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		136,470			151,683			(27,654	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		44,219			10,108			15,200
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period (2)(3)		67,821			57,713			42,513
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period (3)	$	112,040		$	67,821		$	57,713
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for interest	$	31,204		$	32,008		$	25,102
Cash paid during the period for income taxes		104			310			85
NON-CASH INVESTING
Loans transferred to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net	$	47,254		$	31,348		$	32,125
Loans transferred to other foreclosed property		1,800			—			—

(1) Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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(2) Included in the beginning balance for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $29,923 of cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold as a result of the consolidation of previously unconsolidated subsidiaries and excludes $100 of cash held by the Company on deposit with the Bank.

(3) Includes federal funds sold.

The accompanying notes should be read in conjunction with these consolidated financial statements.

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MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DECEMBER 31, 2020

(1) ORGANIZATION OF MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Medallion Financial Corp., or the Company, is a finance company organized as a Delaware corporation that reports as a bank holding company, but is not a bank holding company for regulatory purposes. The Company conducts its business through various wholly-owned subsidiaries including its primary operating company, Medallion Bank, or the Bank, a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, insured industrial bank that originates consumer loans, raises deposits, and conducts other banking activities. The Bank is subject to competition from other financial institutions and to the regulations of certain federal and state agencies, and undergoes examinations by those agencies. The Bank was initially formed for the primary purpose of originating commercial loans in three categories: 1) loans to finance the purchase of taxi medallions, 2) asset-based commercial loans, and 3) SBA 7(a) loans. Subsequent to its formation, the Bank began originating consumer loans to finance the purchases of recreational vehicles, or RVs, boats, and other related items, and to finance home improvements. The Company also conducts business through Medallion Funding LLC, or MFC, a Small Business Investment Company, or SBIC, which originates and services taxi medallion and commercial loans.

The Company also conducts business through its subsidiaries Medallion Capital, Inc., or MCI, an SBIC which conducts a mezzanine financing business, and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp., or FSVC, an SBIC that originated and services medallion and commercial loans. MFC, MCI, and FSVC, as SBICs, are regulated by the Small Business Administration, or SBA. MCI and FSVC are financed in part by the SBA.

The Company has a controlling ownership stake in Medallion Motorsports, LLC, the primary owner of RPAC Racing, LLC, or RPAC, a professional car racing team that competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, which is also consolidated with the Company.

The Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Medallion Servicing Corporation, or MSC, to provide loan services to the Bank. The Company has assigned all of its loan servicing rights for the Bank, which consists of servicing medallion loans originated by the Bank, to MSC, which bills and collects the related service fee income from the Bank, and is allocated and charged by the Company for MSC’s share of these servicing costs.

Beginning in 2019, the Bank began the process to build out a strategic partnership program with financial technology, or fintech, companies. The Bank entered into an initial partnership in 2020 and began issuing its first loans, while continuing to explore opportunities with additional fintech companies.

Taxi Medallion Loan Trust III, or Trust III, was established for the purpose of owning medallion loans originated by MFC or others. Trust III is a variable interest entity, or VIE, and MFC was the primary beneficiary until the 2018 fourth quarter. As a result, the Company consolidated Trust III in its financial results until consummation of a restructuring in the 2018 fourth quarter. For a discussion of the restructuring, see Note 20. Trust III is a separate legal and corporate entity with its own creditors which, in any liquidation of Trust III, will be entitled to be satisfied out of Trust III’s assets prior to any value in Trust III becoming available to Trust III’s equity holders. The assets of Trust III are not available to pay obligations of its affiliates or any other party, and the assets of affiliates or any other party are not available to pay obligations of Trust III. Trust III’s loans are serviced by MFC.

The Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Medallion Financing Trust I, or Fin Trust, for the purpose of issuing unsecured preferred securities to investors. Fin Trust is a separate legal and corporate entity with its own creditors who, in any liquidation of Fin Trust, will be entitled to be satisfied out of Fin Trust’s assets prior to any value in Fin Trust becoming available to Fin Trust’s equity holders. The assets of Fin Trust, aggregating $36,083,000 at December 31, 2020, are not available to pay obligations of its affiliates or any other party, and the assets of affiliates or any other party are not available to pay obligations of Fin Trust.

MFC, through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, or together, Medallion Chicago, purchased $8,689,000 of City of Chicago taxi medallions out of foreclosure, some of which are leased to fleet operators. The 159 medallions are carried at a net realizable value of $2,932,000 in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020, compared to a net realizable value of $3,091,000 at December 31, 2019.

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(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Change to Bank Holding Company Accounting

Effective April 2, 2018, the Company withdrew its previous election to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. Prior to such time, the Company was a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that had elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company (which now consolidates the results of the Bank and its other subsidiaries) reports in accordance with Bank Holding Company Accounting; periods prior to such change in status are reported in accordance with Investment Company Accounting. Significant accounting policies that differ between such periods are described in more detail below.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the US, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Accounting estimates and assumptions are those that management considers to be the most critical to an understanding of the consolidated financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties. All of these estimates reflect management’s best judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects based on information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements. If such conditions change, it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change, which may result in future impairments of loans and loans in process of foreclosure, goodwill and intangible assets, and investments, among other effects.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018. All significant intercompany transactions, balances, and profits (losses) have been eliminated in consolidation. As a result of the Company’s election to withdraw from being regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, effective April 2, 2018, the Bank and various other Company subsidiaries were not consolidated with the Company prior to the three months ended June 30, 2018.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company consolidates all entities it controls through a majority voting interest, a controlling interest through other contractual rights, or as being identified as the primary beneficiary of VIEs. The primary beneficiary is the party who has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (2) an obligation to absorb losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. For consolidated entities that are less than wholly owned, the third-party’s holding is recorded as non-controlling interest.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original purchased maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash balances are generally held in accounts at large national or regional banking organizations in amounts that exceed the federally insured limits. Cash includes $2,970,000 of an interest reserve associated with the private placements of debt in March and August 2019, which cannot be used for any other purpose until March 2022. Cash also includes $1,500,000 of interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks, that are mainly callable, with terms of 4 to 7 years.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or FASB ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price (i.e. a price that would be received to sell, as opposed to acquire, an asset or transfer a liability), and emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent external sources and the reporting entity’s own assumptions. Further, it specifies that fair value measurement should consider adjustment for risk, such as the risk inherent in the valuation technique or its inputs. See also Notes 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

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Equity Investments

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities, or ASC 321, which requires all applicable investment in equity securities with readily determinable value to be valued as such, and those that do not are measured at cost, less any impairment plus or minus any observable price change. Equity investments of $9,746,000 and $10,079,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, comprised mainly of nonmarketable stock and stock warrants, are recorded at cost less any impairment plus or minus observable price changes. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company determined that there was no impairment or observable price change.

Investment Securities (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 320, Investments – Debt Securities, or ASC 320, which requires that all applicable investments in debt securities be classified as trading securities, available-for-sale securities, or held-to-maturity securities. Investment securities are purchased from time to time in the open market at prices that are greater or lesser than the par value of the investment. The resulting premium or discount is deferred and recognized on a level yield basis as an adjustment to the yield of the related investment. The net premium on investment securities totaled $278,000 and $248,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and $291,000 and $79,000 was amortized to interest income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and $80,000 was amortized to interest income for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The Bank, a previously unconsolidated subsidiary under Investment Company Accounting prior to April 2, 2018, amortized $21,000 to interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Refer to Note 3 for more details. ASC 320 further requires that held-to-maturity securities be reported at amortized cost and available-for-sale securities be reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings at the date of the financial statements, and reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of the effect of income taxes, until they are sold. At the time of sale, any gains or losses, calculated by the specific identification method, will be recognized as a component of operating results and any amounts previously included in stockholder’s equity, which were recorded net of the income tax effect, will be reversed.

Other Investment Valuation (Investment Company Accounting)

Prior to April 2, 2018, under the 1940 Act, the Company’s investment in the Bank, as a wholly owned portfolio investment, was subject to quarterly assessments of fair value. The Company conducted a thorough valuation analysis, and also received an opinion regarding the valuation from an independent third party to assist the Board of Directors in its determination of the fair value of the Bank on at least an annual basis. The Company’s analysis included factors such as various regulatory restrictions that were established at the Bank’s inception, by the FDIC and State of Utah, and also by additional regulatory restrictions, such as the prior moratorium imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act on the acquisition of control of an industrial bank by a “commercial firm” (a company whose gross revenues are primarily derived from non-financial activities) which expired in July 2013 and the lack of any new charter issuances since the moratorium’s expiration. Because of these restrictions and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors had previously determined that the Bank had little value beyond its recorded book value. As a result of this valuation process, the Company had previously used the Bank’s actual results of operations as the best estimate of changes in fair value, and recorded the results as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. In the 2015 second quarter, the Company first became aware of external interest in the Bank and its portfolio assets at values in excess of their book value. Expression of interest in the Bank from both investment bankers and interested parties has continued. The Company incorporated these new factors in the Medallion Bank’s fair value analysis and the Board of Directors determined that the Bank had a fair value in excess of book value. In addition, in the 2016 third quarter there was a court ruling involving a marketplace lender that the Company believes heightened the interest of marketplace lenders to acquire or merge with Utah industrial banks. The Company also engaged a valuation specialist to assist the Board of Directors in their determination of the Bank’s fair value, and this appreciation of $15,500,000 was thereby recorded in 2015, and additional appreciation of $128,918,000 was recorded in 2016, $7,849,000 was recorded in 2017, and $39,826,000 was recorded in the 2018 first quarter. Refer to Note 5 for additional details.

Loans

The Company’s loans are currently reported at the principal amount outstanding, inclusive of deferred loan acquisition costs, which primarily includes deferred fees paid to loan originators, and which is amortized to interest income over the life of the loan. Effective April 2, 2018, the Company withdrew its previous election to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and therefore changed the Company’s financial reporting from Investment Company Accounting to Bank Holding Company Accounting. As a result, the existing loan balances were adjusted to fair value in connection with the change in reporting, and balances, net of reserves and fees, became the opening balances.

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Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to the yield of the related loans. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, net loan origination costs were $20,684,000 and $17,839,000. Net amortization to income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $6,021,000, $4,952,000, and 3,128,000 ($3,993,000 when combined with the Bank).

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Medallion and commercial loans are placed on nonaccrual status, and all uncollected accrued interest is reversed, when there is doubt as to the collectability of interest or principal, or if loans are 90 days or more past due, unless management has determined that they are both well-secured and in the process of collection. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is generally recognized when cash is received, unless a determination has been made to apply all cash receipts to principal. The consumer portfolio has different characteristics, typified by a larger number of lower dollar loans that have similar characteristics. A loan is considered to be impaired, or nonperforming, when based on current information and events, it is likely the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the original loan agreement. Management considers loans that are in bankruptcy status, but have not been charged-off, to be impaired. These loans are placed on nonaccrual, when they become 90 days past due, or earlier if they enter bankruptcy, and are charged off in their entirety when deemed uncollectible, or when they become 120 days past due, whichever occurs first, at which time appropriate collection and recovery efforts against both the borrower and the underlying collateral are initiated. For the recreation loan portfolio, the process to repossess the collateral is started at 60 days past due. If the collateral is not located and the account reaches 120 days delinquent, the account is charged off. If the collateral is repossessed, a loss is recorded to write the collateral down to its fair value less selling costs, and the collateral is sent to auction. When the collateral is sold, the net auction proceeds are applied to the account, and any remaining balance is written off. Proceeds collected on charged-off accounts are recorded as a recovery. Total loans 90 days or more past due were $6,878,000 at December 31, 2020, or 0.57% of the total loan portfolio, compared to $8,663,000, or 0.76% at December 31, 2019.

In situations where, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company grants a concessions to the borrower for other than an insignificant period of time that the Company would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a troubled debt restructuring, or TDR. The Company strives to identify borrowers in financial difficulty early and work with them to modify their loans to more affordable terms before they reach nonaccrual status. These modified terms may include rate reductions, principal forgiveness, term extensions, payment forbearance, and other actions intended to minimize the economic loss to the Company and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of the collateral. For modifications where the Company forgives principal, the entire amount of such principal forgiveness is immediately charged off. Loans classified as TDRs are considered impaired loans. Beginning in 2019, all consumer loans which are party to a Chapter 13 bankruptcy are immediately classified as TDRs. The Company’s policy with regard to bankrupt loans is take an immediate 40% write down of the loan balance. As a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the CARES Act relief period was extended to the later of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the date which the coronavirus, or COVID-19, national emergency terminates, companies may elect to (a) suspend the requirements of US GAAP for loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would otherwise be categorized as TDRs and (b) suspend any determination of a loan modified as a result of the effects of COVID-19 as a TDR, including impairment for accounting purposes. Any such suspension is applicable for the term of the loan modification, but solely with respect to any modification that occurs during the applicable period for a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019, and shall not apply to any adverse impact on the credit of a borrower that is not related to COVID-19. As of December 31, 2020, there were no consumer or medallion loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would have otherwise been classified as a TDR, and therefore there was no need for the Company to elect this relief under the CARES Act during 2020. However, we expect to have loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would apply under this provision of the CARES Act in the future.

Loan collateral in process of foreclosure primarily includes medallion loans that have reached 120 days past due and have been charged down to their net realizable value, in addition to consumer repossessed collateral in the process of being sold. The medallion loan component reflects that the collection activities on the loans have transitioned from working with the borrower to the liquidation of the collateral securing the loans.

The Company had $15,367,000 and $28,833,000 of net loans pledged as collateral under borrowing arrangements at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The Company accounts for its sales of loans in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, or FASB ASC 860, which provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. In accordance with FASB ASC 860, the Company had elected the fair value measurement method for its servicing assets and liabilities. The principal portion of loans serviced for others by the Company and its affiliates was $107,131,000 and $113,581,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company has evaluated the servicing aspect of its business in accordance with FASB ASC 860, which relates to servicing assets held by MFC (related to the remaining assets in Trust III) and the Bank, and determined that no material servicing asset or liability existed as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company assigned its servicing rights of the Bank’s portfolio to MSC. The costs of servicing were allocated to MSC by the Company, and the servicing fee income was billed to and collected from the Bank by MSC.

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Allowance for Loan Losses (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and excess concentration risks. In analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company uses historical delinquency and actual loss rates with a one year lookback period for consumer loans. For commercial loans deemed nonperforming, the historical loss experience and other projections are looked at. For medallion loans, delinquent nonperforming loans are valued at the median sales price for the collateral over the most recent quarter, historically non-delinquent nonperforming loans are valued at either the median sales price for the collateral over the most recent quarter or the discounted cash flow if such loans were modified and it is clear that sources other than the taxi business were instrumental in keeping such loans current, and performing medallion loans are reserved utilizing historical loss ratios over a three-year lookback period. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. As a result of COVID-19, there was an increase in the reserve percentages of 50 basis points on the recreation subprime loan business during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. In addition, the Company determined that anticipated payment activity on the medallion portfolio was impossible to quantify upon exit of the six month deferral period with borrowers, and therefore deemed all such loans as impaired. As a result, all medallion loans were written down to collateral value, net of liquidation costs, of $79,500 for New York City medallions. In total, write-downs on medallion assets were approximately $46,087,000 during 2020.  The Company continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the consumer, commercial, and medallion loans. Had there been no payment deferrals offered to borrowers under the CARES Act, potential loans 90 days or more past due would have resulted in increased reserves and/or charge-offs. Credit losses are deducted from the allowance and subsequent recoveries are added back to the allowance.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments (Investment Company Accounting)

Prior to April 2, 2018, under Investment Company Accounting, the Company’s loans, net of participations and any unearned discount, were considered investment securities under the 1940 Act and recorded at fair value. As part of the fair value methodology, loans were valued at cost adjusted for any unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Since no ready market existed for these loans, the fair value was determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. In determining the fair value, the Board of Directors considered factors such as the financial condition of the borrower, the adequacy of the collateral, individual credit risks, cash flows of the borrower, market conditions for loans (e.g. values used by other lenders and any active bid/ask market), historical loss experience, and the relationships between current and projected market rates and portfolio rates of interest and maturities. Investments other than securities, which represent collateral received from defaulted borrowers, were valued similarly.

Under Investment Company Accounting, the Company recognized unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments as the amount by which the fair value estimated by the Company is greater (less) than the cost basis of the investment portfolio. Realized gains or losses on investments were generated through sales of investments, foreclosure on specific collateral, and writeoffs of loans or assets acquired in satisfaction of loans, net of recoveries. Refer to Note 5 for additional details.

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Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company’s goodwill and intangible assets arose as a result of the excess of fair value over book value for several of the Company’s previously unconsolidated portfolio investment companies as of April 2, 2018. This fair value was brought forward under the Company’s new reporting, and was subject to a purchase price accounting allocation process conducted by an independent third party expert to arrive at the current categories and amounts. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to quarterly review by management to determine whether additional impairment testing is needed, and such testing is performed at least on an annual basis. Intangible assets are amortized over their useful life of approximately 20 years. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had goodwill of $150,803,000, which all related to the Bank, and intangible assets of $51,090,000 and $52,536,000, and the Company recognized $1,445,000, $1,446,000 and $1,083,000 of amortization expense on the intangible assets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. Additionally, loan portfolio premiums of $12,387,000 were determined as of April 2, 2018, of which $2,717,000 and $5,758,000 were outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and of which $3,041,000, $3,289,000 and $3,339,000 were amortized to interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. The Company engaged an expert to assess the goodwill and intangibles for impairment at December 31, 2020 and 2019, who concluded there was no impairment on the Bank and on the RPAC intangible asset.

The table below shows the details of the intangible assets of the dates presented.

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Brand-related intellectual property	$	18,974	$	20,075
Home improvement contractor relationships		5,951		6,296
Race organization		26,165		26,165
Total intangible assets	$	51,090	$	52,536

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 10 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated economic useful life of the improvement. Depreciation and amortization expense was $412,000, $418,000, and $422,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Deferred Costs

Deferred financing costs represent costs associated with obtaining the Company’s borrowing facilities, and are amortized on a straight line basis over the lives of the related financing agreements and life of the respective pool. Amortization expense was $2,558,000, $2,348,000, and $1,864,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, recorded as interest expense. In addition, the Company capitalizes certain costs for transactions in the process of completion (other than business combinations), including those for potential investments, and the sourcing of other financing alternatives. Upon completion or termination of the transaction, any accumulated amounts will be amortized against income over an appropriate period, or written off. The amounts on the Company’s balance sheet for all of these purposes were $5,805,000 and $5,105,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, or ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their tax basis and are stated at tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Deferred tax assets are also recorded for net operating losses, capital losses and any tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is provided against a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. All available evidence, both positive and negative, is considered to determine whether a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is needed. Items considered in determining the Company’s valuation allowance include expectations of future earnings of the appropriate tax character, recent historical financial results, tax planning strategies, the length of statutory carryforward periods and the expected timing of the reversal of temporary differences. The Company recognizes tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Company records income tax related interest and penalties, if applicable, within current income tax expense.

Sponsorship and Race Winnings

The Company accounts for sponsorship and race winnings revenue under FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Sponsorship revenue is recognized when the Company’s performance obligations are completed in accordance with the contract terms of the sponsorship contract. Race winnings revenue is recognized after each race during the season based upon terms provided by NASCAR and the placement of the driver.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss)/net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if option contracts to issue common stock were exercised, or if restricted stock vests, and has been computed after giving consideration to the weighted average dilutive effect of the Company’s stock options and restricted stock. The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate diluted EPS, which is a method of recognizing the use of proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options and warrants, including unvested compensation expense related to the shares, in computing diluted EPS. It assumes that any proceeds would be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The table below shows the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.

	Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2020			2019			2018
Net loss/net increase in net assets resulting from    operations available to common stockholders	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(25,046	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding applicable    to basic EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Effect of dilutive stock options		—			—			—
Effect of restricted stock grants		—			—			—
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding    applicable to diluted EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Basic loss per share	$	(1.42	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(1.03	)
Diluted loss per share		(1.42	)		(0.07	)		(1.03	)

Potentially dilutive common shares excluded from the above calculations aggregated 934,003, 462,180, and 100,000 shares as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Stock Compensation

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 718, or ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, for its equity incentive, stock option, and restricted stock plans, and accordingly, the Company recognizes the expense of these grants as required. Stock-based employee compensation costs pertaining to stock options are reflected in net income/ net increase in net assets resulting from operations for any new grants using the fair values established by usage of the Black-Scholes option pricing model, expensed over the vesting period of the underlying option. Stock-based employee compensation costs pertaining to restricted stock are reflected in net income/net increase net assets resulting from operations for any new grants using the grant date fair value of the shares granted, expensed over the vesting period of the underlying stock.

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During 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company issued 229,408, 216,148, and 101,010 restricted shares of stock-based compensation awards, issued 444,557, 449,450, and 39,000 shares of other stock-based compensation awards, and issued 47,156, 26,040, and 0 of restricted share units of stock based compensation awards, and recognized $2,030,000, $1,221,000, and $576,000, or $0.08, $0.05, and $0.02, per diluted common share for each respective year, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the grants. As of December 31, 2020, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and restricted stock was $2,405,000, which is expected to be recognized over the next 16 quarters. See Note 9 for additional details.

Regulatory Capital

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the bank regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

FDIC-insured banks, including the Bank, are subject to certain federal laws, which impose various legal limitations on the extent to which banks may finance or otherwise supply funds to certain of their affiliates. In particular, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on any extensions of credit to, or other covered transactions, such as certain purchases of assets, with the Company or its affiliates.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios as defined in the regulations (set forth in the table below). Additionally, as conditions of granting the Bank’s application for federal deposit insurance, the FDIC ordered that the Tier 1 leverage capital to total assets ratio, as defined, be not less than 15%, which could preclude its ability to pay dividends to the Company, and that an adequate allowance for loan losses be maintained. As of December 31, 2020, the Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 16.93%. The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios and the regulatory minimum ratios are presented in the following table.

	Regulatory
(Dollars in  thousands)	Minimum			Well-Capitalized			December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Common equity tier 1 capital		—			—		$	148,507		$	158,187
Tier 1 capital		—			—			217,295			226,975
Total capital		—			—			233,460			241,842
Average assets		—			—			1,283,664			1,172,866
Risk-weighted assets		—			—			1,243,783			1,144,337
Leverage ratio (1)		4.0	%		5.0	%		16.9	%		19.4	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (2)		7.0			6.5			11.9			13.8
Tier 1 capital ratio (3)		8.5			8.0			17.5			19.8
Total capital ratio (3)		10.5			10.0			18.8			21.1

(1) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by average assets.

(2) Calculated by subtracting preferred stock or non-controlling interests from Tier 1 capital and dividing by risk-weighted assets.

(3) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 or total capital by risk-weighted assets.

In the table above, the minimum risk-based ratios as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 reflect the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%. The minimum regulatory requirements, inclusive of the capital conservation buffer, were the binding requirements for the risk-based requirements, and the “well-capitalized” requirements were the binding requirements for Tier 1 leverage capital as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, or Topic 326: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The main objective of this new standard is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial assets and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. Under the FASB’s new standard, the concepts used by entities to account for credit losses on financial instruments will fundamentally change. The existing “probable” and “incurred” loss recognition threshold is removed. Loss estimates

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are based upon lifetime “expected” credit losses. The use of past and current events must now be supplemented with “reasonable and supportable” expectations about the future to determine the amount of credit loss. The collective changes to the recognition and measurement accounting standards for financial instruments and their anticipated impact on the allowance for credit losses modeling have been universally referred to as the CECL (current expected credit loss) model. ASU 2016-13 applies to all entities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public entities, with early adoption permitted. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 to defer implementation of the standard for smaller reporting companies, such as the Company, to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is assessing the impact the update will have on its financial statements, and expects the update to have a material impact on the Company’s accounting for estimated credit losses on its loans.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year balances to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the previously reported results of operations.

(3) INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Fixed maturity securities available for sale at December 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	34,929	$	1,495	$	(45	)	$	36,379
State and municipalities		10,226		189		(2	)		10,413
Total	$	45,155	$	1,684	$	(47	)	$	46,792
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	36,335	$	411	$	(112	)	$	36,634
State and municipalities		12,279		186		(101	)		12,364
Total	$	48,614	$	597	$	(213	)	$	48,998

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities as of December 31, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	25	$	25
Due after one year through five years		12,485		12,956
Due after five years through ten years		14,499		15,214
Due after ten years		18,146		18,597
Total	$	45,155	$	46,792

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The following tables show information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2020 and 2019, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position follows.

	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months and Over
December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	(45	)	$	4,028	$	—		$	—
State and municipalities		—			—		(2	)		196
Total	$	(45	)	$	4,028	$	(2	)	$	196
	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months and Over
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	(74	)	$	8,291	$	(38	)	$	4,939
State and municipalities		(17	)		2,099		(84	)		2,739
Total	$	(91	)	$	10,390	$	(122	)	$	7,678

Unrealized losses on securities have not been recognized into income because the issuers’ bonds are of high credit quality, and the Company has the intent and ability to hold the securities for the foreseeable future. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach the maturity date.

(4) LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following table shows the major classification of loans, inclusive of capitalized loan origination costs, at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	As of December 31, 2020						As of December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			As a Percent of Gross Loans			Amount			As a Percent of Gross Loans
Recreation	$	792,686			65	%	$	713,332			62	%
Home improvement		334,033			27			247,324			21
Commercial		65,327			5			69,767			6
Medallion		37,768			3			130,432			11
Strategic partnership		24			—			—			—
Total gross loans		1,229,838			100	%		1,160,855			100	%
Allowance for loan losses		(57,548	)					(46,093	)
Total net loans	$	1,172,290					$	1,114,762

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The following tables show the activity of the gross loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Strategic Partnership			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	—		$	1,160,855
Loan originations		294,885			193,098			7,575			—			1,663			497,221
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(187,989	)		(105,813	)		(13,183	)		(13,207	)		(1,639	)		(321,831	)
Charge-offs, net		(14,457	)		(1,229	)		(28	)		(42,648	)		—			(58,362	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,871	)		—			—			(32,383	)		—			(47,254	)
Amortization of origination costs		(7,809	)		1,910			8			(131	)		—			(6,022	)
Amortization of loan premium		(191	)		(320	)		—			(2,531	)		—			(3,042	)
FASB origination costs, net		9,786			(937	)		—			36			—			8,885
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			1,188			—			—			1,188
Transfer to other foreclosed property		—			—			—			(1,800	)		—			(1,800	)
Gross loans – December 31, 2020	$	792,686		$	334,033		$	65,327		$	37,768		$	24		$	1,229,838

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2018	$	587,038		$	183,155		$	64,083		$	183,606		$	1,017,882
Loan originations		301,403			142,112			18,578			—			462,093
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(146,873	)		(76,157	)		(13,553	)		(15,070	)		(251,653	)
Charge-offs, net		(17,419	)		(786	)		(819	)		(18,664	)		(37,688	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,512	)		—			—			(16,836	)		(31,348	)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,428	)		1,561			34			(119	)		(4,952	)
Amortization of loan premium		(247	)		(416	)		—			(2,626	)		(3,289	)
FASB origination costs, net		10,370			(2,145	)		610			141			8,976
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			834			—			834
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	1,160,855

The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Allowance for loan losses – beginning balance	$	46,093		$	36,395
Charge-offs
Recreation		(23,543	)		(24,433	)
Home improvement		(2,909	)		(2,504	)
Commercial		(31	)		(819	)
Medallion		(49,361	)		(22,205	)
Total charge-offs		(75,844	)		(49,961	)
Recoveries
Recreation		9,086			7,014
Home improvement		1,680			1,718
Commercial		3			—
Medallion		6,713			3,541
Total recoveries		17,482			12,273
Net charge-offs (1)		(58,362	)		(37,688	)
Provision for loan losses		69,817			47,386
Allowance for loan losses – ending balance (2) (3)	$	57,548		$	46,093

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(1) As of December 31, 2020, cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion loan portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

(2) As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.   

(3) As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

The following tables set forth the allowance for loan losses by type as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	27,348		48	%		3.45	%		378.20	%
Home improvement		5,157		9			1.54		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,043		43			66.31			68.01
Total	$	57,548		100	%		4.68	%		93.17	%
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	18,075		39	%		2.53	%		228.25	%
Home improvement		2,608		6			1.05		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,410		55			19.48			389.84
Total	$	46,093		100	%		3.97	%		174.04	%

The following table presents total nonaccrual loans and foregone interest, substantially all of which is in the medallion portfolio. The fluctuation in nonaccrual interest foregone is due to past due loans and market conditions.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Total nonaccrual loans	$	61,767		$	26,484		$	34,877
Interest foregone for the year		3,311			2,152			1,153
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal    for the year		602			254			535
Interest foregone life-to-date		5,252			2,744			1,952
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal    life-to-date		792			471			1,214
Percentage of nonaccrual loans to gross loan portfolio		5	%		2	%		3	%
Percentage of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans		93			174			104

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The following tables present the performance status of loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Performing		Nonperforming			Total		Percentage of Nonperforming to Total
Recreation	$	785,047	$	7,639		$	792,686		0.96	%
Home improvement		333,862		171			334,033		0.05
Commercial		48,731		16,596			65,327		25.40
Medallion		—		37,768	(1)		37,768		100.00
Strategic partnership		24		—			24		0.00
Total	$	1,167,664	$	62,174	(2)	$	1,229,838		5.06	%
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Performing		Nonperforming			Total		Percentage of Nonperforming to Total
Recreation	$	705,070	$	8,262		$	713,332		1.16	%
Home improvement		247,139		185			247,324		0.07
Commercial		57,905		11,862			69,767		17.00
Medallion		88,248		42,184			130,432		32.34
Total	$	1,098,362	$	62,493	(2)	$	1,160,855		5.38	%

(1) Includes medallion loan premiums of $1,615 as of December 31, 2020.

(2) Includes $408 and $36,009 of TDRs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, which are accruing and paying currently, but which are considered nonperforming loans under GAAP.

For those performing loans aged under 90 days past due, there is a possibility that their delinquency status will continue to deteriorate and they will subsequently be placed on nonaccrual status and be reserved for, and as such, deemed nonperforming.

The following tables provide additional information on attributes of the nonperforming loan portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, all of which had an allowance recorded against the principal balance.

	December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Recreation	$	7,639	$	7,639	$	264	$	8,262	$	8,262	$	329
Home improvement		171		171		3		185		185		3
Commercial		16,596		16,600		—		11,862		11,867		—
Medallion		37,768		38,368		25,043		42,184		42,650		14,824
Total nonperforming loans with an allowance	$	62,174	$	62,778	$	25,310	$	62,493	$	62,964	$	15,156

	For the Twelve Months Ended
	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Investment Recorded		Interest Income (Expense) Recognized		Average Investment Recorded		Interest Income (Expense) Recognized
With an allowance recorded
Recreation	$	7,949	$	560	$	8,317	$	471
Home improvement		172		2		185		—
Commercial		16,884		123		7,886		392
Medallion		40,928		465		44,721		346
Total nonperforming loans with an allowance	$	65,933	$	1,150	$	61,109	$	1,209

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The following tables show the aging of all loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	Days Past Due												Recorded Investment
December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Current		Total (1)		90 Days and Accruing
Recreation	$	22,058	$	7,582	$	5,343	$	34,983	$	732,391	$	767,374	$	—
Home improvement		813		218		170		1,201		335,684		336,885		—
Commercial		—		—		75		75		65,265		65,340		—
Medallion		2,019		973		1,290		4,282		31,871		36,153		—
Strategic partnership		—		—		—		—		24		24		—
Total	$	24,890	$	8,773	$	6,878	$	40,541	$	1,165,235	$	1,205,776	$	—

(1) Excludes loan premiums of $2,717 resulting from purchase price accounting and $21,345 of capitalized loan origination costs.

	Days Past Due												Recorded Investment
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Current		Total (1)		90 Days and Accruing
Recreation	$	27,357	$	8,426	$	5,800	$	41,583	$	648,227	$	689,810	$	—
Home improvement	931		427		184			1,542		249,288		250,830		—
Commercial		—		—		107		107		69,660		69,767		—
Medallion		12,491		2,118		2,572		17,181		109,106		126,287		—
Total	$	40,779	$	10,971	$	8,663	$	60,413	$	1,076,281	$	1,136,694	$	—

(1)Excludes loan premiums of $5,758 resulting from purchase price accounting and $18,403 of capitalized loan origination costs.

The Company estimates that the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of the medallion loans was approximately 327% and 190% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The following table shows the TDR’s which the Company entered into during the year ended December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Investment		Post- Modification Investment
Recreation loans		77		1,053		749
Commercial loans		1		1,821		1,821
Medallion loans		59		33,505		33,505

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, five medallion loans modified as troubled debt restructurings were in default and had an investment value of $738,000 as of December 31, 2020, net of $331,000 of an allowance for loan loss, 43 recreation loans modified as troubled debt restructuring were in default and had an investment value of $433,000 as of December 31, 2020, net of a $15,000 allowance for loan losses, and no commercial loans modified as trouble debt restructurings were in default.

The following table shows the TDR’s which the Company entered into during the year ended December 31, 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Investment		Post- Modification Investment
Recreation loans		294	$	4,433	$	2,831
Medallion loans		71		31,376		31,385

During the year ended December 31, 2019, four medallion loans modified as a troubled debt restructurings were in default and had an investment value of $1,023,000 as of December 31, 2019, net of $428,000 of an allowance for loan loss, and 213 recreation loans modified as troubled debt restructurings were in default and had an investment value of $1,905,000 as of December 31, 2019, net of a $76,000 allowance for loan losses.

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The following tables show the activity of the loan collateral in process of foreclosure, which relates only to the recreation and medallion loans, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711
Transfer from loans, net		14,871			32,403			47,274
Sales		(7,512	)		(300	)		(7,812	)
Cash payments received		—			(5,687	)		(5,687	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(7,403	)		(24,523	)		(31,926	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2020	$	1,432		$	53,128		$	54,560

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2018	$	1,503		$	47,992		$	49,495
Transfer from loans, net		14,512			16,836			31,348
Sales		(7,591	)		(1,515	)		(9,106	)
Cash payments received		—			(7,697	)		(7,697	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(6,948	)		(4,381	)		(11,329	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711

(5) UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) AND REALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS (Investment Company Accounting)

The following table sets forth the pre-tax change in the Company’s unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Medallion Loans			Commercial Loans			Investments in Subsidiaries		Equity Investments			Investments Other Than Securities			Total
Balance December 31, 2017	$	(20,338	)	$	(513	)	$	158,920	$	3,121		$	(1,490	)	$	139,700
Net change in unrealized
Appreciation on investments		—			—			38,795		(998	)		—			37,797
Depreciation on investments		(38,170	)		18			—		—			(1,915	)		(40,067	)
Reversal of unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) related to realized
Gains on investments		—			—			—		—			—			—
Losses on investments		34,747			—			—		—			—			34,747
Balance March 31, 2018	$	(23,761	)	$	(495	)	$	197,715	$	2,123		$	(3,405	)	$	172,177

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The following table sets forth the pre-tax changes in our unrealized and realized gains and losses in the investment portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net change in unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) on investments
Unrealized appreciation	$	(998	)
Unrealized depreciation		(38,152	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments in    Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries		29,115
Realized gains		—
Realized losses		34,747
Net unrealized losses on investments other than    securities and other assets		(1,915	)
Total	$	22,797
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
Realized gains	$	—
Realized losses		(34,747	)
Other gains		—
Direct charge-offs		2
Total	$	(34,745	)

(6) FUNDS BORROWED

The outstanding balances of funds borrowed were as follows.

	Payments Due for the Year Ending December 31,
(Dollars in  thousands)	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		December 31, 2020(1)		December 31, 2019(1)		Interest Rate (2)
Deposits (3)	$	393,835	$	241,605	$	190,387	$	120,040	$	121,955	$	—	$	1,067,822	$	954,245		1.71	%
Retail and privately placed    notes (4)		33,625		—		—		36,000		—		33,600		103,225		69,625		8.25	%
SBA debentures and    borrowings		22,508		—		5,000		5,000		14,000		21,500		68,008		71,746		3.36	%
Preferred securities (4)		—		—		—		—		—		33,000		33,000		33,000		2.35	%
Notes payable to banks		30,701		280		280		—		—		—		31,261		33,183		3.67	%
Other borrowings		500		7,442		—		—		747		—		8,689		7,794		1.91	%
Total	$	481,169	$	249,327	$	195,667	$	161,040	$	136,702	$	88,100	$	1,312,005	$	1,169,593		2.37	%

(1) Excludes deferred financing costs of $5,805 and $5,105 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(2) Weighted average contractual rate as of December 31, 2020.

(3) Balance excludes $250 of strategic partner reserve deposits as of December 31, 2020.

(4) Relates to loans held at Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

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(A) DEPOSITS

Deposits are raised through the use of investment brokerage firms that package time deposits in denominations of less than $250,000 qualifying for FDIC insurance into larger pools that are sold to the Bank. The rates paid on the deposits are highly competitive with market rates paid by other financial institutions. Additionally, a brokerage fee is paid, depending on the maturity of the deposits, which averages less than 0.15%. Interest on the deposits is accrued daily and paid monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or at maturity. The Bank did not have any individual time deposits greater than $100,000 as of December 31, 2020. In October 2020, the Bank began to originate time deposits through an internet listing service. These deposits are from other financial institutions, which as of December 2020, had $995,000 in listing services deposits. The following table presents the maturity of the broker pools, excluding strategic partner reserve deposits, as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020
Three months or less	$	125,766
Over three months through six months		117,602
Over six months through one year		150,467
Over one year		673,987
Total deposits	$	1,067,822

(B) SBA DEBENTURES AND BORROWINGS

Over the years, the SBA has approved commitments for MCI and FSVC, typically for a four and half year term and a 1% fee, which was paid. During 2017, the SBA restructured FSVC’s debentures with SBA totaling $33,485,000 in principal into a new loan by the SBA to FSVC in the principal amount of $34,024,756, or the SBA Loan. In connection with the SBA Loan, FSVC executed a Note, or the SBA Note, with an effective date of March 1, 2017, in favor of SBA, in the principal amount of $34,024,756. The SBA Loan bears interest at a rate of 3.25% per annum, required a minimum of $5,000,000 of principal and interest to be paid on or before February 1, 2018 (which was paid) and a minimum of $7,600,000 of principal and interest to be paid on or before March 27, 2019 (which was paid), and all remaining unpaid principal and interest on or before February 1, 2020, the final maturity date, which was extended to the maturity date of the Company’s publicly-traded 9.000% Senior Notes, which is currently April 15, 2021; or the Public Debt, provided, however, that (1) upon the Company’s refinancing of such senior notes, the maturity date shall mean the earlier of (a) the maturity date of such refinanced debt or (b) April 30, 2024, and (2) upon the Company’s repayment of such senior notes without refinancing, the maturity date shall mean April 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2020, $175,485,000 of commitments had been fully utilized, there were $25,000,000 of commitments available, and $68,008,000 was outstanding, including $14,008,000 under the SBA Note.

On July 31, 2020, MCI accepted a commitment from the SBA for $25,000,000 in debenture financing with a ten-year term. MCI can draw funds under the commitment, in whole or in part, until September 24, 2024. In connection with the commitment, MCI paid the SBA a leverage fee of $250,000, with the remaining $500,000 of the fee to be paid pro rata as MCI draws under the commitment. Of the committed amount, $8,500,000 has been reserved to replace $8,500,000 of debentures which mature in 2021. The remaining balance of $16,500,000 is drawable upon the infusion of $8,250,000 of capital from either the capitalization of retained earnings or capital infusion from the Company. As of December 31, 2020, none of the commitments had been drawn.

(C) NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS

The Company and its subsidiaries have entered into note agreements with a variety of local and regional banking institutions over the years. The notes are typically secured by various assets of the underlying borrower.

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The table below summarizes the key attributes of the Company’s various borrowing arrangements with these lenders as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)

Borrower

# of Lenders/ Notes

Note Dates

Maturity Dates

Type

Note Amounts

Balance Outstanding at December 31, 2020

Payment

Average Interest Rate at December 31, 2020

Interest Rate Index(1)

Medallion   Financial Corp.

5/5

4/11 - 8/14

2/21 - 9/21

Term loans and demand notes secured by pledged loans (2)

$

19,734

(2)

$

19,734

Interest only(3)

3.75

%

Various(3)

Medallion    Chicago

2/23

11/11 - 12/11

2/21

Term loans secured by owned Chicago taxi medallions (4)

18,449

10,687

$134 of principal & interest paid monthly

3.50

%

N/A

Medallion    Funding

1/1

11/18

12/23

Term loan unsecured

1,400

840

$70 principal & interest paid quarterly

4.00

%

N/A

$

39,583

$

31,261

(1) At December 31, 2020, 30 day LIBOR was 0.14%, 360 day LIBOR was 0.34%, and the prime rate was 3.25%.

(2) One note has an interest rate of Prime, one note has an interest rate of Prime plus 0.50%, one note has a fixed interest rate of 3.75%, one note has an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75%, and the other interest rates on these borrowings are LIBOR plus 2%.

(3) Various agreements call for remittance of all principal received on pledged loans subject to minimum monthly payments ranging from $12 to $85.

(4) Guaranteed by the Company.

On July 6, 2019, the Company paid $10,819,000 at maturity in satisfaction of all its outstanding obligations under one of its credit facilities. In connection with this payment, the Company obtained a waiver from one of its other lenders, with a term note of $1,839,000, of certain resulting repayment and other obligations, which waiver expires on June 15, 2021.

In March 2019, the Company used some of the proceeds of the privately placed notes to pay off one of the notes payable to banks at a 50% discount, resulting in a gain on debt extinguishment of $4,145,000 in the 2019 first quarter.

In November 2018, MFC entered into a note to the benefit of DZ Bank for $1,400,000 at a 4.00% interest rate due December 2023, as part of the restructuring of the DZ loan. See Note 20 for more information.

As a result of the cash flow shortages due to the slowdown in the taxi industry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company received 180 day payment deferrals that terminated in August and modifications to provide for interest only payments from September through the end of 2020 for the notes payable to banks described above. Beginning in 2021, the Company returned to repaying the principal balance along with interest.

(D) RETAIL AND PRIVATELY PLACED NOTES

In February 2021, the Company completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% unsecured senior notes due February 2026, with interest payable semiannually. In March 2021, an additional $3,250,000 principal amount of such notes was issued to certain institutional investors. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding debt.

In December 2020, the Company completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $33,600,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% unsecured senior notes due December 2027, with interest payable semiannually. In February and March 2021, an additional $8,500,000 principal amount of such notes was issued to certain institutional investors. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding debt.

In March 2019, the Company completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% unsecured senior notes due 2024, with interest payable semiannually. The Company used the net proceeds from the

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offering for general corporate purposes, including repaying certain borrowings under its notes payable to banks at a discount, which led to a gain of $4,145,000 in the 2019 first quarter. In August 2019, an additional $6,000,000 principal amount of such notes was issued to certain institutional investors.

In April 2016, the Company issued a total of $33,625,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.00% unsecured notes due 2021, with interest payable quarterly in arrears. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering of approximately $31,786,000 to make loans and other investments in portfolio companies and for general corporate purposes, including repaying borrowings under its DZ loan in the ordinary course of business.

(E) PREFERRED SECURITIES

In June 2007, the Company issued and sold $36,083,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured junior subordinated notes to Fin Trust which, in turn, sold $35,000,000 of preferred securities to Merrill Lynch International and issued 1,083 shares of common stock to the Company. The notes bear a variable rate of interest of 90 day LIBOR (0.24% at December 31, 2020) plus 2.13%. The notes mature in September 2037 and are prepayable at par. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. The terms of the preferred securities and the notes are substantially identical. In December 2007, $2,000,000 of the preferred securities were repurchased from a third party investor. At December 31, 2020, $33,000,000 was outstanding on the preferred securities.

(F) OTHER BORROWINGS

In November and December 2017, RPAC amended the terms of various promissory notes with affiliate Richard Petty (refer to Note 12 for more details). At December 31, 2020, the total outstanding on these notes was $7,442,000 at a 2.00% annual interest rate compounded monthly and due March 31, 2022. Additionally, RPAC has a short term promissory note to an unrelated party, for $500,000 due on December 31, 2021.

On June 17, 2020, RPAC was approved for and received a Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loan under the CARES Act. As of December 31, 2020, the total outstanding balance of such loan was $747,000 at a 1.00% annual interest rate due in five years. Under the terms of the note, RPAC could be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the balance if the loan proceeds are used in accordance with the requirements set forth in the PPP. As of December 31, 2020, RPAC had not applied for forgiveness of this loan.

(G) COVENANT COMPLIANCE

Certain of the Company’s debt agreements contain restrictions that require the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain certain financial ratios, including debt to equity and minimum net worth. The Company was in compliance with such restrictions as of December 31, 2020.

(7) LEASES

The Company has leased premises that expire at various dates through November 30, 2027 subject to various operating leases. The Company has implemented ASC Topic 842 under a modified retrospective approach, in which no adjustments have been made to the prior year balances.

The following table presents the operating lease costs and additional information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease costs	$	2,384	$	2,184
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		2,821		2,419
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease liability		251		2,413

The following table presents the breakout of the operating leases as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	11,737	$	13,482
Other current liabilities		2,004		2,085
Operating lease liabilities		11,018		12,738
Total operating lease liabilities		13,022		14,823
Weighted average remaining lease term	6.4 years		7.3 years
Weighted average discount rate	5.54%			5.54	%

At December 31, 2020, maturities of the lease liabilities were as follows.

(Dollars in  thousands)
2021	$	2,474
2022		2,406
2023		2,356
2024		2,373
2025		2,390
Thereafter		3,521
Total lease payments		15,520
Less imputed interest		2,498
Total operating lease liabilities	$	13,022

Occupancy expense was $2,833,000, $2,436,000, and $2,287,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(8) INCOME TAXES

The Company is subject to federal and applicable state corporate income taxes on its taxable ordinary income and capital gains. As a corporation taxed under Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company is able, and intends, to file a consolidated federal income tax return with corporate subsidiaries in which it holds 80% or more of the outstanding equity interest measured by both vote and fair value.

The following table sets forth the significant components of our deferred and other tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019
Goodwill and other intangibles	$	(44,799	)	$	(45,595	)
Provision for loan losses		19,556			19,198
Net operating loss carryforwards (1)		30,493			22,607
Accrued expenses, compensation, and other assets		1,174			1,701
Unrealized gains on other investments		(6,769	)		(6,790	)
Total deferred tax liability		(345	)		(8,879	)
Valuation allowance		(462	)		(462	)
Deferred tax liability, net		(807	)		(9,341	)
Taxes receivable		1,757			1,516
Net deferred and other tax liabilities	$	950		$	(7,825	)

(1) As of December 31, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries had an estimated $124,150 of net operating loss carryforwards, $1,712 which expires at various dates between December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2035, and which had a net asset value of $30,031 as of December 31, 2020.

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The components of our tax (provision) benefit for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 were as follows.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Current
Federal	$	—		$	—		$	(2,797	)
State		(260	)		519			(1,078	)
Deferred
Federal		7,702			(489	)		5,270
State		2,632			(371	)		(1,464	)
Net (provision) benefit for income taxes	$	10,074		$	(341	)	$	(69	)

The following table presents a reconciliation of statutory federal income tax (provision) benefit to consolidated actual income tax (provision) benefit reported for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Statutory Federal income tax (provision) benefit at 21%	$	7,766		$	(642	)	$	4,935
State and local income taxes, net of federal income    tax benefit		1,518			(120	)		440
Revaluation of net operating losses		1,228			380			—
Change in effective state income tax rate		(145	)		(891	)		(2,564	)
Change in state income tax accruals		(260	)		640			—
Income attributable to non-controlling interest		460			309			—
Non deductible expenses		(453	)		—			—
Utilization of carry forwards		—			—			(910	)
Appreciation of Medallion Bank		—			—			(1,974	)
Other		(40	)		(17	)		4
Total income tax (provision) benefit	$	10,074		$	(341	)	$	(69	)

 In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible pursuant to ASC 740. The Company considers the reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The Company’s evaluation of the realizability of deferred tax assets must consider both positive and negative evidence. The weight given to the potential effects of positive and negative evidence is based on the extent to which it can be objectively verified. Based upon these considerations, the Company determined the necessary valuation allowance as of December 31, 2020.

The Company has filed tax returns in many states. Federal, New York State, New York City, and Utah state tax filings of the Company for the tax years 2017 through the present are the more significant filings that are open for examination.

(9) STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2018 Plan, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 15, 2018. The terms of 2018 Plan provide for grants of a variety of different type of stock awards to the Company’s employees and non-employee directors, including options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, etc. On April 22, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance thereunder, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 19, 2020. A total of 2,210,968 shares of the Company’s common stock are issuable under the 2018 Plan, and 862,069 remained issuable as of December 31, 2020. Awards under the 2018 Plan are subject to certain limitations as set forth in the 2018 Plan, which will terminate when all shares of common stock authorized for delivery have been delivered and the forfeiture restrictions on all awards have lapsed, or by action of the Board of Directors pursuant to the 2018 Plan, whichever occurs first.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Plan, or the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan, on February 13, 2015, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2015. The 2015 Restricted Stock Plan became effective upon the Company’s receipt of exemptive relief from the SEC on March 1, 2016. The terms of 2015 Restricted Stock Plan provided for grants of restricted stock awards to the Company’s employees. A grant of restricted stock is a grant of shares of the Company’s common stock which, at the time of issuance, is subject to certain forfeiture provisions, and thus is restricted as to transferability until such forfeiture restrictions have lapsed. A total of 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable under the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan, and 241,919 remained issuable as of June 15, 2018. Effective June 15, 2018, the 2018 Plan was

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approved, and these remaining shares were rolled into the 2018 Plan. Awards under the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan are subject to certain limitations as set forth in the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan. The 2015 Restricted Stock Plan will terminate when all shares of common stock authorized for delivery under the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan have been delivered and the forfeiture restrictions on all awards have lapsed, or by action of the Board of Directors pursuant to the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan, whichever occurs first.

The Company had a stock option plan, or the 2006 Stock Option Plan, available to grant both incentive and nonqualified stock options to employees. The 2006 Stock Option Plan, which was approved by the Board of Directors on February 15, 2006 and shareholders on June 16, 2006, provided for the issuance of a maximum of 800,000 shares of common stock of the Company. No additional shares are available for issuance under the 2006 Stock Option Plan. The 2006 Stock Option Plan was administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The option price per share could not be less than the current market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option was granted. The term and vesting periods of the options were determined by the Compensation Committee, provided that the maximum term of an option could not exceed a period of ten years.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, or the 2015 Director Plan, on March 12, 2015, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2015, and on which exemptive relief to implement the 2015 Director Plan was received from the SEC on February 29, 2016. A total of 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable under the 2015 Director Plan, and 258,334 remained issuable as of June 15, 2018. Effective June 15, 2018, the 2018 Plan was approved, and these remaining shares were rolled into the 2018 Plan. Under the 2015 Director Plan, unless otherwise determined by a committee of the Board of Directors comprised of directors who are not eligible for grants under the 2015 Director Plan, the Company granted options to purchase 12,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a non-employee director upon election to the Board of Directors, with an adjustment for directors who were elected to serve less than a full term. The option price per share could not be less than the current market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option was granted. Options granted under the 2015 Director Plan are exercisable annually, as defined in the 2015 Director Plan. The term of the options could not exceed ten years.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the First Amended and Restated 2006 Director Plan, or the Amended Director Plan, on April 16, 2009, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2009, and on which exemptive relief to implement the Amended Director Plan was received from the SEC on July 17, 2012. A total of 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable under the Amended Director Plan. No additional shares are available for issuance under the Amended Director Plan. Under the Amended Director Plan, unless otherwise determined by a committee of the Board of Directors comprised of directors who are not eligible for grants under the Amended Director Plan, the Company would grant options to purchase 9,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to an Eligible Director upon election to the Board of Directors, with an adjustment for directors who were elected to serve less than a full term. The option price per share could not be less than the current market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option was granted. Options granted under the Amended Director Plan are exercisable annually, as defined in the Amended Director Plan. The term of the options could not exceed ten years.

Additional shares are only available for future issuance under the 2018 Plan. At December 31, 2020, 951,669 options on the Company’s common stock were outstanding under the Company’s plans, of which 178,307 options were exercisable. Additionally, there were 416,140 unvested shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and 62,780 unvested restricted share units under the Company’s restricted stock plans.

The fair value of each restricted stock grant is determined on the date of grant by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average fair value of options granted was $3.09, $3.10, and $1.06 per share for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. The following assumption categories are used to determine the value of any option grants.

	Year ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Risk free interest rate		1.23	%		2.29	%		2.82	%
Expected dividend yield		—			0.66			4.86
Expected life of option in years (1)		6.25			6.25			6.00
Expected volatility (2)		51.03	%		49.03	%		30.00	%

(1) Expected life is calculated using the simplified method.

(2) We determine our expected volatility based on our historical volatility.

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The following table presents the activity for the stock option programs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

	Number of Options			Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		320,626		$2.14-13.84		$	8.78
Granted		39,000		5.27-5.58			5.46
Cancelled		(214,960	)	9.22-9.24			9.22
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		144,666		2.14-13.84			7.23
Granted		449,450		5.21-7.25			6.61
Cancelled		(44,076	)	6.55-13.84			9.00
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		550,040		2.14-13.53			6.58
Granted		444,557		4.89-6.68			6.24
Cancelled		(42,928	)	2.22-13.53			6.91
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 (2)		951,669		$2.14-12.55		$	6.41
Options exercisable at
December 31, 2018		81,889		$2.14-13.84		$	9.25
December 31, 2019		62,778		2.14-13.53			7.60
December 31, 2020 (2)		178,307		2.14-12.55			6.33

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at the exercise date and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $0 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2020 and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $45,000 for outstanding options and $43,000 for exercisable options as of December 31, 2020. The remaining contractual life was 8.60 years for outstanding options and 7.23 years for exercisable options at December 31, 2020.

The following table presents the activity for the restricted stock programs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

	Number of Shares			Grant Price Per Share	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		408,582		$2.06-10.38	$	3.45
Granted		101,010		3.93-5.27		4.41
Cancelled		(9,737	)	3.93-9.08		4.66
Vested (1)		(308,940	)	2.06-10.38		3.35
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		190,915		2.14-5.27		4.06
Granted		216,148		4.80-7.25		6.59
Cancelled		(3,946	)	3.93-6.55		4.97
Vested (1)		(118,238	)	2.06-4.80		3.89
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		284,879		3.95-7.25		6.01
Granted		229,408		4.89-6.68		6.21
Cancelled		(8,755	)	3.95-7.25		6.93
Vested (1)		(89,392	)	3.95-6.55		5.37
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 (2)		416,140		$4.39-7.25	$	6.24

(1) The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock vested was $579,000, $736,000, and $1,270,000 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock was $2,039,000 as of December 31, 2020. The remaining vesting period was 2.03 years at December 31, 2020.

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During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company granted 47,156 restricted stock units that vest on June 19, 2021 with a grant price of $3.16. Unitholders have the option of deferring settlement until a future date if the recipient makes a formal election under the guidelines of IRC Section 409A, which was done for 16,524 units. The remaining 10,416 units vested and settled.

The following table presents the activity for the unvested options outstanding under the plans for the year ended December 31, 2020.

	Number of Options			Exercise Price Per Share	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		487,262		$2.14-7.25	$	6.45
Granted		444,557		4.89-6.68		6.24
Cancelled		(20,630	)	6.55-7.25		6.76
Vested		(137,827	)	2.14-6.55		6.05
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		773,362		$4.89-7.25	$	6.42

The intrinsic value of the options vested was $45,000, $43,000, and $32,000 in 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(10) SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has six business segments, which include four lending and two non-operating segments, which are reflective of how Company management makes decisions about its business and operations.

The four lending segments reflect the main types of lending performed at the Company, which are recreation, home improvement, commercial, and medallion. The recreation and home improvement lending segments are conducted by the Bank in all fifty states, with the highest concentrations in Texas, Florida, and California, at 15%, 10%, and 9% of loans outstanding and with no other states over 9% as of December 31, 2020. The recreation lending segment is a consumer finance business that works with third-party dealers and financial service providers for the purpose of financing RVs, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment, of which RVs, boats, and trailers make up 60%, 19%, and 12% of the segment portfolio as of December 31, 2020. The home improvement lending segment works with contractors and financial service providers to finance residential home improvements concentrated in swimming pools, roofs, windows, and solar panels, at 27%, 24%, 13%, and 8% of total home improvement loans outstanding, and with no other product lines over 8% as of December 31, 2020. The commercial lending segment focuses on enterprise wide industries, including manufacturing and various other industries, in which 53% of these loans are made in the Midwest. The medallion lending segment arose in connection with the financing of medallions, taxis, and related assets, of which 89% were in New York City as of December 31, 2020.

In addition, our non-operating segments include RPAC, which is a race car team, and our corporate and other investments segment, which includes items not allocated to our operating segments such as investment securities, equity investments, intercompany eliminations, and other corporate elements. As a result of COVID-19, the race season had been suspended from March 15, 2020 through May 17, 2020. As states began to reopen, NASCAR resumed races and completed all races scheduled. Commencing with the second quarter 2020, the Bank began issuing loans related to the new strategic partnership business, which is currently included within the corporate and other investment segment due to its small size.

As part of the segment reporting, capital ratios for all operating segments have been normalized at 20%, which approximates the percentage of consolidated total equity divided by total assets, with the net adjustment applied to corporate and other investments. In addition, the commercial segment exclusively represents the mezzanine lending business, and the legacy commercial loan business (immaterial to total) has been re-allocated to corporate and other investments.

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The following tables present segment data as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Year Ended December 31, 2020	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	110,706		$	27,273		$	6,926			$	(1,518	)	$	—		$	1,575		$	144,962
Total interest expense		13,013			5,699			2,538				3,610			163			9,128			34,151
Net interest income (loss)		97,693			21,574			4,388				(5,128	)		(163	)		(7,553	)		110,811
Provision for loan losses		23,736			3,778			—				42,276			—			27			69,817
Net interest income (loss) after loss provision		73,957			17,796			4,388				(47,404	)		(163	)		(7,580	)		40,994
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			20,042			—			20,042
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(8,366	)		—			(8,366	)
Other income (expense), net		(27,341	)		(9,611	)		(3,196	)			(30,366	)		(7,973	)		(11,164	)		(89,651	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		46,616			8,185			1,192				(77,770	)		3,540			(18,744	)		(36,981	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(12,004	)		(2,108	)		(299	)			19,520			(889	)		5,854			10,074
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	34,612		$	6,077		$	893			$	(58,250	)	$	2,651		$	(12,890	)	$	(26,907	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	765,338		$	328,876		$	62,037			$	12,725		$	—		$	3,314		$	1,172,290
Total assets		777,605			340,494			80,622				124,554			33,711			285,425			1,642,411
Total funds borrowed		621,735			272,284			65,924				98,636			8,689			244,987			1,312,255
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		4.59	%		2.07	%		1.07	%			(33.21	%)		7.98	%		(5.06	%)		(2.16	)%
Return on average equity		22.93			10.35			5.17				(165.21	)		(363.66	)		(23.29	)		(10.90	)
Interest yield		14.90			9.66			10.51				(2.11	)	N/A			N/A				11.32
Net interest margin		13.15			7.62			6.66				(7.14	)	N/A			N/A				8.65
Reserve coverage		3.45			1.54			0.00		(1)		66.31		N/A			N/A				4.68
Delinquency status(2)		0.70			0.05			0.11		(1)		3.57		N/A			N/A				0.57
Charge-off ratio		1.95			0.44			0.04		(3)		59.38		N/A			N/A				5.00

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

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Year Ended December 31, 2019	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	99,463		$	19,943		$	7,183			$	3,665		$	—		$	2,308		$	132,562
Total interest expense		13,304			4,757			2,833				7,962			159			6,030			35,045
Net interest income (loss)		86,159			15,186			4,350				(4,297	)		(159	)		(3,722	)		97,517
Provision for loan losses		28,638			1,598			364				16,331			—			455			47,386
Net interest income (loss) after loss provision		57,521			13,588			3,986				(20,628	)		(159	)		(4,177	)		50,131
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			18,742			—			18,742
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(8,996	)		—			(8,996	)
Other income (expense), net		(23,490	)		(7,520	)		(1,149	)			(10,493	)		(6,942	)		(7,946	)		(57,540	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		34,031			6,068			2,837				(31,121	)		2,645			(12,123	)		2,337
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,813	)		(1,572	)		(684	)			7,596			(329	)		3,461			(341	)
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	25,218		$	4,496		$	2,153			$	(23,525	)	$	2,316		$	(8,662	)	$	1,996
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	695,257		$	244,716		$	66,405			$	105,022		$	—		$	3,362		$	1,114,762
Total assets		707,377			252,704			84,924				217,483			31,538			247,641			1,541,667
Total funds borrowed		563,805			201,605			68,666				176,825			7,794			150,898			1,169,593
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		3.84	%		2.20	%		2.44	%			(9.73	%)		7.28	%		(3.71	%)		(0.12	)%
Return on average equity		17.19			10.22			12.21				(48.49	)		(96.37	)		(14.26	)		(0.59	)
Interest yield		15.39			9.50			11.39				2.88		N/A			N/A				11.75
Net interest margin		13.33			7.24			6.90				(3.38	)	N/A			N/A				8.64
Reserve coverage		2.53			1.05			0.00		(1)		19.48		N/A			N/A				3.97
Delinquency status(2)		0.84			0.07			0.15		(1)		2.04		N/A			N/A				0.76
Charge-off ratio		2.69			0.37			1.30		(3)		14.68		N/A			N/A				3.60

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

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Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	68,870		$	12,799		$	7,076			$	6,317		$	—		$	1,741		$	96,803
Total interest expense		6,986			2,290			1,502				10,125			121			3,792			24,816
Net interest income (loss)		61,884			10,509			5,574				(3,808	)		(121	)		(2,051	)		71,987
Provision for loan losses		15,118			2,453			—				41,437			—			—			59,008
Net interest income (loss) after loss    provision		46,766			8,056			5,574				(45,245	)		(121	)		(2,051	)		12,979
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			14,368			—			14,368
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(7,121	)		—			(7,121	)
Other income (expense), net		(14,242	)		(3,093	)		(1,824	)			9,742			(11,476	)		(6,489	)		(27,382	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		32,524			4,963			3,750				(35,503	)		(4,350	)		(8,540	)		(7,156	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,579	)		(1,319	)		(862	)			7,938			1,108			1,005			(709	)
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	23,945		$	3,644		$	2,888			$	(27,565	)	$	(3,242	)	$	(7,535	)	$	(7,865	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	580,182		$	181,359		$	59,973			$	155,863		$	—		$	4,110		$	981,487
Total assets		590,746			188,892			93,807				273,501			29,925			204,975			1,381,846
Total funds borrowed		434,527			143,815			53,719				294,465			7,649			127,853			1,062,028
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		5.48	%		2.56	%		4.27	%			(10.13	)%		(11.69	)%		(4.07	)%		(0.90	)%
Return on average equity		22.60			11.30			9.43			NM			NM				(12.37	)		(4.62	)
Interest yield		15.78			9.06			14.25				3.58		N/A			N/A				10.98
Net interest margin		14.18			7.44			11.23				(2.16	)	N/A			N/A				8.19
Reserve coverage		1.17			0.98			0.00				15.11		N/A			N/A				3.58
Delinquency status(2)		0.73			0.07			0.44		(1)		9.43		N/A			N/A				2.14
Charge-off ratio		1.89			0.46			0.00				7.21		N/A			N/A				2.73

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(11) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

(A) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

The Company has employment agreements with certain key officers for either a one-, two- or five-year term. Annually, the contracts with a five-year term will renew for new five-year terms unless prior to the end of the first year of each five-year term, either the Company or the executive provides notice to the other party of its intention not to extend the employment period beyond the current five-year term. Typically, the contracts with a one- or two-year term will renew for new one- or two-year terms unless prior to the term either the Company or the executive provides notice to the other party of its intention not to extend the employment period beyond the current one or two-year terms; however, there is currently one agreement that renews after two years for additional one- year terms and one agreement with a two-year term that does not have a renewal period. In the event of a change in control, as defined, during the employment period, the agreements provide for severance compensation to the executive in an amount equal to the balance of the salary, bonus, and value of fringe benefits which the executive would be entitled to receive for the remainder of the employment period. Employment agreements expire at various dates through 2025, with future minimum payments under these agreements of approximately $12,056,000 as follows.

(Dollars in thousands)
2021	$	3,965
2022		3,081
2023		2,073
2024		2,073
2025		864
Thereafter		—
Total	$	12,056

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(B) OTHER COMMITMENTS

The Company had no commitments to extend credit or make investments outstanding at December 31, 2020. Generally, any commitments would be on the same terms as loans to or investments in existing borrowers or investees, and generally have fixed expiration dates. Since some commitments would be expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

(C) LITIGATION

The Company and its subsidiaries become defendants to various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, there is no proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of management threatened, which in the event of an adverse decision could result in a material adverse impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

(D) REGULATORY

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to inquiries from certain regulators. During 2014, FSVC was examined by the SBA. The foregoing regulatory examination was resolved in January 2017 as a result of FSVC transfer to liquidation status and the restructure of the FSVC loan described in Note 6.

(12) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain directors, officers, and stockholders of the Company are also directors and officers of its main consolidated subsidiaries, MFC, MCI, FSVC, and the Bank, as well as other subsidiaries. Officer salaries are set by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Jeffrey Rudnick, the son of one of the Company’s directors, was an officer of LAX Group, LLC, or LAX, one of the Company’s equity investments that sold its assets on December 16, 2020. Mr. Rudnick receives a salary from LAX of $178,000 per year, which was reduced to $133,000 in the 2020 second quarter, and certain equity from LAX consisting of 10% ownership in LAX Class B stock, vesting at 3.34% per year; 5% of any new equity raised from outside investors at a valuation of $1,500,000 or higher; and 10% of LAX’s profits as a year-end bonus. In addition, Mr. Rudnick provided consulting services to the Company directly for a monthly retainer of $4,200. Effective March 1, 2021, Mr. Rudnick serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President at a salary of $195,000 per year and is no longer providing consulting services to the Company.

The Company’s subsidiary RPAC, has an agreement with minority shareholder Richard Petty, in which it makes an annual payment of $700,000 per year for services provided to the entity. In addition, RPAC has a note payable to a trust controlled by Mr. Petty of $7,442,000, that earns interest at an annual rate of 2% through March 2022, none of which has been paid to date.

In the 2019 second quarter, RPAC entered into a sponsorship agreement with Victory Junction, a 501(c)(3) public charity of which Richard Petty is a board member, for $7,000,000 of sponsorship payments to RPAC during the 2019 race car season, of which $5,600,000 was subsequently earned and received in 2019, and the balance which was written off as it was not expected to be received.

The Company had assigned its servicing rights to the Bank portfolio to MSC, a wholly-owned entity that had been unconsolidated under Investment Company Accounting. The costs of servicing are allocated to MSC by the Company, and the servicing fee income is billed and collected from the Bank by MSC. As a result, $1,290,000 of servicing fee income was earned by MSC for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, other income received from the Bank that was not eliminated under Investment Company Accounting was $256,000.

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(13) STOCKHOLDERS’/SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In November 2003, the Company announced a stock repurchase program which authorized the repurchase of up to $10,000,000 of common stock. In November 2004, the repurchase program was increased by an additional $10,000,000, which was further increased to a total of $20,000,000 in July 2014, and which was further increased to a total of $26,000,000 in July 2015. As of December 31, 2020, a total of 2,931,125 shares had been repurchased for $24,587,000, and $22,874,509 of shares remain authorized for repurchase under the program. There were no purchases in 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(14) SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (Investment Company Accounting)

The following table provides selected financial ratios and other data for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2018
Net share data
Net asset value at the beginning of the year	$	11.80
Net investment income (loss)		(0.15	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		0.03
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		(1.44	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments		0.94
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from    operations		(0.62	)
Issuance of common stock		(0.03	)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.65	)
Net asset value at the end of the period/year (1)	$	11.15
Per share market value at beginning of year	$	3.53
Per share market value at end of period/year		4.65
Total return (2)		(129	%)
Ratios/supplemental data
Total shareholders’ equity (net assets)	$	272,437
Average net assets		284,021
Total expense ratio (3) (4)		10.02	%
Operating expenses to average net assets (4)		5.87
Net investment income (loss) after income taxes to average    net assets (4)		(4.61	)

(1) Includes $0.00 of undistributed net investment income per share as of March 31, 2018 and $0.00 of undistributed net realized gains per share for the period presented.

(2) Total return is calculated by dividing the change in market value of a share of common stock during the year, assuming the reinvestment of distributions on the payment date, by the per share market value at the beginning of the year.

(3) Total expense ratio represents total expenses (interest expense, operating expenses, and income taxes) divided by average net assets.

(4) MSC has assumed certain of the Company’s servicing obligations, and as a result, servicing fee income of $1,290, and operating expenses of $1,150, which formerly were the Company’s, were now MSC’s for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Excluding the impact of the MSC amounts, the total expense ratio, operating expense ratio, and net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 11.75%, 6.88%, and 7.51% in the March 31, 2018 quarter.  

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(15) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has a 401(k) Investment Plan, or the 401(k) Plan, which covers all full-time and part-time employees of the Company who have attained the age of 21 and have a minimum of thirty (30) days of service, including the employees of Medallion Bank. Under the 401(k) Plan, an employee may elect to defer not less than 1% of total annual compensation, up to the applicable limits set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Employee contributions are invested in various mutual funds according to the directions of the employee. Once eligible full-time employees have completed a minimum of one (1) year of service, and part time employees have worked at least 500 hours, the Company matches employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan in an amount per employee equal to one-third of the first 6% of the employee’s annual contributions, subject to legal limits. The Company’s 401(k) plan expense, including amounts for the employees of Medallion Bank and other consolidated subsidiaries in the prior year periods, was approximately $203,000, $193,000, and $182,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(16) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of fair value information about certain financial instruments, whether assets, liabilities, or off-balance-sheet commitments, if practicable. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument. Fair value estimates that were derived from broker quotes cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.

(a) Cash – Book value equals fair value.

(b) Equity securities – The Company’s equity securities are recorded at cost less impairment plus or minus observable price changes.

(c) Investment securities – The Company’s investments are recorded at the estimated fair value of such investments.

(d) Loans receivable – The Company’s loans are recorded at book value which approximated fair value.

(e) Floating rate borrowings – Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

(f) Commitments to extend credit – The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and present creditworthiness of the counter parties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also includes a consideration of the difference between the current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the estimated fair value of these off-balance-sheet instruments was not material.

(g) Fixed rate borrowings – The fair value of the debentures payable to the SBA is estimated based on current market interest rates for similar debt.

	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
(Dollars in  thousands)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets
Cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold (1)	$	112,040	$	112,040	$	67,821	$	67,821
Equity investments		9,746		9,746		10,079		10,079
Investment securities		46,792		46,792		48,998		48,998
Loans receivable		1,172,290		1,172,290		1,114,762		1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable (2)		10,338		10,338		8,662		8,662
Financial liabilities
Funds borrowed (3)		1,312,255		1,312,591		1,169,593		1,171,274
Accrued interest payable (2)		4,673		4,673		4,398		4,398

(1) Categorized as level 1 within the fair value hierarchy, excluding $1,500 of interest-bearing deposits categorized as level 2. See Note 17.

(2) Categorized as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 17.

(3) As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, publicly traded unsecured notes traded at a premium to par of $336 and $1,681.

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(17) FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.

In accordance with FASB ASC 820, the Company has categorized its assets and liabilities measured at fair value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3). Our assessment and classification of an investment within a level can change over time based upon maturity or liquidity of the investment and would be reflected at the beginning of the quarter in which the change occurred.

As required by FASB ASC 820, when the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. For example, a level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (level 3). Therefore gains and losses for such assets and liabilities categorized within the level 3 table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (levels 1 and 2) and unobservable inputs (level 3).

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value, recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access (examples include active exchange-traded equity securities, exchange-traded derivatives, most US Government and agency securities, and certain other sovereign government obligations).

Level 2. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

A) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets (for example, restricted stock);

B) Quoted price for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (for example, corporate and municipal bonds, which trade infrequently);

C) Pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include most over-the-counter derivatives, including interest rate and currency swaps); and

D) Pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include certain residential and commercial mortgage-related assets, including loans, securities, and derivatives).

Level 3. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the assets or liability (examples include certain private equity investments, and certain residential and commercial mortgage-related assets, including loans, securities, and derivatives).

A review of fair value hierarchy classification is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification for certain assets or liabilities. Reclassifications impacting level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in/out of the level 3 category as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occur.

Equity investments were recorded at cost less impairment plus or minus observable price changes. Commencing in 2020, the Company elected to measure equity investments at fair value on a non-recurring basis, which have been adjusted for all periods presented.

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The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Interest-bearing deposits	$	—	$	1,500	$	—	$	1,500
Available for sale investment securities		—		46,792		—		46,792
Total(1)	$	—	$	48,292	$	—	$	48,292

(1) Total unrealized gains of $1,013, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 related to these assets.

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Available for sale investment securities (1)	$	—	$	48,998	$	—	$	48,998
Total	$	—	$	48,998	$	—	$	48,998

(1) Total unrealized gains of $1,081, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 related to these assets.

The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Equity investments	$	—	$	—	$	9,746	$	9,746
Impaired loans		—		—		62,174		62,174
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		—		—		54,560		54,560
Total	$	—	$	—	$	126,480	$	126,480

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Equity investments	$	—	$	—	$	10,079	$	10,079
Impaired loans		—		—		34,915		34,915
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		—		—		52,711		52,711
Total	$	—	$	—	$	97,705	$	97,705

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Significant Unobservable Inputs

ASC Topic 820 requires disclosure of quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of assets and liabilities classified as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The tables below are not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather to provide information on significant unobservable inputs and valuation techniques used by the Company.

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in non-recurring level 3 fair value measurements of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value at 12/31/20		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
Equity investments	$	8,291	Investee financial analysis	Financial condition and operating performance of the borrower (1)	N/A
				Collateral support	N/A
		1,455	Precedent market transaction	Offering price	$8.73 / share
Impaired loans		62,174	Market approach	Historical and actual loss experience	1.50% - 6.00%
					60% of balance
				Median transfer price (2)	$0.6 - 108.7
				Collateral value	N/A
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		53,128	Market approach	Median transfer price (2)	$0.6 - 108.7
		1,432		Collateral value (3)	$0.7 - 32.3

(1) Includes projections based on revenue, EBITDA, leverage and liquidation amounts. These assumptions are based on a variety of factors, including economic conditions, industry and market developments, market valuations of comparable companies, and company-specific developments, including exit strategies and realization opportunities.

(2) Represents amount net of liquidation costs.

(3) Relates to the recreation portfolio.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value at 12/31/19		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
Equity Investments	$	7,435	Investee financial analysis	Financial condition and operating performance of the borrower	N/A
				Collateral support	N/A
		1,189	Investee book value adjusted for market appreciation	Financial condition and operating performance of the investee	N/A
			Public company comparables	Business enterprise value	$4,855 – $6,120
				Business enterprise value/revenue multiples	1.59-5.98x
				Discount for lack of marketability	25%
		1,455	Precedent market transaction	Offering price	$8.73 / share

(18) MEDALLION BANK PREFERRED STOCK (Non-controlling interest)

On December 17, 2019, the Bank closed an initial public offering of 1,840,000 shares of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, with a $46,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount, yielding net proceeds of $42,485,000, which were recorded in the Bank’s shareholders’ equity. Dividends are payable quarterly from the date of issuance to, but excluding April 1, 2025, at a rate of 8% per annum, and from and including April 1, 2025, at a floating rate equal to a benchmark rate (which is expected to be three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR) plus a spread of 6.46% per annum.

On July 21, 2011, the Bank issued, and the US Treasury purchased, 26,303 shares of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, or Series E, for an aggregate purchase price of $26,303,000 under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, or SBLF, with a liquidation amount of $1,000 per share. The SBLF is a voluntary program intended to encourage small

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business lending by providing capital to qualified smaller banks at favorable rates. The Bank pays a dividend rate of 9% on the Series E.

(19) PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following shows the condensed financial information of Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Cash	$	33,743	$	4,477
Net loans receivable		12,293		26,802
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		9,960		11,104
Goodwill and intangible assets		175,731		177,176
Investment in bank subsidiaries		149,686		158,201
Investment in non-bank subsidiaries		88,165		92,856
Income tax receivable		1,470		4,708
Other assets		10,912		14,111
Total assets	$	481,960	$	489,435
Liabilities
Other liabilities	$	21,302	$	18,660
Intercompany payables		51,352		54,904
Short-term borrowings		53,359		8,188
Deferred tax liabilities		24,172		30,728
Long-term borrowings		100,367		113,807
Total liabilities		250,552		226,287
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408		263,148
Total liabilities and equity	$	481,960	$	489,435

Condensed Statements of Operations

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Interest income	$	(2,824	)	$	(2,552	)	$	(1,958	)
Interest expense		8,602			8,856			5,480
Net interest loss		(11,426	)		(11,408	)		(7,438	)
Provision for loan losses		5,127			6,377			19,190
Net interest loss after provision for loan losses		(16,553	)		(17,785	)		(26,628	)
Other income (expense), net		(22,062	)		(13,686	)		(16,913	)
Loss before income taxes and undistributed earnings of    subsidiaries		(38,615	)		(31,471	)		(43,541	)
Income tax benefit		10,454			7,013			5,328
Loss before undistributed earnings of subsidiaries		(28,161	)		(24,458	)		(38,213	)
Undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		(6,622	)		22,696			28,041
Net income (loss) attributable to parent company	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)

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Condensed Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Net loss	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		1,013			1,081			(82	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.	$	(33,770	)	$	(681	)	$	(10,254	)

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    Net loss	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by    operating activities:
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of subsidiaries		6,622			(22,696	)		(28,041	)
Provision for loan losses		5,127			6,377			19,190
Depreciation and amortization		5,357			5,484			5,451
Change in deferred and other tax assets/liabilities, net		(3,317	)		(2,225	)		4,512
Net change in loan collateral in process of foreclosure		4,940			906			678
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments		3,493			1,786			—
Stock-based compensation expense		2,031			1,221			425
Decrease in other assets		2,299			988			4,073
Increase in deferred financing costs		(1,233	)		(1,297	)		—
Decrease in intercompany payables		(3,552	)		(8,448	)		(3,368	)
Increase in other liabilities		2,336			(1,759	)		4,237
Net cash used by operating activities		(10,680	)		(21,425	)		(3,015	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated		(14	)		(3,312	)		(309	)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans and investments		1,193			2,313			10,900
Purchases of investments		(2,304	)		(1,125	)		—
Proceeds from sale and principal payments of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		1,276			2,403			487
Dividends from subsidiaries		7,597			6,248			5,200
Net cash provided by investing activities		7,748			6,527			16,278
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from funds borrowed		33,600			36,000			—
Repayments of funds borrowed		(1,402	)		(17,735	)		(17,208	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		32,198			18,265			(17,208	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND    CASH EQUIVALENTS		29,266			3,367			(3,945	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		4,477			1,110			5,055
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	33,743		$	4,477		$	1,110

(20) VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

During the 2018 third quarter, the Company determined that Trust III was a VIE. Trust III had been consolidated as a subsidiary of MFC historically, although it should have been consolidated under the variable interest model, since MFC was its primary beneficiary until October 31, 2018. Trust III is a VIE since the key decision-making authority rests in the servicing agreement (where MFC is the servicer for Trust III) rather than in the voting rights of the equity interests and as a result the decision-making rights are

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considered a variable interest. This conclusion is supported by a qualitative assessment that Trust III does not have sufficient equity at risk. Since the inception of Trust III, MFC had also been party to a limited guaranty which was considered a variable interest because, pursuant to the guaranty, MFC absorbed variability as a result of the on-going performance of the loans in Trust III. As of October 31, 2018, the Company determined that MFC was no longer the primary beneficiary of Trust III and accordingly deconsolidated the VIE, leading to a net gain of $25,325,000 recorded as well as a new promissory note payable by MFC of $1,400,000 issued in settlement of the limited guaranty. See Note 6 for more details. The Company’s interest in Trust III is accounted for as an equity investment and has a value of $0 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. In addition, MFC remains the servicer of the assets of Trust III for a fee.

In December 2008, Trust III entered into the DZ loan agreement with DZ Bank, to provide up to $200,000,000 of financing through a commercial paper conduit to acquire medallion loans from MFC, or the DZ loan. The loan, which has an outstanding balance of $86,825,000, currently terminates on May 15, 2021. Borrowings under the DZ loan are collateralized by Trust III’s assets.

(21) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated the effects of events that have occurred subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2020, through the date of financial statement issuance.

On March 11, 2021, one of the notes payable to banks with a maturity of September 1, 2021 was paid off.

On March 12, 2021, one of the notes payable to banks with a maturity of April 15, 2021 was paid off.

A lender for one of the notes payable to banks with a maturity date of February 1, 2021 has agreed to extend such note until December 31, 2021.

A lender for nine of the notes payable to banks with maturity dates of February 9, 2021 has agreed to extend such notes until December 31, 2021.

Fourteen of the notes payable to banks with maturity dates of February 1, 2021 were extended until April 1, 2021.

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EX-21.1

EXHIBIT 21.1

LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES OF MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.

Name	Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Formation
Medallion Funding LLC	New York
Medallion Capital, Inc.	Minnesota
Freshstart Venture Capital Corp.	New York
Medallion Bank	Utah

EX-23.1

Exhibit 23.1

Consent Of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-226130, 333-211788, 333-186533, 333-136316, and 333-239476) and Form S-3 (File No. 333-231705) of our reports dated March 15, 2021 on (i) the consolidated financial statements of Medallion Financial Corp. and subsidiaries as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 and for each of the three years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2020 and on the selected financial ratios and other data for the year ended December 31, 2018; and (ii) the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2020; all of which appear in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Medallion Financial Corp. for the year ended December 31, 2020.

/s/ Mazars USA LLP

Edison, New Jersey

March 15, 2021

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

Certification of Alvin Murstein

I, Alvin Murstein, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Medallion Financial Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 15, 2021

By:	/s/ Alvin Murstein
	Alvin Murstein
	Chairman and Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

Certification of Larry D. Hall

I, Larry D. Hall, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K of Medallion Financial Corp.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: March 15, 2021

By:	/s/ Larry D. Hall
	Larry D. Hall
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 USC SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Alvin Murstein
	Chairman and
	Chief Executive Officer

Date: March 15, 2021

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 USC SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Annual Report on Form 10-K of Medallion Financial Corp. (the “Company”) for the year ended December 31, 2020 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), the undersigned hereby certifies, pursuant to 18 USC Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

By:	/s/ Larry D. Hall
	Senior Vice President and
	Chief Financial Officer

Date: March 15, 2021

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Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	[1]	$ 54,743	$ 17,700
Federal funds sold		57,297	50,121
Equity investments		9,746	10,079
Investment securities		46,792	48,998
Loans		1,229,838	1,160,855
Allowance for loan losses	[2],[3]	(57,548)	(46,093)
Net loans receivable		1,172,290	1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable		10,338	8,662
Property, equipment, and right-of-use lease asset, net		12,404	14,375
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	[4]	54,560	52,711
Goodwill		150,803	150,803
Intangible assets, net		51,090	52,536
Income tax receivable		1,757	1,516
Other assets		20,591	19,404
Total assets		1,642,411	1,541,667
Liabilities
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	[5]	14,902	16,234
Accrued interest payable		4,673	4,398
Deposits	[6]	1,065,398	951,651
Short-term borrowings		87,334	38,223
Deferred tax liabilities, net		807	9,341
Operating lease liabilities		11,018	12,738
Long-term debt	[7]	153,718	174,614
Total liabilities		1,337,850	1,207,199
Commitments and contingencies	[8]
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock (1,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value stock authorized-none outstanding)
Common stock (50,000,000 shares of $0.01 par value stock authorized- 27,828,871 shares at December 31, 2020 and 27,597,802 shares at December 31, 2019 issued)		278	276
Additional paid in capital		277,539	275,511
Treasury stock (2,951,243 shares at December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019)		(24,919)	(24,919)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		2,012	999
Retained earnings (accumulated deficit)		(23,502)	11,281
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408	263,148
Non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiaries		73,153	71,320
Total equity		304,561	334,468
Total liabilities and equity		$ 1,642,411	$ 1,541,667
Number of shares outstanding		24,877,628	24,646,559
Book value per share		$ 9.30	$ 10.68

[1] Includes restricted cash of $2,970 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

[2] As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

[3] As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

[4] Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

[5] Includes the short-term portion of lease liabilities of $2,004 and $2,085 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 7 for more details.

[6] Includes $2,674 and $2,594 of deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 6 for more details.

[7] Includes $3,131 and $2,511 of deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 6 for more details.

[8] Refer to Note 11 for details.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Preferred stock, shares authorized	1,000,000	1,000,000
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, shares authorized	50,000,000	50,000,000
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares issued	27,828,871	27,597,802
Treasury stock,shares	2,951,243	2,951,243
Restricted cash	$ 2,970	$ 2,970
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure, financed sales collateral to third parties	3,535	8,163
Short term lease liabilities	2,004	2,085
Deposits [Member]
Deferred financing costs	2,674	2,594
Long-Term Debt [Member]
Deferred financing costs	$ 3,131	$ 2,511

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Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Interest and fees on loans	[1]			$ 95,080,000
Interest and dividends on investment securities	[1]			1,644,000
Medallion lease income	[1]			133,000
Interest income on investments	[1]			3,287,000
Total interest income /total investment income	[1],[2]			100,836,000
Interest on deposits	[1]			14,230,000
Interest on short-term borrowings	[1]			4,441,000
Interest on long-term debt	[1]			6,145,000
Interest expense	[1]			3,551,000
Total interest expense	[1],[3]			28,367,000
Net interest income/net investment income		$ 110,811,000	$ 97,517,000	72,469,000	[1]
Provision for loan losses		69,817,000	47,386,000	59,008,000	[1]
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		40,994,000	50,131,000	13,461,000	[1]
Other income (loss)
Writedown of loan collateral in process of foreclosure	[1]			(2,188,000)
Sponsorship and race winnings, net		20,042,000	18,742,000	14,368,000	[1]
Gain (loss) on equity investments	[1]			(939,000)
Gain on the extinguishment of debt			4,145,000
Gain on deconsolidation of Trust III	[1]			25,325,000
Gain on sale of loans	[1]			4,946,000
Other income	[1]			494,000
Total other income (loss), net	[1]			42,006,000
Other expenses
Salaries and employee benefits	[1]			21,706,000
Race team related expenses		8,366,000	8,996,000	7,121,000	[1]
Professional fees	[1]			9,332,000
Loan servicing fees	[1]			3,470,000
Collection costs	[1]			5,207,000
Rent expense	[1]			2,040,000
Regulatory fees	[1]			1,703,000
Amortization of intangible assets		1,445,000	1,446,000	1,083,000	[1]
Travel, meals, and entertainment	[1]			1,448,000
Intangible asset impairment	[1]			5,615,000
Other expenses	[1]			7,464,000
Total other expenses	[1],[4]			66,189,000
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(36,981,000)	2,337,000	(10,722,000)	[1],[4]
Income tax (provision) benefit	[1]			(373,000)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net investment income (loss) after taxes	[1]			(11,095,000)
Net realized losses on investments	[1],[5]			(34,745,000)
Income tax benefit	[1]			8,426,000
Total net realized losses on investments	[1]			(26,319,000)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries	[1]			29,115,000
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments other than securities	[1]			(1,915,000)
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments	[1]			(4,403,000)
Income tax (provision) benefit	[1]			(8,122,000)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments	[1]			14,675,000
Net realized/unrealized gains (losses) on investments	[1]			(11,644,000)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		$ (26,907,000)	$ 1,996,000	(22,739,000)	[1]
Less: income attributable to the non-controlling interest	[1]			2,307,000
Total net income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp./net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations	[1]			$ (25,046,000)
Basic net loss per share		$ (1.42)	$ (0.07)	$ (1.03)	[1]
Diluted net loss per share		$ (1.42)	$ (0.07)	$ (1.03)	[1]
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		24,445,452	24,342,979	24,214,978	[1]
Diluted		24,445,452	24,342,979	24,214,978	[1]
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Interest and fees on loans		$ 143,701,000	$ 130,167,000
Interest and dividends on investment securities		1,208,000	2,225,000
Medallion lease income		53,000	170,000
Total interest income /total investment income	[2]	144,962,000	132,562,000
Interest on deposits		22,330,000	22,521,000
Interest on short-term borrowings		2,006,000	3,242,000
Interest on long-term debt		9,815,000	9,282,000
Total interest expense	[3]	34,151,000	35,045,000
Net interest income/net investment income		110,811,000	97,517,000
Provision for loan losses		69,817,000	47,386,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		40,994,000	50,131,000
Other income (loss)
Writedown of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		(24,523,000)	(4,381,000)
Sponsorship and race winnings, net		20,042,000	18,742,000
Gain (loss) on equity investments		(2,985,000)
Gain on the extinguishment of debt			4,145,000
Other income		1,530,000	1,881,000
Total other income (loss), net		(5,936,000)	20,387,000
Other expenses
Salaries and employee benefits		28,172,000	24,971,000
Race team related expenses		8,366,000	8,996,000
Professional fees		8,047,000	7,402,000
Loan servicing fees		6,737,000	5,253,000
Collection costs		5,454,000	6,638,000
Rent expense		2,833,000	2,419,000
Regulatory fees		1,822,000	1,722,000
Amortization of intangible assets		1,445,000	1,446,000
Travel, meals, and entertainment		375,000	1,138,000
Other expenses		8,788,000	8,196,000
Total other expenses	[4]	72,039,000	68,181,000
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes	[4]	(36,981,000)	2,337,000
Income tax (provision) benefit		10,074,000	(341,000)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net investment income (loss) after taxes		(26,907,000)	1,996,000
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		(26,907,000)	1,996,000
Less: income attributable to the non-controlling interest		7,876,000	3,758,000
Total net income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp./net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		$ (34,783,000)	$ (1,762,000)
Basic net loss per share		$ (1.42)	$ (0.07)
Diluted net loss per share		$ (1.42)	$ (0.07)
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		24,445,452	24,342,979
Diluted		24,445,452	24,342,979
Controlled Subsidiary Investment [Member]
Dividend income from controlled subsidiaries	[1]			$ 28,000
Interest income	[1]			10,000
Affiliate Investment [Member]
Interest income	[1]			$ 654,000

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] Included in interest and investment income is $1,188, $834, and $1,869 of paid in kind interest for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

[3] Average borrowings outstanding were $1,258,486, $1,138,746, and $1,198,124, and the related average borrowing costs were 2.71%, 3.08%, and 2.37% for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

[4] Includes $256 of net revenues received from Medallion Bank for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily for expense reimbursements. See Notes 5 and 12 for additional information.

[5] There were no net losses on investment securities of affiliated issuers for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Interest paid in kind		$ 1,188	$ 834	$ 1,869
Average borrowings outstanding			$ 1,138,746	$ 1,198,124
Average borrowing costs rate			3.08%	2.37%
Net realized gains (losses) on investments	[1],[2]			$ (34,745)
Affiliated Entity [Member]
Net realized gains (losses) on investments				0
Medallion Bank [Member]
Revenue				$ 256

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] There were no net losses on investment securities of affiliated issuers for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Consolidated Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	[1]
Statement Of Income And Comprehensive Income [Abstract]
Net income (loss) after taxes/net decrease on net assets resulting from operations	$ (26,907)	$ 1,996	$ (22,739)
Other comprehensive income (loss), net of tax	1,013	1,081	(82)
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(25,894)	3,077	(22,821)
Less: comprehensive income attributable to the non-controlling interest	7,876	3,758	2,307
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.	$ (33,770)	$ (681)	$ (25,128)

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Consolidated Statement of Changes in Stockholders' Equity and Changes in Net Assets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total	Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Capital in Excess of Par [Member]	Capital in Excess of Par [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member]	Treasury Stock [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Parent [Member]	Parent [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjusted Balance [Member]	Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Loss [Member]	Accumulated Undistributed Net Investment Loss [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]	Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investment Net of Tax [Member]	Net Unrealized Appreciation on Investment Net of Tax [Member] Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment [Member]
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017		$ 287,159		$ 273		$ 273,716		$ (24,919)						$ 287,159
Balance (Investment Company Accounting [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2017																		$ (65,592)		$ 103,681
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017				27,294,327				(2,951,243)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(14,874)												(14,874)
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations | Investment Company Accounting [Member]																		(38,299)		23,425
Stock-based compensation		152		$ 1		151								152
Issuance of restricted stock, net, shares				95,726
Ending balance at Mar. 31, 2018		272,437	$ 299,502	$ 274	$ 274	273,867	$ 273,867	$ (24,919)	$ (24,919)		$ 23,215	$ 23,215		272,437	$ 272,437		$ 27,065
Ending balance (Investment Company Accounting [Member]) at Mar. 31, 2018																		(103,891)	$ 103,891	127,106	$ (127,106)
Ending balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2018				27,390,053	27,390,053			(2,951,243)	(2,951,243)
Change in Accounting Principle, Type [Extensible List]											mfin:AdoptionOfBankHoldingCompanyAccountingMember
Change in Accounting Principle, Type [Extensible List] | Investment Company Accounting [Member]																			mfin:AdoptionOfBankHoldingCompanyAccountingMember		mfin:AdoptionOfBankHoldingCompanyAccountingMember
Balance at Dec. 31, 2017		287,159		$ 273		273,716		$ (24,919)						287,159
Balance (Investment Company Accounting [Member]) at Dec. 31, 2017																		(65,592)		103,681
Balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2017				27,294,327				(2,951,243)
Net income (loss)	[1]	(22,739)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018		290,204		$ 274		274,292		$ (24,919)		$ 13,043			$ (82)	262,608		$ 27,596
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018				27,385,600				(2,951,243)
Balance at Mar. 31, 2018		272,437	$ 299,502	$ 274	$ 274	273,867	$ 273,867	$ (24,919)	$ (24,919)		$ 23,215	$ 23,215		272,437	$ 272,437		$ 27,065
Balance (Investment Company Accounting [Member]) at Mar. 31, 2018																		$ (103,891)	$ 103,891	$ 127,106	$ (127,106)
Balance, shares at Mar. 31, 2018				27,390,053	27,390,053			(2,951,243)	(2,951,243)
Net income (loss)		(7,865)								(10,172)				(10,172)		2,307
Distributions to non-controlling interest		(1,776)														(1,776)
Stock-based compensation		425				425								425
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net, shares				(4,453)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		(82)											(82)	(82)
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2018		290,204		$ 274		274,292		$ (24,919)		13,043			(82)	262,608		27,596
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2018				27,385,600				(2,951,243)
Net income (loss)		1,996								(1,762)				(1,762)		3,758
Non-controlling interest equity raised by Medallion Bank	[2]	42,485														42,485
Distributions to non-controlling interest		(2,519)														(2,519)
Stock-based compensation		1,221		$ 2		1,219								1,221
Issuance of restricted stock, net				$ 0
Issuance of restricted stock, net, shares				216,148
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net				$ 0
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net, shares				(3,946)
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		1,081											1,081	1,081
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 334,468		$ 276		275,511		$ (24,919)		11,281			999	263,148		71,320
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2019		24,646,559		27,597,802				(2,951,243)
Net income (loss)		$ (26,907)								(34,783)				(34,783)		7,876
Distributions to non-controlling interest		(6,043)														(6,043)
Stock-based compensation		2,030		$ 2		2,028								2,030
Issuance of restricted stock, net				$ 0
Issuance of restricted stock, net, shares				229,408
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net				$ 0
Forfeiture of restricted stock, net, shares				(8,755)
Issuance of restricted stock units, net, shares				10,416
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax		1,013											1,013	1,013
Ending balance at Dec. 31, 2020		$ 304,561		$ 278		$ 277,539		$ (24,919)		$ (23,502)			$ 2,012	$ 231,408		$ 73,153
Ending balance, shares at Dec. 31, 2020		24,877,628		27,828,871				(2,951,243)

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] Refer to Note 18 for details.

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) after taxes/net decrease on net assets resulting from operations		$ (26,907,000)	$ 1,996,000		$ (22,739,000)	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss)/net decrease in net assets resulting from operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses		69,817,000	47,386,000		59,008,000	[1]
Paid-in-kind interest		(1,188,000)	(834,000)		(1,869,000)	[1]
Depreciation and amortization		7,714,000	7,499,000		5,564,000	[1]
Amortization of origination fees, net		6,022,000	4,952,000		3,132,000	[1]
(Decrease) increase in deferred and other tax liabilities, net		(8,776,000)	853,000		13,637,000	[1]
Net change in value of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		31,926,000	11,838,000		9,926,000	[1]
Net realized (gains) losses on sale of investments		4,305,000	(1,820,000)		(5,921,000)	[1]
Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation on investments			1,734,000		6,457,000	[1]
Stock-based compensation expense		2,030,000	1,221,000		576,000	[1]
Gain on deconsolidation of Trust III	[1]				(25,325,000)
Gain on extinguishment of debt			(4,145,000)
Intangible asset impairment	[1]				5,615,000
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable		(1,676,000)	(1,249,000)		797,000	[1]
Decrease in other assets		2,223,000	2,838,000		1,309,000	[1]
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued expenses		(7,206,000)	(8,024,000)		(675,000)	[1]
Increase in accrued interest payable		422,000	690,000		139,000	[1]
Loans originated	[1]				(8,193,000)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans	[1]				13,279,000
Capital returned by Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries, net	[1]				93,000
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investment other than securities	[1]				1,915,000
Increase in unrealized appreciation on Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries	[1]				(29,115,000)
Net realized losses on investments	[1],[2]				34,745,000
Increase in other liabilities	[1]				4,196,000
Net cash provided by operating activities		78,706,000	64,935,000		66,551,000	[1]
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated		(506,106,000)	(471,069,000)		(333,740,000)	[1]
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans		321,831,000	251,653,000		302,409,000	[1]
Purchases of investments		(15,580,000)	(10,507,000)		(10,376,000)	[1]
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of investments		15,399,000	7,119,000		6,417,000	[1]
Proceeds from the sale and principal payments on loan collateral in process of foreclosure		13,499,000	16,294,000		11,593,000	[1]
Net cash used for investing activities		(170,957,000)	(206,510,000)		(23,697,000)	[1]
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from time deposits and funds borrowed		668,577,000	525,842,000		364,139,000	[1]
Repayments of time deposits and funds borrowed		(526,064,000)	(414,277,000)		(389,951,000)	[1]
Purchase of federal funds			4,000,000		8,000,000	[1]
Repayments of federal funds			(4,000,000)		(8,000,000)	[1]
Non-controlling interest equity raised by Medallion Bank			42,485,000
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(6,043,000)	(2,367,000)		(1,776,000)	[1]
Payments of declared distributions	[1]				(66,000)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		136,470,000	151,683,000		(27,654,000)	[1]
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		44,219,000	10,108,000		15,200,000	[1]
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period	[3],[4]	67,821,000	57,713,000	[1]	42,513,000	[1]
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	[4]	112,040,000	67,821,000	[3]	57,713,000	[1],[3]
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Cash paid during the period for interest		31,204,000	32,008,000		25,102,000	[1]
Cash paid during the period for income taxes		104,000	310,000		85,000	[1]
NON-CASH INVESTING
Loans transferred to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		47,254,000	$ 31,348,000		32,125,000	[1]
Loans transferred to other foreclosed property		$ 1,800,000
Previously Unconsolidated Subsidiaries [Member]
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Cash, cash equivalents and federal funds sold					29,923,000
Medallion Bank [Member]
SUPPLEMENTAL INFORMATION
Deposit					$ 100,000

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] There were no net losses on investment securities of affiliated issuers for the year ended December 31, 2018.

[3] Included in the beginning balance for the year ended December 31, 2018 was $29,923 of cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold as a result of the consolidation of previously unconsolidated subsidiaries and excludes $100 of cash held by the Company on deposit with the Bank.

[4] Includes federal funds sold.

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Organization of Medallion Financial Corp. and its Subsidiaries

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Organization of Medallion Financial Corp. and its Subsidiaries

(1) ORGANIZATION OF MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP. AND ITS SUBSIDIARIES

Medallion Financial Corp., or the Company, is a finance company organized as a Delaware corporation that reports as a bank holding company, but is not a bank holding company for regulatory purposes. The Company conducts its business through various wholly-owned subsidiaries including its primary operating company, Medallion Bank, or the Bank, a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or FDIC, insured industrial bank that originates consumer loans, raises deposits, and conducts other banking activities. The Bank is subject to competition from other financial institutions and to the regulations of certain federal and state agencies, and undergoes examinations by those agencies. The Bank was initially formed for the primary purpose of originating commercial loans in three categories: 1) loans to finance the purchase of taxi medallions, 2) asset-based commercial loans, and 3) SBA 7(a) loans. Subsequent to its formation, the Bank began originating consumer loans to finance the purchases of recreational vehicles, or RVs, boats, and other related items, and to finance home improvements. The Company also conducts business through Medallion Funding LLC, or MFC, a Small Business Investment Company, or SBIC, which originates and services taxi medallion and commercial loans.

The Company also conducts business through its subsidiaries Medallion Capital, Inc., or MCI, an SBIC which conducts a mezzanine financing business, and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp., or FSVC, an SBIC that originated and services medallion and commercial loans. MFC, MCI, and FSVC, as SBICs, are regulated by the Small Business Administration, or SBA. MCI and FSVC are financed in part by the SBA.

The Company has a controlling ownership stake in Medallion Motorsports, LLC, the primary owner of RPAC Racing, LLC, or RPAC, a professional car racing team that competes in the Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series, which is also consolidated with the Company.

The Company formed a wholly-owned subsidiary, Medallion Servicing Corporation, or MSC, to provide loan services to the Bank. The Company has assigned all of its loan servicing rights for the Bank, which consists of servicing medallion loans originated by the Bank, to MSC, which bills and collects the related service fee income from the Bank, and is allocated and charged by the Company for MSC’s share of these servicing costs.

Beginning in 2019, the Bank began the process to build out a strategic partnership program with financial technology, or fintech, companies. The Bank entered into an initial partnership in 2020 and began issuing its first loans, while continuing to explore opportunities with additional fintech companies.

Taxi Medallion Loan Trust III, or Trust III, was established for the purpose of owning medallion loans originated by MFC or others. Trust III is a variable interest entity, or VIE, and MFC was the primary beneficiary until the 2018 fourth quarter. As a result, the Company consolidated Trust III in its financial results until consummation of a restructuring in the 2018 fourth quarter. For a discussion of the restructuring, see Note 20. Trust III is a separate legal and corporate entity with its own creditors which, in any liquidation of Trust III, will be entitled to be satisfied out of Trust III’s assets prior to any value in Trust III becoming available to Trust III’s equity holders. The assets of Trust III are not available to pay obligations of its affiliates or any other party, and the assets of affiliates or any other party are not available to pay obligations of Trust III. Trust III’s loans are serviced by MFC.

The Company established a wholly-owned subsidiary, Medallion Financing Trust I, or Fin Trust, for the purpose of issuing unsecured preferred securities to investors. Fin Trust is a separate legal and corporate entity with its own creditors who, in any liquidation of Fin Trust, will be entitled to be satisfied out of Fin Trust’s assets prior to any value in Fin Trust becoming available to Fin Trust’s equity holders. The assets of Fin Trust, aggregating $36,083,000 at December 31, 2020, are not available to pay obligations of its affiliates or any other party, and the assets of affiliates or any other party are not available to pay obligations of Fin Trust.

MFC, through several wholly-owned subsidiaries, or together, Medallion Chicago, purchased $8,689,000 of City of Chicago taxi medallions out of foreclosure, some of which are leased to fleet operators. The 159 medallions are carried at a net realizable value of $2,932,000 in other assets on the Company’s consolidated balance sheet at December 31, 2020, compared to a net realizable value of $3,091,000 at December 31, 2019.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

(2) SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

Change to Bank Holding Company Accounting

Effective April 2, 2018, the Company withdrew its previous election to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. Prior to such time, the Company was a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that had elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company (which now consolidates the results of the Bank and its other subsidiaries) reports in accordance with Bank Holding Company Accounting; periods prior to such change in status are reported in accordance with Investment Company Accounting. Significant accounting policies that differ between such periods are described in more detail below.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the US, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Accounting estimates and assumptions are those that management considers to be the most critical to an understanding of the consolidated financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties. All of these estimates reflect management’s best judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects based on information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements. If such conditions change, it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change, which may result in future impairments of loans and loans in process of foreclosure, goodwill and intangible assets, and investments, among other effects.

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018. All significant intercompany transactions, balances, and profits (losses) have been eliminated in consolidation. As a result of the Company’s election to withdraw from being regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, effective April 2, 2018, the Bank and various other Company subsidiaries were not consolidated with the Company prior to the three months ended June 30, 2018.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company consolidates all entities it controls through a majority voting interest, a controlling interest through other contractual rights, or as being identified as the primary beneficiary of VIEs. The primary beneficiary is the party who has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (2) an obligation to absorb losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. For consolidated entities that are less than wholly owned, the third-party’s holding is recorded as non-controlling interest.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original purchased maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash balances are generally held in accounts at large national or regional banking organizations in amounts that exceed the federally insured limits. Cash includes $2,970,000 of an interest reserve associated with the private placements of debt in March and August 2019, which cannot be used for any other purpose until March 2022. Cash also includes $1,500,000 of interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks, that are mainly callable, with terms of 4 to 7 years.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or FASB ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price (i.e. a price that would be received to sell, as opposed to acquire, an asset or transfer a liability), and emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent external sources and the reporting entity’s own assumptions. Further, it specifies that fair value measurement should consider adjustment for risk, such as the risk inherent in the valuation technique or its inputs. See also Notes 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

Equity Investments

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities, or ASC 321, which requires all applicable investment in equity securities with readily determinable value to be valued as such, and those that do not are measured at cost, less any impairment plus or minus any observable price change. Equity investments of $9,746,000 and $10,079,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, comprised mainly of nonmarketable stock and stock warrants, are recorded at cost less any impairment plus or minus observable price changes. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company determined that there was no impairment or observable price change.

Investment Securities (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 320, Investments – Debt Securities, or ASC 320, which requires that all applicable investments in debt securities be classified as trading securities, available-for-sale securities, or held-to-maturity securities. Investment securities are purchased from time to time in the open market at prices that are greater or lesser than the par value of the investment. The resulting premium or discount is deferred and recognized on a level yield basis as an adjustment to the yield of the related investment. The net premium on investment securities totaled $278,000 and $248,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and $291,000 and $79,000 was amortized to interest income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and $80,000 was amortized to interest income for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The Bank, a previously unconsolidated subsidiary under Investment Company Accounting prior to April 2, 2018, amortized $21,000 to interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Refer to Note 3 for more details. ASC 320 further requires that held-to-maturity securities be reported at amortized cost and available-for-sale securities be reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings at the date of the financial statements, and reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of the effect of income taxes, until they are sold. At the time of sale, any gains or losses, calculated by the specific identification method, will be recognized as a component of operating results and any amounts previously included in stockholder’s equity, which were recorded net of the income tax effect, will be reversed.

Other Investment Valuation (Investment Company Accounting)

Prior to April 2, 2018, under the 1940 Act, the Company’s investment in the Bank, as a wholly owned portfolio investment, was subject to quarterly assessments of fair value. The Company conducted a thorough valuation analysis, and also received an opinion regarding the valuation from an independent third party to assist the Board of Directors in its determination of the fair value of the Bank on at least an annual basis. The Company’s analysis included factors such as various regulatory restrictions that were established at the Bank’s inception, by the FDIC and State of Utah, and also by additional regulatory restrictions, such as the prior moratorium imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act on the acquisition of control of an industrial bank by a “commercial firm” (a company whose gross revenues are primarily derived from non-financial activities) which expired in July 2013 and the lack of any new charter issuances since the moratorium’s expiration. Because of these restrictions and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors had previously determined that the Bank had little value beyond its recorded book value. As a result of this valuation process, the Company had previously used the Bank’s actual results of operations as the best estimate of changes in fair value, and recorded the results as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. In the 2015 second quarter, the Company first became aware of external interest in the Bank and its portfolio assets at values in excess of their book value. Expression of interest in the Bank from both investment bankers and interested parties has continued. The Company incorporated these new factors in the Medallion Bank’s fair value analysis and the Board of Directors determined that the Bank had a fair value in excess of book value. In addition, in the 2016 third quarter there was a court ruling involving a marketplace lender that the Company believes heightened the interest of marketplace lenders to acquire or merge with Utah industrial banks. The Company also engaged a valuation specialist to assist the Board of Directors in their determination of the Bank’s fair value, and this appreciation of $15,500,000 was thereby recorded in 2015, and additional appreciation of $128,918,000 was recorded in 2016, $7,849,000 was recorded in 2017, and $39,826,000 was recorded in the 2018 first quarter. Refer to Note 5 for additional details.

Loans

The Company’s loans are currently reported at the principal amount outstanding, inclusive of deferred loan acquisition costs, which primarily includes deferred fees paid to loan originators, and which is amortized to interest income over the life of the loan. Effective April 2, 2018, the Company withdrew its previous election to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and therefore changed the Company’s financial reporting from Investment Company Accounting to Bank Holding Company Accounting. As a result, the existing loan balances were adjusted to fair value in connection with the change in reporting, and balances, net of reserves and fees, became the opening balances.

Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to the yield of the related loans. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, net loan origination costs were $20,684,000 and $17,839,000. Net amortization to income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $6,021,000, $4,952,000, and 3,128,000 ($3,993,000 when combined with the Bank).

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Medallion and commercial loans are placed on nonaccrual status, and all uncollected accrued interest is reversed, when there is doubt as to the collectability of interest or principal, or if loans are 90 days or more past due, unless management has determined that they are both well-secured and in the process of collection. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is generally recognized when cash is received, unless a determination has been made to apply all cash receipts to principal. The consumer portfolio has different characteristics, typified by a larger number of lower dollar loans that have similar characteristics. A loan is considered to be impaired, or nonperforming, when based on current information and events, it is likely the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the original loan agreement. Management considers loans that are in bankruptcy status, but have not been charged-off, to be impaired. These loans are placed on nonaccrual, when they become 90 days past due, or earlier if they enter bankruptcy, and are charged off in their entirety when deemed uncollectible, or when they become 120 days past due, whichever occurs first, at which time appropriate collection and recovery efforts against both the borrower and the underlying collateral are initiated. For the recreation loan portfolio, the process to repossess the collateral is started at 60 days past due. If the collateral is not located and the account reaches 120 days delinquent, the account is charged off. If the collateral is repossessed, a loss is recorded to write the collateral down to its fair value less selling costs, and the collateral is sent to auction. When the collateral is sold, the net auction proceeds are applied to the account, and any remaining balance is written off. Proceeds collected on charged-off accounts are recorded as a recovery. Total loans 90 days or more past due were $6,878,000 at December 31, 2020, or 0.57% of the total loan portfolio, compared to $8,663,000, or 0.76% at December 31, 2019.

In situations where, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company grants a concessions to the borrower for other than an insignificant period of time that the Company would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a troubled debt restructuring, or TDR. The Company strives to identify borrowers in financial difficulty early and work with them to modify their loans to more affordable terms before they reach nonaccrual status. These modified terms may include rate reductions, principal forgiveness, term extensions, payment forbearance, and other actions intended to minimize the economic loss to the Company and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of the collateral. For modifications where the Company forgives principal, the entire amount of such principal forgiveness is immediately charged off. Loans classified as TDRs are considered impaired loans. Beginning in 2019, all consumer loans which are party to a Chapter 13 bankruptcy are immediately classified as TDRs. The Company’s policy with regard to bankrupt loans is take an immediate 40% write down of the loan balance. As a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the CARES Act relief period was extended to the later of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the date which the coronavirus, or COVID-19, national emergency terminates, companies may elect to (a) suspend the requirements of US GAAP for loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would otherwise be categorized as TDRs and (b) suspend any determination of a loan modified as a result of the effects of COVID-19 as a TDR, including impairment for accounting purposes. Any such suspension is applicable for the term of the loan modification, but solely with respect to any modification that occurs during the applicable period for a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019, and shall not apply to any adverse impact on the credit of a borrower that is not related to COVID-19. As of December 31, 2020, there were no consumer or medallion loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would have otherwise been classified as a TDR, and therefore there was no need for the Company to elect this relief under the CARES Act during 2020. However, we expect to have loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would apply under this provision of the CARES Act in the future.

Loan collateral in process of foreclosure primarily includes medallion loans that have reached 120 days past due and have been charged down to their net realizable value, in addition to consumer repossessed collateral in the process of being sold. The medallion loan component reflects that the collection activities on the loans have transitioned from working with the borrower to the liquidation of the collateral securing the loans.

The Company had $15,367,000 and $28,833,000 of net loans pledged as collateral under borrowing arrangements at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The Company accounts for its sales of loans in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, or FASB ASC 860, which provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. In accordance with FASB ASC 860, the Company had elected the fair value measurement method for its servicing assets and liabilities. The principal portion of loans serviced for others by the Company and its affiliates was $107,131,000 and $113,581,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company has evaluated the servicing aspect of its business in accordance with FASB ASC 860, which relates to servicing assets held by MFC (related to the remaining assets in Trust III) and the Bank, and determined that no material servicing asset or liability existed as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company assigned its servicing rights of the Bank’s portfolio to MSC. The costs of servicing were allocated to MSC by the Company, and the servicing fee income was billed to and collected from the Bank by MSC.

Allowance for Loan Losses (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and excess concentration risks. In analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company uses historical delinquency and actual loss rates with a one year lookback period for consumer loans. For commercial loans deemed nonperforming, the historical loss experience and other projections are looked at. For medallion loans, delinquent nonperforming loans are valued at the median sales price for the collateral over the most recent quarter, historically non-delinquent nonperforming loans are valued at either the median sales price for the collateral over the most recent quarter or the discounted cash flow if such loans were modified and it is clear that sources other than the taxi business were instrumental in keeping such loans current, and performing medallion loans are reserved utilizing historical loss ratios over a three-year lookback period. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. As a result of COVID-19, there was an increase in the reserve percentages of 50 basis points on the recreation subprime loan business during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. In addition, the Company determined that anticipated payment activity on the medallion portfolio was impossible to quantify upon exit of the six month deferral period with borrowers, and therefore deemed all such loans as impaired. As a result, all medallion loans were written down to collateral value, net of liquidation costs, of $79,500 for New York City medallions. In total, write-downs on medallion assets were approximately $46,087,000 during 2020.  The Company continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the consumer, commercial, and medallion loans. Had there been no payment deferrals offered to borrowers under the CARES Act, potential loans 90 days or more past due would have resulted in increased reserves and/or charge-offs. Credit losses are deducted from the allowance and subsequent recoveries are added back to the allowance.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments (Investment Company Accounting)

Prior to April 2, 2018, under Investment Company Accounting, the Company’s loans, net of participations and any unearned discount, were considered investment securities under the 1940 Act and recorded at fair value. As part of the fair value methodology, loans were valued at cost adjusted for any unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Since no ready market existed for these loans, the fair value was determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. In determining the fair value, the Board of Directors considered factors such as the financial condition of the borrower, the adequacy of the collateral, individual credit risks, cash flows of the borrower, market conditions for loans (e.g. values used by other lenders and any active bid/ask market), historical loss experience, and the relationships between current and projected market rates and portfolio rates of interest and maturities. Investments other than securities, which represent collateral received from defaulted borrowers, were valued similarly.

Under Investment Company Accounting, the Company recognized unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments as the amount by which the fair value estimated by the Company is greater (less) than the cost basis of the investment portfolio. Realized gains or losses on investments were generated through sales of investments, foreclosure on specific collateral, and writeoffs of loans or assets acquired in satisfaction of loans, net of recoveries. Refer to Note 5 for additional details.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company’s goodwill and intangible assets arose as a result of the excess of fair value over book value for several of the Company’s previously unconsolidated portfolio investment companies as of April 2, 2018. This fair value was brought forward under the Company’s new reporting, and was subject to a purchase price accounting allocation process conducted by an independent third party expert to arrive at the current categories and amounts. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to quarterly review by management to determine whether additional impairment testing is needed, and such testing is performed at least on an annual basis. Intangible assets are amortized over their useful life of approximately 20 years. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had goodwill of $150,803,000, which all related to the Bank, and intangible assets of $51,090,000 and $52,536,000, and the Company recognized $1,445,000, $1,446,000 and $1,083,000 of amortization expense on the intangible assets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. Additionally, loan portfolio premiums of $12,387,000 were determined as of April 2, 2018, of which $2,717,000 and $5,758,000 were outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and of which $3,041,000, $3,289,000 and $3,339,000 were amortized to interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. The Company engaged an expert to assess the goodwill and intangibles for impairment at December 31, 2020 and 2019, who concluded there was no impairment on the Bank and on the RPAC intangible asset.

The table below shows the details of the intangible assets of the dates presented.

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Brand-related intellectual property	$	18,974	$	20,075
Home improvement contractor relationships		5,951		6,296
Race organization		26,165		26,165
Total intangible assets	$	51,090	$	52,536

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 10 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated economic useful life of the improvement. Depreciation and amortization expense was $412,000, $418,000, and $422,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Deferred Costs

Deferred financing costs represent costs associated with obtaining the Company’s borrowing facilities, and are amortized on a straight line basis over the lives of the related financing agreements and life of the respective pool. Amortization expense was $2,558,000, $2,348,000, and $1,864,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, recorded as interest expense. In addition, the Company capitalizes certain costs for transactions in the process of completion (other than business combinations), including those for potential investments, and the sourcing of other financing alternatives. Upon completion or termination of the transaction, any accumulated amounts will be amortized against income over an appropriate period, or written off. The amounts on the Company’s balance sheet for all of these purposes were $5,805,000 and $5,105,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, or ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their tax basis and are stated at tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Deferred tax assets are also recorded for net operating losses, capital losses and any tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is provided against a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. All available evidence, both positive and negative, is considered to determine whether a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is needed. Items considered in determining the Company’s valuation allowance include expectations of future earnings of the appropriate tax character, recent historical financial results, tax planning strategies, the length of statutory carryforward periods and the expected timing of the reversal of temporary differences. The Company recognizes tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Company records income tax related interest and penalties, if applicable, within current income tax expense.

Sponsorship and Race Winnings

The Company accounts for sponsorship and race winnings revenue under FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Sponsorship revenue is recognized when the Company’s performance obligations are completed in accordance with the contract terms of the sponsorship contract. Race winnings revenue is recognized after each race during the season based upon terms provided by NASCAR and the placement of the driver.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss)/net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if option contracts to issue common stock were exercised, or if restricted stock vests, and has been computed after giving consideration to the weighted average dilutive effect of the Company’s stock options and restricted stock. The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate diluted EPS, which is a method of recognizing the use of proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options and warrants, including unvested compensation expense related to the shares, in computing diluted EPS. It assumes that any proceeds would be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The table below shows the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.

	Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2020			2019			2018
Net loss/net increase in net assets resulting from    operations available to common stockholders	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(25,046	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding applicable    to basic EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Effect of dilutive stock options		—			—			—
Effect of restricted stock grants		—			—			—
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding    applicable to diluted EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Basic loss per share	$	(1.42	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(1.03	)
Diluted loss per share		(1.42	)		(0.07	)		(1.03	)

Potentially dilutive common shares excluded from the above calculations aggregated 934,003, 462,180, and 100,000 shares as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Stock Compensation

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 718, or ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, for its equity incentive, stock option, and restricted stock plans, and accordingly, the Company recognizes the expense of these grants as required. Stock-based employee compensation costs pertaining to stock options are reflected in net income/ net increase in net assets resulting from operations for any new grants using the fair values established by usage of the Black-Scholes option pricing model, expensed over the vesting period of the underlying option. Stock-based employee compensation costs pertaining to restricted stock are reflected in net income/net increase net assets resulting from operations for any new grants using the grant date fair value of the shares granted, expensed over the vesting period of the underlying stock.

During 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company issued 229,408, 216,148, and 101,010 restricted shares of stock-based compensation awards, issued 444,557, 449,450, and 39,000 shares of other stock-based compensation awards, and issued 47,156, 26,040, and 0 of restricted share units of stock based compensation awards, and recognized $2,030,000, $1,221,000, and $576,000, or $0.08, $0.05, and $0.02, per diluted common share for each respective year, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the grants. As of December 31, 2020, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and restricted stock was $2,405,000, which is expected to be recognized over the next 16 quarters. See Note 9 for additional details.

Regulatory Capital

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the bank regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

FDIC-insured banks, including the Bank, are subject to certain federal laws, which impose various legal limitations on the extent to which banks may finance or otherwise supply funds to certain of their affiliates. In particular, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on any extensions of credit to, or other covered transactions, such as certain purchases of assets, with the Company or its affiliates.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios as defined in the regulations (set forth in the table below). Additionally, as conditions of granting the Bank’s application for federal deposit insurance, the FDIC ordered that the Tier 1 leverage capital to total assets ratio, as defined, be not less than 15%, which could preclude its ability to pay dividends to the Company, and that an adequate allowance for loan losses be maintained. As of December 31, 2020, the Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 16.93%. The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios and the regulatory minimum ratios are presented in the following table.

	Regulatory
(Dollars in  thousands)	Minimum			Well-Capitalized			December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Common equity tier 1 capital		—			—		$	148,507		$	158,187
Tier 1 capital		—			—			217,295			226,975
Total capital		—			—			233,460			241,842
Average assets		—			—			1,283,664			1,172,866
Risk-weighted assets		—			—			1,243,783			1,144,337
Leverage ratio (1)		4.0	%		5.0	%		16.9	%		19.4	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (2)		7.0			6.5			11.9			13.8
Tier 1 capital ratio (3)		8.5			8.0			17.5			19.8
Total capital ratio (3)		10.5			10.0			18.8			21.1

(1) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by average assets.

(2) Calculated by subtracting preferred stock or non-controlling interests from Tier 1 capital and dividing by risk-weighted assets.

(3) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 or total capital by risk-weighted assets.

In the table above, the minimum risk-based ratios as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 reflect the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%. The minimum regulatory requirements, inclusive of the capital conservation buffer, were the binding requirements for the risk-based requirements, and the “well-capitalized” requirements were the binding requirements for Tier 1 leverage capital as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, or Topic 326: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The main objective of this new standard is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial assets and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. Under the FASB’s new standard, the concepts used by entities to account for credit losses on financial instruments will fundamentally change. The existing “probable” and “incurred” loss recognition threshold is removed. Loss estimates

are based upon lifetime “expected” credit losses. The use of past and current events must now be supplemented with “reasonable and supportable” expectations about the future to determine the amount of credit loss. The collective changes to the recognition and measurement accounting standards for financial instruments and their anticipated impact on the allowance for credit losses modeling have been universally referred to as the CECL (current expected credit loss) model. ASU 2016-13 applies to all entities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public entities, with early adoption permitted. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 to defer implementation of the standard for smaller reporting companies, such as the Company, to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is assessing the impact the update will have on its financial statements, and expects the update to have a material impact on the Company’s accounting for estimated credit losses on its loans.

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year balances to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the previously reported results of operations.

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Investment Securities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule Of Investments [Abstract]

Investment Securities

(3) INVESTMENT SECURITIES

Fixed maturity securities available for sale at December 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	34,929	$	1,495	$	(45	)	$	36,379
State and municipalities		10,226		189		(2	)		10,413
Total	$	45,155	$	1,684	$	(47	)	$	46,792
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	36,335	$	411	$	(112	)	$	36,634
State and municipalities		12,279		186		(101	)		12,364
Total	$	48,614	$	597	$	(213	)	$	48,998

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities as of December 31, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	25	$	25
Due after one year through five years		12,485		12,956
Due after five years through ten years		14,499		15,214
Due after ten years		18,146		18,597
Total	$	45,155	$	46,792

The following tables show information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2020 and 2019, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position follows.

	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months and Over
December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	(45	)	$	4,028	$	—		$	—
State and municipalities		—			—		(2	)		196
Total	$	(45	)	$	4,028	$	(2	)	$	196
	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months and Over
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	(74	)	$	8,291	$	(38	)	$	4,939
State and municipalities		(17	)		2,099		(84	)		2,739
Total	$	(91	)	$	10,390	$	(122	)	$	7,678

Unrealized losses on securities have not been recognized into income because the issuers’ bonds are of high credit quality, and the Company has the intent and ability to hold the securities for the foreseeable future. The fair value is expected to recover as the bonds approach the maturity date.

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Dec. 31, 2020

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses

(4) LOANS AND ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES

The following table shows the major classification of loans, inclusive of capitalized loan origination costs, at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	As of December 31, 2020						As of December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			As a Percent of Gross Loans			Amount			As a Percent of Gross Loans
Recreation	$	792,686			65	%	$	713,332			62	%
Home improvement		334,033			27			247,324			21
Commercial		65,327			5			69,767			6
Medallion		37,768			3			130,432			11
Strategic partnership		24			—			—			—
Total gross loans		1,229,838			100	%		1,160,855			100	%
Allowance for loan losses		(57,548	)					(46,093	)
Total net loans	$	1,172,290					$	1,114,762

The following tables show the activity of the gross loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Strategic Partnership			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	—		$	1,160,855
Loan originations		294,885			193,098			7,575			—			1,663			497,221
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(187,989	)		(105,813	)		(13,183	)		(13,207	)		(1,639	)		(321,831	)
Charge-offs, net		(14,457	)		(1,229	)		(28	)		(42,648	)		—			(58,362	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,871	)		—			—			(32,383	)		—			(47,254	)
Amortization of origination costs		(7,809	)		1,910			8			(131	)		—			(6,022	)
Amortization of loan premium		(191	)		(320	)		—			(2,531	)		—			(3,042	)
FASB origination costs, net		9,786			(937	)		—			36			—			8,885
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			1,188			—			—			1,188
Transfer to other foreclosed property		—			—			—			(1,800	)		—			(1,800	)
Gross loans – December 31, 2020	$	792,686		$	334,033		$	65,327		$	37,768		$	24		$	1,229,838

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2018	$	587,038		$	183,155		$	64,083		$	183,606		$	1,017,882
Loan originations		301,403			142,112			18,578			—			462,093
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(146,873	)		(76,157	)		(13,553	)		(15,070	)		(251,653	)
Charge-offs, net		(17,419	)		(786	)		(819	)		(18,664	)		(37,688	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,512	)		—			—			(16,836	)		(31,348	)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,428	)		1,561			34			(119	)		(4,952	)
Amortization of loan premium		(247	)		(416	)		—			(2,626	)		(3,289	)
FASB origination costs, net		10,370			(2,145	)		610			141			8,976
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			834			—			834
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	1,160,855

The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Allowance for loan losses – beginning balance	$	46,093		$	36,395
Charge-offs
Recreation		(23,543	)		(24,433	)
Home improvement		(2,909	)		(2,504	)
Commercial		(31	)		(819	)
Medallion		(49,361	)		(22,205	)
Total charge-offs		(75,844	)		(49,961	)
Recoveries
Recreation		9,086			7,014
Home improvement		1,680			1,718
Commercial		3			—
Medallion		6,713			3,541
Total recoveries		17,482			12,273
Net charge-offs (1)		(58,362	)		(37,688	)
Provision for loan losses		69,817			47,386
Allowance for loan losses – ending balance (2) (3)	$	57,548		$	46,093

(1) As of December 31, 2020, cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion loan portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

(2) As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.   

(3) As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

The following tables set forth the allowance for loan losses by type as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	27,348		48	%		3.45	%		378.20	%
Home improvement		5,157		9			1.54		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,043		43			66.31			68.01
Total	$	57,548		100	%		4.68	%		93.17	%
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	18,075		39	%		2.53	%		228.25	%
Home improvement		2,608		6			1.05		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,410		55			19.48			389.84
Total	$	46,093		100	%		3.97	%		174.04	%

The following table presents total nonaccrual loans and foregone interest, substantially all of which is in the medallion portfolio. The fluctuation in nonaccrual interest foregone is due to past due loans and market conditions.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Total nonaccrual loans	$	61,767		$	26,484		$	34,877
Interest foregone for the year		3,311			2,152			1,153
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal    for the year		602			254			535
Interest foregone life-to-date		5,252			2,744			1,952
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal    life-to-date		792			471			1,214
Percentage of nonaccrual loans to gross loan portfolio		5	%		2	%		3	%
Percentage of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans		93			174			104

The following tables present the performance status of loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Performing		Nonperforming			Total		Percentage of Nonperforming to Total
Recreation	$	785,047	$	7,639		$	792,686		0.96	%
Home improvement		333,862		171			334,033		0.05
Commercial		48,731		16,596			65,327		25.40
Medallion		—		37,768	(1)		37,768		100.00
Strategic partnership		24		—			24		0.00
Total	$	1,167,664	$	62,174	(2)	$	1,229,838		5.06	%
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Performing		Nonperforming			Total		Percentage of Nonperforming to Total
Recreation	$	705,070	$	8,262		$	713,332		1.16	%
Home improvement		247,139		185			247,324		0.07
Commercial		57,905		11,862			69,767		17.00
Medallion		88,248		42,184			130,432		32.34
Total	$	1,098,362	$	62,493	(2)	$	1,160,855		5.38	%

(1) Includes medallion loan premiums of $1,615 as of December 31, 2020.

(2) Includes $408 and $36,009 of TDRs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, which are accruing and paying currently, but which are considered nonperforming loans under GAAP.

For those performing loans aged under 90 days past due, there is a possibility that their delinquency status will continue to deteriorate and they will subsequently be placed on nonaccrual status and be reserved for, and as such, deemed nonperforming.

The following tables provide additional information on attributes of the nonperforming loan portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, all of which had an allowance recorded against the principal balance.

	December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Recreation	$	7,639	$	7,639	$	264	$	8,262	$	8,262	$	329
Home improvement		171		171		3		185		185		3
Commercial		16,596		16,600		—		11,862		11,867		—
Medallion		37,768		38,368		25,043		42,184		42,650		14,824
Total nonperforming loans with an allowance	$	62,174	$	62,778	$	25,310	$	62,493	$	62,964	$	15,156

	For the Twelve Months Ended
	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Investment Recorded		Interest Income (Expense) Recognized		Average Investment Recorded		Interest Income (Expense) Recognized
With an allowance recorded
Recreation	$	7,949	$	560	$	8,317	$	471
Home improvement		172		2		185		—
Commercial		16,884		123		7,886		392
Medallion		40,928		465		44,721		346
Total nonperforming loans with an allowance	$	65,933	$	1,150	$	61,109	$	1,209

The following tables show the aging of all loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	Days Past Due												Recorded Investment
December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Current		Total (1)		90 Days and Accruing
Recreation	$	22,058	$	7,582	$	5,343	$	34,983	$	732,391	$	767,374	$	—
Home improvement		813		218		170		1,201		335,684		336,885		—
Commercial		—		—		75		75		65,265		65,340		—
Medallion		2,019		973		1,290		4,282		31,871		36,153		—
Strategic partnership		—		—		—		—		24		24		—
Total	$	24,890	$	8,773	$	6,878	$	40,541	$	1,165,235	$	1,205,776	$	—

(1) Excludes loan premiums of $2,717 resulting from purchase price accounting and $21,345 of capitalized loan origination costs.

	Days Past Due												Recorded Investment
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Current		Total (1)		90 Days and Accruing
Recreation	$	27,357	$	8,426	$	5,800	$	41,583	$	648,227	$	689,810	$	—
Home improvement	931		427		184			1,542		249,288		250,830		—
Commercial		—		—		107		107		69,660		69,767		—
Medallion		12,491		2,118		2,572		17,181		109,106		126,287		—
Total	$	40,779	$	10,971	$	8,663	$	60,413	$	1,076,281	$	1,136,694	$	—

(1)Excludes loan premiums of $5,758 resulting from purchase price accounting and $18,403 of capitalized loan origination costs.

The Company estimates that the weighted average loan-to-value ratio of the medallion loans was approximately 327% and 190% as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The following table shows the TDR’s which the Company entered into during the year ended December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Investment		Post- Modification Investment
Recreation loans		77		1,053		749
Commercial loans		1		1,821		1,821
Medallion loans		59		33,505		33,505

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, five medallion loans modified as troubled debt restructurings were in default and had an investment value of $738,000 as of December 31, 2020, net of $331,000 of an allowance for loan loss, 43 recreation loans modified as troubled debt restructuring were in default and had an investment value of $433,000 as of December 31, 2020, net of a $15,000 allowance for loan losses, and no commercial loans modified as trouble debt restructurings were in default.

The following table shows the TDR’s which the Company entered into during the year ended December 31, 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Investment		Post- Modification Investment
Recreation loans		294	$	4,433	$	2,831
Medallion loans		71		31,376		31,385

During the year ended December 31, 2019, four medallion loans modified as a troubled debt restructurings were in default and had an investment value of $1,023,000 as of December 31, 2019, net of $428,000 of an allowance for loan loss, and 213 recreation loans modified as troubled debt restructurings were in default and had an investment value of $1,905,000 as of December 31, 2019, net of a $76,000 allowance for loan losses.

The following tables show the activity of the loan collateral in process of foreclosure, which relates only to the recreation and medallion loans, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711
Transfer from loans, net		14,871			32,403			47,274
Sales		(7,512	)		(300	)		(7,812	)
Cash payments received		—			(5,687	)		(5,687	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(7,403	)		(24,523	)		(31,926	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2020	$	1,432		$	53,128		$	54,560

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2018	$	1,503		$	47,992		$	49,495
Transfer from loans, net		14,512			16,836			31,348
Sales		(7,591	)		(1,515	)		(9,106	)
Cash payments received		—			(7,697	)		(7,697	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(6,948	)		(4,381	)		(11,329	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711

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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule Of Investments [Abstract]

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments

(5) UNREALIZED APPRECIATION (DEPRECIATION) AND REALIZED GAINS (LOSSES) ON INVESTMENTS (Investment Company Accounting)

The following table sets forth the pre-tax change in the Company’s unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Medallion Loans			Commercial Loans			Investments in Subsidiaries		Equity Investments			Investments Other Than Securities			Total
Balance December 31, 2017	$	(20,338	)	$	(513	)	$	158,920	$	3,121		$	(1,490	)	$	139,700
Net change in unrealized
Appreciation on investments		—			—			38,795		(998	)		—			37,797
Depreciation on investments		(38,170	)		18			—		—			(1,915	)		(40,067	)
Reversal of unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) related to realized
Gains on investments		—			—			—		—			—			—
Losses on investments		34,747			—			—		—			—			34,747
Balance March 31, 2018	$	(23,761	)	$	(495	)	$	197,715	$	2,123		$	(3,405	)	$	172,177

The following table sets forth the pre-tax changes in our unrealized and realized gains and losses in the investment portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net change in unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) on investments
Unrealized appreciation	$	(998	)
Unrealized depreciation		(38,152	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments in    Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries		29,115
Realized gains		—
Realized losses		34,747
Net unrealized losses on investments other than    securities and other assets		(1,915	)
Total	$	22,797
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
Realized gains	$	—
Realized losses		(34,747	)
Other gains		—
Direct charge-offs		2
Total	$	(34,745	)

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12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Funds Borrowed

(6) FUNDS BORROWED

The outstanding balances of funds borrowed were as follows.

	Payments Due for the Year Ending December 31,
(Dollars in  thousands)	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		December 31, 2020(1)		December 31, 2019(1)		Interest Rate (2)
Deposits (3)	$	393,835	$	241,605	$	190,387	$	120,040	$	121,955	$	—	$	1,067,822	$	954,245		1.71	%
Retail and privately placed    notes (4)		33,625		—		—		36,000		—		33,600		103,225		69,625		8.25	%
SBA debentures and    borrowings		22,508		—		5,000		5,000		14,000		21,500		68,008		71,746		3.36	%
Preferred securities (4)		—		—		—		—		—		33,000		33,000		33,000		2.35	%
Notes payable to banks		30,701		280		280		—		—		—		31,261		33,183		3.67	%
Other borrowings		500		7,442		—		—		747		—		8,689		7,794		1.91	%
Total	$	481,169	$	249,327	$	195,667	$	161,040	$	136,702	$	88,100	$	1,312,005	$	1,169,593		2.37	%

(1) Excludes deferred financing costs of $5,805 and $5,105 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(2) Weighted average contractual rate as of December 31, 2020.

(3) Balance excludes $250 of strategic partner reserve deposits as of December 31, 2020.

(4) Relates to loans held at Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

(A) DEPOSITS

Deposits are raised through the use of investment brokerage firms that package time deposits in denominations of less than $250,000 qualifying for FDIC insurance into larger pools that are sold to the Bank. The rates paid on the deposits are highly competitive with market rates paid by other financial institutions. Additionally, a brokerage fee is paid, depending on the maturity of the deposits, which averages less than 0.15%. Interest on the deposits is accrued daily and paid monthly, quarterly, semiannually, or at maturity. The Bank did not have any individual time deposits greater than $100,000 as of December 31, 2020. In October 2020, the Bank began to originate time deposits through an internet listing service. These deposits are from other financial institutions, which as of December 2020, had $995,000 in listing services deposits. The following table presents the maturity of the broker pools, excluding strategic partner reserve deposits, as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020
Three months or less	$	125,766
Over three months through six months		117,602
Over six months through one year		150,467
Over one year		673,987
Total deposits	$	1,067,822

(B) SBA DEBENTURES AND BORROWINGS

Over the years, the SBA has approved commitments for MCI and FSVC, typically for a four and half year term and a 1% fee, which was paid. During 2017, the SBA restructured FSVC’s debentures with SBA totaling $33,485,000 in principal into a new loan by the SBA to FSVC in the principal amount of $34,024,756, or the SBA Loan. In connection with the SBA Loan, FSVC executed a Note, or the SBA Note, with an effective date of March 1, 2017, in favor of SBA, in the principal amount of $34,024,756. The SBA Loan bears interest at a rate of 3.25% per annum, required a minimum of $5,000,000 of principal and interest to be paid on or before February 1, 2018 (which was paid) and a minimum of $7,600,000 of principal and interest to be paid on or before March 27, 2019 (which was paid), and all remaining unpaid principal and interest on or before February 1, 2020, the final maturity date, which was extended to the maturity date of the Company’s publicly-traded 9.000% Senior Notes, which is currently April 15, 2021; or the Public Debt, provided, however, that (1) upon the Company’s refinancing of such senior notes, the maturity date shall mean the earlier of (a) the maturity date of such refinanced debt or (b) April 30, 2024, and (2) upon the Company’s repayment of such senior notes without refinancing, the maturity date shall mean April 30, 2024. As of December 31, 2020, $175,485,000 of commitments had been fully utilized, there were $25,000,000 of commitments available, and $68,008,000 was outstanding, including $14,008,000 under the SBA Note.

On July 31, 2020, MCI accepted a commitment from the SBA for $25,000,000 in debenture financing with a ten-year term. MCI can draw funds under the commitment, in whole or in part, until September 24, 2024. In connection with the commitment, MCI paid the SBA a leverage fee of $250,000, with the remaining $500,000 of the fee to be paid pro rata as MCI draws under the commitment. Of the committed amount, $8,500,000 has been reserved to replace $8,500,000 of debentures which mature in 2021. The remaining balance of $16,500,000 is drawable upon the infusion of $8,250,000 of capital from either the capitalization of retained earnings or capital infusion from the Company. As of December 31, 2020, none of the commitments had been drawn.

(C) NOTES PAYABLE TO BANKS

The Company and its subsidiaries have entered into note agreements with a variety of local and regional banking institutions over the years. The notes are typically secured by various assets of the underlying borrower.

The table below summarizes the key attributes of the Company’s various borrowing arrangements with these lenders as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)

Borrower

# of Lenders/ Notes

Note Dates

Maturity Dates

Type

Note Amounts

Balance Outstanding at December 31, 2020

Payment

Average Interest Rate at December 31, 2020

Interest Rate Index(1)

Medallion   Financial Corp.

5/5

4/11 - 8/14

2/21 - 9/21

Term loans and demand notes secured by pledged loans (2)

$

19,734

(2)

$

19,734

Interest only(3)

3.75

%

Various(3)

Medallion    Chicago

2/23

11/11 - 12/11

2/21

Term loans secured by owned Chicago taxi medallions (4)

18,449

10,687

$134 of principal & interest paid monthly

3.50

%

N/A

Medallion    Funding

1/1

11/18

12/23

Term loan unsecured

1,400

840

$70 principal & interest paid quarterly

4.00

%

N/A

$

39,583

$

31,261

(1) At December 31, 2020, 30 day LIBOR was 0.14%, 360 day LIBOR was 0.34%, and the prime rate was 3.25%.

(2) One note has an interest rate of Prime, one note has an interest rate of Prime plus 0.50%, one note has a fixed interest rate of 3.75%, one note has an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75%, and the other interest rates on these borrowings are LIBOR plus 2%.

(3) Various agreements call for remittance of all principal received on pledged loans subject to minimum monthly payments ranging from $12 to $85.

(4) Guaranteed by the Company.

On July 6, 2019, the Company paid $10,819,000 at maturity in satisfaction of all its outstanding obligations under one of its credit facilities. In connection with this payment, the Company obtained a waiver from one of its other lenders, with a term note of $1,839,000, of certain resulting repayment and other obligations, which waiver expires on June 15, 2021.

In March 2019, the Company used some of the proceeds of the privately placed notes to pay off one of the notes payable to banks at a 50% discount, resulting in a gain on debt extinguishment of $4,145,000 in the 2019 first quarter.

In November 2018, MFC entered into a note to the benefit of DZ Bank for $1,400,000 at a 4.00% interest rate due December 2023, as part of the restructuring of the DZ loan. See Note 20 for more information.

As a result of the cash flow shortages due to the slowdown in the taxi industry resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, the Company received 180 day payment deferrals that terminated in August and modifications to provide for interest only payments from September through the end of 2020 for the notes payable to banks described above. Beginning in 2021, the Company returned to repaying the principal balance along with interest.

(D) RETAIL AND PRIVATELY PLACED NOTES

In February 2021, the Company completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $25,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.25% unsecured senior notes due February 2026, with interest payable semiannually. In March 2021, an additional $3,250,000 principal amount of such notes was issued to certain institutional investors. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding debt.

In December 2020, the Company completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $33,600,000 aggregate principal amount of 7.50% unsecured senior notes due December 2027, with interest payable semiannually. In February and March 2021, an additional $8,500,000 principal amount of such notes was issued to certain institutional investors. The Company will use the net proceeds from the offering for general corporate purposes, including repayment of outstanding debt.

In March 2019, the Company completed a private placement to certain institutional investors of $30,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 8.25% unsecured senior notes due 2024, with interest payable semiannually. The Company used the net proceeds from the

offering for general corporate purposes, including repaying certain borrowings under its notes payable to banks at a discount, which led to a gain of $4,145,000 in the 2019 first quarter. In August 2019, an additional $6,000,000 principal amount of such notes was issued to certain institutional investors.

In April 2016, the Company issued a total of $33,625,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.00% unsecured notes due 2021, with interest payable quarterly in arrears. The Company used the net proceeds from the offering of approximately $31,786,000 to make loans and other investments in portfolio companies and for general corporate purposes, including repaying borrowings under its DZ loan in the ordinary course of business.

(E) PREFERRED SECURITIES

In June 2007, the Company issued and sold $36,083,000 aggregate principal amount of unsecured junior subordinated notes to Fin Trust which, in turn, sold $35,000,000 of preferred securities to Merrill Lynch International and issued 1,083 shares of common stock to the Company. The notes bear a variable rate of interest of 90 day LIBOR (0.24% at December 31, 2020) plus 2.13%. The notes mature in September 2037 and are prepayable at par. Interest is payable quarterly in arrears. The terms of the preferred securities and the notes are substantially identical. In December 2007, $2,000,000 of the preferred securities were repurchased from a third party investor. At December 31, 2020, $33,000,000 was outstanding on the preferred securities.

(F) OTHER BORROWINGS

In November and December 2017, RPAC amended the terms of various promissory notes with affiliate Richard Petty (refer to Note 12 for more details). At December 31, 2020, the total outstanding on these notes was $7,442,000 at a 2.00% annual interest rate compounded monthly and due March 31, 2022. Additionally, RPAC has a short term promissory note to an unrelated party, for $500,000 due on December 31, 2021.

On June 17, 2020, RPAC was approved for and received a Paycheck Protection Program, or PPP, loan under the CARES Act. As of December 31, 2020, the total outstanding balance of such loan was $747,000 at a 1.00% annual interest rate due in five years. Under the terms of the note, RPAC could be granted forgiveness for all or a portion of the balance if the loan proceeds are used in accordance with the requirements set forth in the PPP. As of December 31, 2020, RPAC had not applied for forgiveness of this loan.

(G) COVENANT COMPLIANCE

Certain of the Company’s debt agreements contain restrictions that require the Company and its subsidiaries to maintain certain financial ratios, including debt to equity and minimum net worth. The Company was in compliance with such restrictions as of December 31, 2020.

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Leases

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Leases

(7) LEASES

The Company has leased premises that expire at various dates through November 30, 2027 subject to various operating leases. The Company has implemented ASC Topic 842 under a modified retrospective approach, in which no adjustments have been made to the prior year balances.

The following table presents the operating lease costs and additional information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease costs	$	2,384	$	2,184
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		2,821		2,419
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease liability		251		2,413

The following table presents the breakout of the operating leases as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	11,737	$	13,482
Other current liabilities		2,004		2,085
Operating lease liabilities		11,018		12,738
Total operating lease liabilities		13,022		14,823
Weighted average remaining lease term	6.4 years		7.3 years
Weighted average discount rate	5.54%			5.54	%

At December 31, 2020, maturities of the lease liabilities were as follows.

(Dollars in  thousands)
2021	$	2,474
2022		2,406
2023		2,356
2024		2,373
2025		2,390
Thereafter		3,521
Total lease payments		15,520
Less imputed interest		2,498
Total operating lease liabilities	$	13,022

Occupancy expense was $2,833,000, $2,436,000, and $2,287,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

(8) INCOME TAXES

The Company is subject to federal and applicable state corporate income taxes on its taxable ordinary income and capital gains. As a corporation taxed under Subchapter C of the Internal Revenue Code, the Company is able, and intends, to file a consolidated federal income tax return with corporate subsidiaries in which it holds 80% or more of the outstanding equity interest measured by both vote and fair value.

The following table sets forth the significant components of our deferred and other tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019
Goodwill and other intangibles	$	(44,799	)	$	(45,595	)
Provision for loan losses		19,556			19,198
Net operating loss carryforwards (1)		30,493			22,607
Accrued expenses, compensation, and other assets		1,174			1,701
Unrealized gains on other investments		(6,769	)		(6,790	)
Total deferred tax liability		(345	)		(8,879	)
Valuation allowance		(462	)		(462	)
Deferred tax liability, net		(807	)		(9,341	)
Taxes receivable		1,757			1,516
Net deferred and other tax liabilities	$	950		$	(7,825	)

(1) As of December 31, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries had an estimated $124,150 of net operating loss carryforwards, $1,712 which expires at various dates between December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2035, and which had a net asset value of $30,031 as of December 31, 2020.

The components of our tax (provision) benefit for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 were as follows.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Current
Federal	$	—		$	—		$	(2,797	)
State		(260	)		519			(1,078	)
Deferred
Federal		7,702			(489	)		5,270
State		2,632			(371	)		(1,464	)
Net (provision) benefit for income taxes	$	10,074		$	(341	)	$	(69	)

The following table presents a reconciliation of statutory federal income tax (provision) benefit to consolidated actual income tax (provision) benefit reported for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Statutory Federal income tax (provision) benefit at 21%	$	7,766		$	(642	)	$	4,935
State and local income taxes, net of federal income    tax benefit		1,518			(120	)		440
Revaluation of net operating losses		1,228			380			—
Change in effective state income tax rate		(145	)		(891	)		(2,564	)
Change in state income tax accruals		(260	)		640			—
Income attributable to non-controlling interest		460			309			—
Non deductible expenses		(453	)		—			—
Utilization of carry forwards		—			—			(910	)
Appreciation of Medallion Bank		—			—			(1,974	)
Other		(40	)		(17	)		4
Total income tax (provision) benefit	$	10,074		$	(341	)	$	(69	)

 In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, management considers whether it is more likely than not that some portion or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. The realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which temporary differences become deductible pursuant to ASC 740. The Company considers the reversal of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income, and tax planning strategies in making this assessment. The Company’s evaluation of the realizability of deferred tax assets must consider both positive and negative evidence. The weight given to the potential effects of positive and negative evidence is based on the extent to which it can be objectively verified. Based upon these considerations, the Company determined the necessary valuation allowance as of December 31, 2020.

The Company has filed tax returns in many states. Federal, New York State, New York City, and Utah state tax filings of the Company for the tax years 2017 through the present are the more significant filings that are open for examination.

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Stock Options and Restricted Stock

(9) STOCK OPTIONS AND RESTRICTED STOCK

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2018 Equity Incentive Plan, or the 2018 Plan, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 15, 2018. The terms of 2018 Plan provide for grants of a variety of different type of stock awards to the Company’s employees and non-employee directors, including options, restricted stock, restricted stock units, stock appreciation rights, etc. On April 22, 2020, the Company’s Board of Directors approved an amendment to the 2018 Plan to increase the number of shares of the Company’s common stock authorized for issuance thereunder, which was approved by the Company’s stockholders on June 19, 2020. A total of 2,210,968 shares of the Company’s common stock are issuable under the 2018 Plan, and 862,069 remained issuable as of December 31, 2020. Awards under the 2018 Plan are subject to certain limitations as set forth in the 2018 Plan, which will terminate when all shares of common stock authorized for delivery have been delivered and the forfeiture restrictions on all awards have lapsed, or by action of the Board of Directors pursuant to the 2018 Plan, whichever occurs first.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2015 Employee Restricted Stock Plan, or the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan, on February 13, 2015, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2015. The 2015 Restricted Stock Plan became effective upon the Company’s receipt of exemptive relief from the SEC on March 1, 2016. The terms of 2015 Restricted Stock Plan provided for grants of restricted stock awards to the Company’s employees. A grant of restricted stock is a grant of shares of the Company’s common stock which, at the time of issuance, is subject to certain forfeiture provisions, and thus is restricted as to transferability until such forfeiture restrictions have lapsed. A total of 700,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable under the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan, and 241,919 remained issuable as of June 15, 2018. Effective June 15, 2018, the 2018 Plan was

approved, and these remaining shares were rolled into the 2018 Plan. Awards under the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan are subject to certain limitations as set forth in the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan. The 2015 Restricted Stock Plan will terminate when all shares of common stock authorized for delivery under the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan have been delivered and the forfeiture restrictions on all awards have lapsed, or by action of the Board of Directors pursuant to the 2015 Restricted Stock Plan, whichever occurs first.

The Company had a stock option plan, or the 2006 Stock Option Plan, available to grant both incentive and nonqualified stock options to employees. The 2006 Stock Option Plan, which was approved by the Board of Directors on February 15, 2006 and shareholders on June 16, 2006, provided for the issuance of a maximum of 800,000 shares of common stock of the Company. No additional shares are available for issuance under the 2006 Stock Option Plan. The 2006 Stock Option Plan was administered by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors. The option price per share could not be less than the current market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option was granted. The term and vesting periods of the options were determined by the Compensation Committee, provided that the maximum term of an option could not exceed a period of ten years.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the 2015 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan, or the 2015 Director Plan, on March 12, 2015, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2015, and on which exemptive relief to implement the 2015 Director Plan was received from the SEC on February 29, 2016. A total of 300,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable under the 2015 Director Plan, and 258,334 remained issuable as of June 15, 2018. Effective June 15, 2018, the 2018 Plan was approved, and these remaining shares were rolled into the 2018 Plan. Under the 2015 Director Plan, unless otherwise determined by a committee of the Board of Directors comprised of directors who are not eligible for grants under the 2015 Director Plan, the Company granted options to purchase 12,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to a non-employee director upon election to the Board of Directors, with an adjustment for directors who were elected to serve less than a full term. The option price per share could not be less than the current market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option was granted. Options granted under the 2015 Director Plan are exercisable annually, as defined in the 2015 Director Plan. The term of the options could not exceed ten years.

The Company’s Board of Directors approved the First Amended and Restated 2006 Director Plan, or the Amended Director Plan, on April 16, 2009, which was approved by the Company’s shareholders on June 5, 2009, and on which exemptive relief to implement the Amended Director Plan was received from the SEC on July 17, 2012. A total of 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock were issuable under the Amended Director Plan. No additional shares are available for issuance under the Amended Director Plan. Under the Amended Director Plan, unless otherwise determined by a committee of the Board of Directors comprised of directors who are not eligible for grants under the Amended Director Plan, the Company would grant options to purchase 9,000 shares of the Company’s common stock to an Eligible Director upon election to the Board of Directors, with an adjustment for directors who were elected to serve less than a full term. The option price per share could not be less than the current market value of the Company’s common stock on the date the option was granted. Options granted under the Amended Director Plan are exercisable annually, as defined in the Amended Director Plan. The term of the options could not exceed ten years.

Additional shares are only available for future issuance under the 2018 Plan. At December 31, 2020, 951,669 options on the Company’s common stock were outstanding under the Company’s plans, of which 178,307 options were exercisable. Additionally, there were 416,140 unvested shares of the Company’s common stock outstanding and 62,780 unvested restricted share units under the Company’s restricted stock plans.

The fair value of each restricted stock grant is determined on the date of grant by the closing market price of the Company’s common stock on the grant date. The fair value of each option grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The weighted average fair value of options granted was $3.09, $3.10, and $1.06 per share for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. The following assumption categories are used to determine the value of any option grants.

	Year ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Risk free interest rate		1.23	%		2.29	%		2.82	%
Expected dividend yield		—			0.66			4.86
Expected life of option in years (1)		6.25			6.25			6.00
Expected volatility (2)		51.03	%		49.03	%		30.00	%

(1) Expected life is calculated using the simplified method.

(2) We determine our expected volatility based on our historical volatility.

The following table presents the activity for the stock option programs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

	Number of Options			Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		320,626		$2.14-13.84		$	8.78
Granted		39,000		5.27-5.58			5.46
Cancelled		(214,960	)	9.22-9.24			9.22
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		144,666		2.14-13.84			7.23
Granted		449,450		5.21-7.25			6.61
Cancelled		(44,076	)	6.55-13.84			9.00
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		550,040		2.14-13.53			6.58
Granted		444,557		4.89-6.68			6.24
Cancelled		(42,928	)	2.22-13.53			6.91
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 (2)		951,669		$2.14-12.55		$	6.41
Options exercisable at
December 31, 2018		81,889		$2.14-13.84		$	9.25
December 31, 2019		62,778		2.14-13.53			7.60
December 31, 2020 (2)		178,307		2.14-12.55			6.33

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at the exercise date and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $0 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2020 and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $45,000 for outstanding options and $43,000 for exercisable options as of December 31, 2020. The remaining contractual life was 8.60 years for outstanding options and 7.23 years for exercisable options at December 31, 2020.

The following table presents the activity for the restricted stock programs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

	Number of Shares			Grant Price Per Share	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		408,582		$2.06-10.38	$	3.45
Granted		101,010		3.93-5.27		4.41
Cancelled		(9,737	)	3.93-9.08		4.66
Vested (1)		(308,940	)	2.06-10.38		3.35
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		190,915		2.14-5.27		4.06
Granted		216,148		4.80-7.25		6.59
Cancelled		(3,946	)	3.93-6.55		4.97
Vested (1)		(118,238	)	2.06-4.80		3.89
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		284,879		3.95-7.25		6.01
Granted		229,408		4.89-6.68		6.21
Cancelled		(8,755	)	3.95-7.25		6.93
Vested (1)		(89,392	)	3.95-6.55		5.37
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 (2)		416,140		$4.39-7.25	$	6.24

(1) The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock vested was $579,000, $736,000, and $1,270,000 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock was $2,039,000 as of December 31, 2020. The remaining vesting period was 2.03 years at December 31, 2020.

During the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, the Company granted 47,156 restricted stock units that vest on June 19, 2021 with a grant price of $3.16. Unitholders have the option of deferring settlement until a future date if the recipient makes a formal election under the guidelines of IRC Section 409A, which was done for 16,524 units. The remaining 10,416 units vested and settled.

The following table presents the activity for the unvested options outstanding under the plans for the year ended December 31, 2020.

	Number of Options			Exercise Price Per Share	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		487,262		$2.14-7.25	$	6.45
Granted		444,557		4.89-6.68		6.24
Cancelled		(20,630	)	6.55-7.25		6.76
Vested		(137,827	)	2.14-6.55		6.05
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		773,362		$4.89-7.25	$	6.42

The intrinsic value of the options vested was $45,000, $43,000, and $32,000 in 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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Segment Reporting

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting

(10) SEGMENT REPORTING

The Company has six business segments, which include four lending and two non-operating segments, which are reflective of how Company management makes decisions about its business and operations.

The four lending segments reflect the main types of lending performed at the Company, which are recreation, home improvement, commercial, and medallion. The recreation and home improvement lending segments are conducted by the Bank in all fifty states, with the highest concentrations in Texas, Florida, and California, at 15%, 10%, and 9% of loans outstanding and with no other states over 9% as of December 31, 2020. The recreation lending segment is a consumer finance business that works with third-party dealers and financial service providers for the purpose of financing RVs, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment, of which RVs, boats, and trailers make up 60%, 19%, and 12% of the segment portfolio as of December 31, 2020. The home improvement lending segment works with contractors and financial service providers to finance residential home improvements concentrated in swimming pools, roofs, windows, and solar panels, at 27%, 24%, 13%, and 8% of total home improvement loans outstanding, and with no other product lines over 8% as of December 31, 2020. The commercial lending segment focuses on enterprise wide industries, including manufacturing and various other industries, in which 53% of these loans are made in the Midwest. The medallion lending segment arose in connection with the financing of medallions, taxis, and related assets, of which 89% were in New York City as of December 31, 2020.

In addition, our non-operating segments include RPAC, which is a race car team, and our corporate and other investments segment, which includes items not allocated to our operating segments such as investment securities, equity investments, intercompany eliminations, and other corporate elements. As a result of COVID-19, the race season had been suspended from March 15, 2020 through May 17, 2020. As states began to reopen, NASCAR resumed races and completed all races scheduled. Commencing with the second quarter 2020, the Bank began issuing loans related to the new strategic partnership business, which is currently included within the corporate and other investment segment due to its small size.

As part of the segment reporting, capital ratios for all operating segments have been normalized at 20%, which approximates the percentage of consolidated total equity divided by total assets, with the net adjustment applied to corporate and other investments. In addition, the commercial segment exclusively represents the mezzanine lending business, and the legacy commercial loan business (immaterial to total) has been re-allocated to corporate and other investments.

The following tables present segment data as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Year Ended December 31, 2020	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	110,706		$	27,273		$	6,926			$	(1,518	)	$	—		$	1,575		$	144,962
Total interest expense		13,013			5,699			2,538				3,610			163			9,128			34,151
Net interest income (loss)		97,693			21,574			4,388				(5,128	)		(163	)		(7,553	)		110,811
Provision for loan losses		23,736			3,778			—				42,276			—			27			69,817
Net interest income (loss) after loss provision		73,957			17,796			4,388				(47,404	)		(163	)		(7,580	)		40,994
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			20,042			—			20,042
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(8,366	)		—			(8,366	)
Other income (expense), net		(27,341	)		(9,611	)		(3,196	)			(30,366	)		(7,973	)		(11,164	)		(89,651	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		46,616			8,185			1,192				(77,770	)		3,540			(18,744	)		(36,981	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(12,004	)		(2,108	)		(299	)			19,520			(889	)		5,854			10,074
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	34,612		$	6,077		$	893			$	(58,250	)	$	2,651		$	(12,890	)	$	(26,907	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	765,338		$	328,876		$	62,037			$	12,725		$	—		$	3,314		$	1,172,290
Total assets		777,605			340,494			80,622				124,554			33,711			285,425			1,642,411
Total funds borrowed		621,735			272,284			65,924				98,636			8,689			244,987			1,312,255
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		4.59	%		2.07	%		1.07	%			(33.21	%)		7.98	%		(5.06	%)		(2.16	)%
Return on average equity		22.93			10.35			5.17				(165.21	)		(363.66	)		(23.29	)		(10.90	)
Interest yield		14.90			9.66			10.51				(2.11	)	N/A			N/A				11.32
Net interest margin		13.15			7.62			6.66				(7.14	)	N/A			N/A				8.65
Reserve coverage		3.45			1.54			0.00		(1)		66.31		N/A			N/A				4.68
Delinquency status(2)		0.70			0.05			0.11		(1)		3.57		N/A			N/A				0.57
Charge-off ratio		1.95			0.44			0.04		(3)		59.38		N/A			N/A				5.00

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

Year Ended December 31, 2019	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	99,463		$	19,943		$	7,183			$	3,665		$	—		$	2,308		$	132,562
Total interest expense		13,304			4,757			2,833				7,962			159			6,030			35,045
Net interest income (loss)		86,159			15,186			4,350				(4,297	)		(159	)		(3,722	)		97,517
Provision for loan losses		28,638			1,598			364				16,331			—			455			47,386
Net interest income (loss) after loss provision		57,521			13,588			3,986				(20,628	)		(159	)		(4,177	)		50,131
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			18,742			—			18,742
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(8,996	)		—			(8,996	)
Other income (expense), net		(23,490	)		(7,520	)		(1,149	)			(10,493	)		(6,942	)		(7,946	)		(57,540	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		34,031			6,068			2,837				(31,121	)		2,645			(12,123	)		2,337
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,813	)		(1,572	)		(684	)			7,596			(329	)		3,461			(341	)
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	25,218		$	4,496		$	2,153			$	(23,525	)	$	2,316		$	(8,662	)	$	1,996
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	695,257		$	244,716		$	66,405			$	105,022		$	—		$	3,362		$	1,114,762
Total assets		707,377			252,704			84,924				217,483			31,538			247,641			1,541,667
Total funds borrowed		563,805			201,605			68,666				176,825			7,794			150,898			1,169,593
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		3.84	%		2.20	%		2.44	%			(9.73	%)		7.28	%		(3.71	%)		(0.12	)%
Return on average equity		17.19			10.22			12.21				(48.49	)		(96.37	)		(14.26	)		(0.59	)
Interest yield		15.39			9.50			11.39				2.88		N/A			N/A				11.75
Net interest margin		13.33			7.24			6.90				(3.38	)	N/A			N/A				8.64
Reserve coverage		2.53			1.05			0.00		(1)		19.48		N/A			N/A				3.97
Delinquency status(2)		0.84			0.07			0.15		(1)		2.04		N/A			N/A				0.76
Charge-off ratio		2.69			0.37			1.30		(3)		14.68		N/A			N/A				3.60

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	68,870		$	12,799		$	7,076			$	6,317		$	—		$	1,741		$	96,803
Total interest expense		6,986			2,290			1,502				10,125			121			3,792			24,816
Net interest income (loss)		61,884			10,509			5,574				(3,808	)		(121	)		(2,051	)		71,987
Provision for loan losses		15,118			2,453			—				41,437			—			—			59,008
Net interest income (loss) after loss    provision		46,766			8,056			5,574				(45,245	)		(121	)		(2,051	)		12,979
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			14,368			—			14,368
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(7,121	)		—			(7,121	)
Other income (expense), net		(14,242	)		(3,093	)		(1,824	)			9,742			(11,476	)		(6,489	)		(27,382	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		32,524			4,963			3,750				(35,503	)		(4,350	)		(8,540	)		(7,156	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,579	)		(1,319	)		(862	)			7,938			1,108			1,005			(709	)
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	23,945		$	3,644		$	2,888			$	(27,565	)	$	(3,242	)	$	(7,535	)	$	(7,865	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	580,182		$	181,359		$	59,973			$	155,863		$	—		$	4,110		$	981,487
Total assets		590,746			188,892			93,807				273,501			29,925			204,975			1,381,846
Total funds borrowed		434,527			143,815			53,719				294,465			7,649			127,853			1,062,028
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		5.48	%		2.56	%		4.27	%			(10.13	)%		(11.69	)%		(4.07	)%		(0.90	)%
Return on average equity		22.60			11.30			9.43			NM			NM				(12.37	)		(4.62	)
Interest yield		15.78			9.06			14.25				3.58		N/A			N/A				10.98
Net interest margin		14.18			7.44			11.23				(2.16	)	N/A			N/A				8.19
Reserve coverage		1.17			0.98			0.00				15.11		N/A			N/A				3.58
Delinquency status(2)		0.73			0.07			0.44		(1)		9.43		N/A			N/A				2.14
Charge-off ratio		1.89			0.46			0.00				7.21		N/A			N/A				2.73

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

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Commitments and Contingencies

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

(11) COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

(A) EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENTS

The Company has employment agreements with certain key officers for either a one-, two- or five-year term. Annually, the contracts with a five-year term will renew for new five-year terms unless prior to the end of the first year of each five-year term, either the Company or the executive provides notice to the other party of its intention not to extend the employment period beyond the current five-year term. Typically, the contracts with a one- or two-year term will renew for new one- or two-year terms unless prior to the term either the Company or the executive provides notice to the other party of its intention not to extend the employment period beyond the current one or two-year terms; however, there is currently one agreement that renews after two years for additional one- year terms and one agreement with a two-year term that does not have a renewal period. In the event of a change in control, as defined, during the employment period, the agreements provide for severance compensation to the executive in an amount equal to the balance of the salary, bonus, and value of fringe benefits which the executive would be entitled to receive for the remainder of the employment period. Employment agreements expire at various dates through 2025, with future minimum payments under these agreements of approximately $12,056,000 as follows.

(Dollars in thousands)
2021	$	3,965
2022		3,081
2023		2,073
2024		2,073
2025		864
Thereafter		—
Total	$	12,056

(B) OTHER COMMITMENTS

The Company had no commitments to extend credit or make investments outstanding at December 31, 2020. Generally, any commitments would be on the same terms as loans to or investments in existing borrowers or investees, and generally have fixed expiration dates. Since some commitments would be expected to expire without being drawn upon, the total commitment amounts do not necessarily represent future cash requirements.

(C) LITIGATION

The Company and its subsidiaries become defendants to various legal proceedings arising from the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, based on the advice of legal counsel, there is no proceeding pending, or to the knowledge of management threatened, which in the event of an adverse decision could result in a material adverse impact on the financial condition or results of operations of the Company.

(D) REGULATORY

In the ordinary course of business, the Company and its subsidiaries are subject to inquiries from certain regulators. During 2014, FSVC was examined by the SBA. The foregoing regulatory examination was resolved in January 2017 as a result of FSVC transfer to liquidation status and the restructure of the FSVC loan described in Note 6.

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Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

(12) RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

Certain directors, officers, and stockholders of the Company are also directors and officers of its main consolidated subsidiaries, MFC, MCI, FSVC, and the Bank, as well as other subsidiaries. Officer salaries are set by the Board of Directors of the Company.

Jeffrey Rudnick, the son of one of the Company’s directors, was an officer of LAX Group, LLC, or LAX, one of the Company’s equity investments that sold its assets on December 16, 2020. Mr. Rudnick receives a salary from LAX of $178,000 per year, which was reduced to $133,000 in the 2020 second quarter, and certain equity from LAX consisting of 10% ownership in LAX Class B stock, vesting at 3.34% per year; 5% of any new equity raised from outside investors at a valuation of $1,500,000 or higher; and 10% of LAX’s profits as a year-end bonus. In addition, Mr. Rudnick provided consulting services to the Company directly for a monthly retainer of $4,200. Effective March 1, 2021, Mr. Rudnick serves as the Company’s Senior Vice President at a salary of $195,000 per year and is no longer providing consulting services to the Company.

The Company’s subsidiary RPAC, has an agreement with minority shareholder Richard Petty, in which it makes an annual payment of $700,000 per year for services provided to the entity. In addition, RPAC has a note payable to a trust controlled by Mr. Petty of $7,442,000, that earns interest at an annual rate of 2% through March 2022, none of which has been paid to date.

In the 2019 second quarter, RPAC entered into a sponsorship agreement with Victory Junction, a 501(c)(3) public charity of which Richard Petty is a board member, for $7,000,000 of sponsorship payments to RPAC during the 2019 race car season, of which $5,600,000 was subsequently earned and received in 2019, and the balance which was written off as it was not expected to be received.

The Company had assigned its servicing rights to the Bank portfolio to MSC, a wholly-owned entity that had been unconsolidated under Investment Company Accounting. The costs of servicing are allocated to MSC by the Company, and the servicing fee income is billed and collected from the Bank by MSC. As a result, $1,290,000 of servicing fee income was earned by MSC for the three months ended March 31, 2018.

For the three months ended March 31, 2018, other income received from the Bank that was not eliminated under Investment Company Accounting was $256,000.

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Stockholders'/Shareholders' Equity

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Federal Home Loan Banks [Abstract]

Stockholders'/Shareholders' Equity

(13) STOCKHOLDERS’/SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY

In November 2003, the Company announced a stock repurchase program which authorized the repurchase of up to $10,000,000 of common stock. In November 2004, the repurchase program was increased by an additional $10,000,000, which was further increased to a total of $20,000,000 in July 2014, and which was further increased to a total of $26,000,000 in July 2015. As of December 31, 2020, a total of 2,931,125 shares had been repurchased for $24,587,000, and $22,874,509 of shares remain authorized for repurchase under the program. There were no purchases in 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Investment Company [Abstract]

Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data

(14) SELECTED FINANCIAL RATIOS AND OTHER DATA (Investment Company Accounting)

The following table provides selected financial ratios and other data for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2018
Net share data
Net asset value at the beginning of the year	$	11.80
Net investment income (loss)		(0.15	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		0.03
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		(1.44	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments		0.94
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from    operations		(0.62	)
Issuance of common stock		(0.03	)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.65	)
Net asset value at the end of the period/year (1)	$	11.15
Per share market value at beginning of year	$	3.53
Per share market value at end of period/year		4.65
Total return (2)		(129	%)
Ratios/supplemental data
Total shareholders’ equity (net assets)	$	272,437
Average net assets		284,021
Total expense ratio (3) (4)		10.02	%
Operating expenses to average net assets (4)		5.87
Net investment income (loss) after income taxes to average    net assets (4)		(4.61	)

(1) Includes $0.00 of undistributed net investment income per share as of March 31, 2018 and $0.00 of undistributed net realized gains per share for the period presented.

(2) Total return is calculated by dividing the change in market value of a share of common stock during the year, assuming the reinvestment of distributions on the payment date, by the per share market value at the beginning of the year.

(3) Total expense ratio represents total expenses (interest expense, operating expenses, and income taxes) divided by average net assets.

(4) MSC has assumed certain of the Company’s servicing obligations, and as a result, servicing fee income of $1,290, and operating expenses of $1,150, which formerly were the Company’s, were now MSC’s for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Excluding the impact of the MSC amounts, the total expense ratio, operating expense ratio, and net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 11.75%, 6.88%, and 7.51% in the March 31, 2018 quarter.  

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Employee Benefit Plans

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]

Employee Benefit Plans

(15) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS

The Company has a 401(k) Investment Plan, or the 401(k) Plan, which covers all full-time and part-time employees of the Company who have attained the age of 21 and have a minimum of thirty (30) days of service, including the employees of Medallion Bank. Under the 401(k) Plan, an employee may elect to defer not less than 1% of total annual compensation, up to the applicable limits set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Employee contributions are invested in various mutual funds according to the directions of the employee. Once eligible full-time employees have completed a minimum of one (1) year of service, and part time employees have worked at least 500 hours, the Company matches employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan in an amount per employee equal to one-third of the first 6% of the employee’s annual contributions, subject to legal limits. The Company’s 401(k) plan expense, including amounts for the employees of Medallion Bank and other consolidated subsidiaries in the prior year periods, was approximately $203,000, $193,000, and $182,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

(16) FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS

FASB ASC Topic 825, “Financial Instruments,” requires disclosure of fair value information about certain financial instruments, whether assets, liabilities, or off-balance-sheet commitments, if practicable. The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instrument. Fair value estimates that were derived from broker quotes cannot be substantiated by comparison to independent markets and, in many cases, could not be realized in immediate settlement of the instrument.

(a) Cash – Book value equals fair value.

(b) Equity securities – The Company’s equity securities are recorded at cost less impairment plus or minus observable price changes.

(c) Investment securities – The Company’s investments are recorded at the estimated fair value of such investments.

(d) Loans receivable – The Company’s loans are recorded at book value which approximated fair value.

(e) Floating rate borrowings – Due to the short-term nature of these instruments, the carrying amount approximates fair value.

(f) Commitments to extend credit – The fair value of commitments to extend credit is estimated using the fees currently charged to enter into similar agreements, taking into account the remaining terms of the agreements and present creditworthiness of the counter parties. For fixed rate loan commitments, fair value also includes a consideration of the difference between the current levels of interest rates and the committed rates. At December 31, 2020 and December 31, 2019, the estimated fair value of these off-balance-sheet instruments was not material.

(g) Fixed rate borrowings – The fair value of the debentures payable to the SBA is estimated based on current market interest rates for similar debt.

	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
(Dollars in  thousands)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets
Cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold (1)	$	112,040	$	112,040	$	67,821	$	67,821
Equity investments		9,746		9,746		10,079		10,079
Investment securities		46,792		46,792		48,998		48,998
Loans receivable		1,172,290		1,172,290		1,114,762		1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable (2)		10,338		10,338		8,662		8,662
Financial liabilities
Funds borrowed (3)		1,312,255		1,312,591		1,169,593		1,171,274
Accrued interest payable (2)		4,673		4,673		4,398		4,398

(1) Categorized as level 1 within the fair value hierarchy, excluding $1,500 of interest-bearing deposits categorized as level 2. See Note 17.

(2) Categorized as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 17.

(3) As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, publicly traded unsecured notes traded at a premium to par of $336 and $1,681.

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Fair Value of Assets and liabilities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Assets and liabilities

(17) FAIR VALUE OF ASSETS AND LIABILITIES

The Company follows the provisions of FASB ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, establishes a fair value hierarchy based on the quality of inputs used to measure fair value, and enhances disclosure requirements for fair value measurements.

In accordance with FASB ASC 820, the Company has categorized its assets and liabilities measured at fair value, based on the priority of the inputs to the valuation technique, into a three-level fair value hierarchy. The fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (level 1) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (level 3). Our assessment and classification of an investment within a level can change over time based upon maturity or liquidity of the investment and would be reflected at the beginning of the quarter in which the change occurred.

As required by FASB ASC 820, when the inputs used to measure fair value fall within different levels of the hierarchy, the level within which the fair value measurement is categorized is based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. For example, a level 3 fair value measurement may include inputs that are observable (levels 1 and 2) and unobservable (level 3). Therefore gains and losses for such assets and liabilities categorized within the level 3 table below may include changes in fair value that are attributable to both observable inputs (levels 1 and 2) and unobservable inputs (level 3).

Assets and liabilities measured at fair value, recorded on the consolidated balance sheets, are categorized based on the inputs to the valuation techniques as follows:

Level 1. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on unadjusted quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in an active market that the Company has the ability to access (examples include active exchange-traded equity securities, exchange-traded derivatives, most US Government and agency securities, and certain other sovereign government obligations).

Level 2. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on quoted prices in markets that are not active or model inputs that are observable either directly or indirectly for substantially the full term of the asset or liability. Level 2 inputs include the following:

A) Quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets (for example, restricted stock);

B) Quoted price for identical or similar assets or liabilities in non-active markets (for example, corporate and municipal bonds, which trade infrequently);

C) Pricing models whose inputs are observable for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include most over-the-counter derivatives, including interest rate and currency swaps); and

D) Pricing models whose inputs are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data through correlation or other means for substantially the full term of the asset or liability (examples include certain residential and commercial mortgage-related assets, including loans, securities, and derivatives).

Level 3. Assets and liabilities whose values are based on prices or valuation techniques that require inputs that are both unobservable and significant to the overall fair value measurement. These inputs reflect management’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in pricing the assets or liability (examples include certain private equity investments, and certain residential and commercial mortgage-related assets, including loans, securities, and derivatives).

A review of fair value hierarchy classification is conducted on a quarterly basis. Changes in the observability of valuation inputs may result in a reclassification for certain assets or liabilities. Reclassifications impacting level 3 of the fair value hierarchy are reported as transfers in/out of the level 3 category as of the beginning of the quarter in which the reclassifications occur.

Equity investments were recorded at cost less impairment plus or minus observable price changes. Commencing in 2020, the Company elected to measure equity investments at fair value on a non-recurring basis, which have been adjusted for all periods presented.

The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Interest-bearing deposits	$	—	$	1,500	$	—	$	1,500
Available for sale investment securities		—		46,792		—		46,792
Total(1)	$	—	$	48,292	$	—	$	48,292

(1) Total unrealized gains of $1,013, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 related to these assets.

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Available for sale investment securities (1)	$	—	$	48,998	$	—	$	48,998
Total	$	—	$	48,998	$	—	$	48,998

(1) Total unrealized gains of $1,081, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 related to these assets.

The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Equity investments	$	—	$	—	$	9,746	$	9,746
Impaired loans		—		—		62,174		62,174
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		—		—		54,560		54,560
Total	$	—	$	—	$	126,480	$	126,480

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Equity investments	$	—	$	—	$	10,079	$	10,079
Impaired loans		—		—		34,915		34,915
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		—		—		52,711		52,711
Total	$	—	$	—	$	97,705	$	97,705

Significant Unobservable Inputs

ASC Topic 820 requires disclosure of quantitative information about the significant unobservable inputs used in the valuation of assets and liabilities classified as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. The tables below are not intended to be all-inclusive, but rather to provide information on significant unobservable inputs and valuation techniques used by the Company.

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in non-recurring level 3 fair value measurements of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value at 12/31/20		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
Equity investments	$	8,291	Investee financial analysis	Financial condition and operating performance of the borrower (1)	N/A
				Collateral support	N/A
		1,455	Precedent market transaction	Offering price	$8.73 / share
Impaired loans		62,174	Market approach	Historical and actual loss experience	1.50% - 6.00%
					60% of balance
				Median transfer price (2)	$0.6 - 108.7
				Collateral value	N/A
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		53,128	Market approach	Median transfer price (2)	$0.6 - 108.7
		1,432		Collateral value (3)	$0.7 - 32.3

(1) Includes projections based on revenue, EBITDA, leverage and liquidation amounts. These assumptions are based on a variety of factors, including economic conditions, industry and market developments, market valuations of comparable companies, and company-specific developments, including exit strategies and realization opportunities.

(2) Represents amount net of liquidation costs.

(3) Relates to the recreation portfolio.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value at 12/31/19		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
Equity Investments	$	7,435	Investee financial analysis	Financial condition and operating performance of the borrower	N/A
				Collateral support	N/A
		1,189	Investee book value adjusted for market appreciation	Financial condition and operating performance of the investee	N/A
			Public company comparables	Business enterprise value	$4,855 – $6,120
				Business enterprise value/revenue multiples	1.59-5.98x
				Discount for lack of marketability	25%
		1,455	Precedent market transaction	Offering price	$8.73 / share

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Medallion Bank Preferred Stock (Non-controlling Interest)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Medallion Bank [Member]

Medallion Bank Preferred Stock (Non-controlling Interest)

(18) MEDALLION BANK PREFERRED STOCK (Non-controlling interest)

On December 17, 2019, the Bank closed an initial public offering of 1,840,000 shares of its Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series F, with a $46,000,000 aggregate liquidation amount, yielding net proceeds of $42,485,000, which were recorded in the Bank’s shareholders’ equity. Dividends are payable quarterly from the date of issuance to, but excluding April 1, 2025, at a rate of 8% per annum, and from and including April 1, 2025, at a floating rate equal to a benchmark rate (which is expected to be three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR) plus a spread of 6.46% per annum.

On July 21, 2011, the Bank issued, and the US Treasury purchased, 26,303 shares of Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock, Series E, or Series E, for an aggregate purchase price of $26,303,000 under the Small Business Lending Fund Program, or SBLF, with a liquidation amount of $1,000 per share. The SBLF is a voluntary program intended to encourage small

business lending by providing capital to qualified smaller banks at favorable rates. The Bank pays a dividend rate of 9% on the Series E.

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Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements

(19) PARENT COMPANY ONLY CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following shows the condensed financial information of Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Cash	$	33,743	$	4,477
Net loans receivable		12,293		26,802
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		9,960		11,104
Goodwill and intangible assets		175,731		177,176
Investment in bank subsidiaries		149,686		158,201
Investment in non-bank subsidiaries		88,165		92,856
Income tax receivable		1,470		4,708
Other assets		10,912		14,111
Total assets	$	481,960	$	489,435
Liabilities
Other liabilities	$	21,302	$	18,660
Intercompany payables		51,352		54,904
Short-term borrowings		53,359		8,188
Deferred tax liabilities		24,172		30,728
Long-term borrowings		100,367		113,807
Total liabilities		250,552		226,287
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408		263,148
Total liabilities and equity	$	481,960	$	489,435

Condensed Statements of Operations

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Interest income	$	(2,824	)	$	(2,552	)	$	(1,958	)
Interest expense		8,602			8,856			5,480
Net interest loss		(11,426	)		(11,408	)		(7,438	)
Provision for loan losses		5,127			6,377			19,190
Net interest loss after provision for loan losses		(16,553	)		(17,785	)		(26,628	)
Other income (expense), net		(22,062	)		(13,686	)		(16,913	)
Loss before income taxes and undistributed earnings of    subsidiaries		(38,615	)		(31,471	)		(43,541	)
Income tax benefit		10,454			7,013			5,328
Loss before undistributed earnings of subsidiaries		(28,161	)		(24,458	)		(38,213	)
Undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		(6,622	)		22,696			28,041
Net income (loss) attributable to parent company	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)

Condensed Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Net loss	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		1,013			1,081			(82	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.	$	(33,770	)	$	(681	)	$	(10,254	)

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    Net loss	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by    operating activities:
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of subsidiaries		6,622			(22,696	)		(28,041	)
Provision for loan losses		5,127			6,377			19,190
Depreciation and amortization		5,357			5,484			5,451
Change in deferred and other tax assets/liabilities, net		(3,317	)		(2,225	)		4,512
Net change in loan collateral in process of foreclosure		4,940			906			678
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments		3,493			1,786			—
Stock-based compensation expense		2,031			1,221			425
Decrease in other assets		2,299			988			4,073
Increase in deferred financing costs		(1,233	)		(1,297	)		—
Decrease in intercompany payables		(3,552	)		(8,448	)		(3,368	)
Increase in other liabilities		2,336			(1,759	)		4,237
Net cash used by operating activities		(10,680	)		(21,425	)		(3,015	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated		(14	)		(3,312	)		(309	)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans and investments		1,193			2,313			10,900
Purchases of investments		(2,304	)		(1,125	)		—
Proceeds from sale and principal payments of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		1,276			2,403			487
Dividends from subsidiaries		7,597			6,248			5,200
Net cash provided by investing activities		7,748			6,527			16,278
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from funds borrowed		33,600			36,000			—
Repayments of funds borrowed		(1,402	)		(17,735	)		(17,208	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		32,198			18,265			(17,208	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND    CASH EQUIVALENTS		29,266			3,367			(3,945	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		4,477			1,110			5,055
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	33,743		$	4,477		$	1,110

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Variable Interest Entities

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Organization Consolidation And Presentation Of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

(20) VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES

During the 2018 third quarter, the Company determined that Trust III was a VIE. Trust III had been consolidated as a subsidiary of MFC historically, although it should have been consolidated under the variable interest model, since MFC was its primary beneficiary until October 31, 2018. Trust III is a VIE since the key decision-making authority rests in the servicing agreement (where MFC is the servicer for Trust III) rather than in the voting rights of the equity interests and as a result the decision-making rights are

considered a variable interest. This conclusion is supported by a qualitative assessment that Trust III does not have sufficient equity at risk. Since the inception of Trust III, MFC had also been party to a limited guaranty which was considered a variable interest because, pursuant to the guaranty, MFC absorbed variability as a result of the on-going performance of the loans in Trust III. As of October 31, 2018, the Company determined that MFC was no longer the primary beneficiary of Trust III and accordingly deconsolidated the VIE, leading to a net gain of $25,325,000 recorded as well as a new promissory note payable by MFC of $1,400,000 issued in settlement of the limited guaranty. See Note 6 for more details. The Company’s interest in Trust III is accounted for as an equity investment and has a value of $0 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. In addition, MFC remains the servicer of the assets of Trust III for a fee.

In December 2008, Trust III entered into the DZ loan agreement with DZ Bank, to provide up to $200,000,000 of financing through a commercial paper conduit to acquire medallion loans from MFC, or the DZ loan. The loan, which has an outstanding balance of $86,825,000, currently terminates on May 15, 2021. Borrowings under the DZ loan are collateralized by Trust III’s assets.

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Subsequent Events

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

(21) SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

The Company evaluated the effects of events that have occurred subsequent to the year ended December 31, 2020, through the date of financial statement issuance.

On March 11, 2021, one of the notes payable to banks with a maturity of September 1, 2021 was paid off.

On March 12, 2021, one of the notes payable to banks with a maturity of April 15, 2021 was paid off.

A lender for one of the notes payable to banks with a maturity date of February 1, 2021 has agreed to extend such note until December 31, 2021.

A lender for nine of the notes payable to banks with maturity dates of February 9, 2021 has agreed to extend such notes until December 31, 2021.

Fourteen of the notes payable to banks with maturity dates of February 1, 2021 were extended until April 1, 2021.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Change to Bank Holding Company Accounting

Change to Bank Holding Company Accounting

Effective April 2, 2018, the Company withdrew its previous election to be regulated as a business development company, or BDC, under the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the 1940 Act. Prior to such time, the Company was a closed-end, non-diversified management investment company that had elected to be treated as a BDC under the 1940 Act. Accordingly, commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018, the Company (which now consolidates the results of the Bank and its other subsidiaries) reports in accordance with Bank Holding Company Accounting; periods prior to such change in status are reported in accordance with Investment Company Accounting. Significant accounting policies that differ between such periods are described in more detail below.

Use of Estimates

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the US, or GAAP, requires management to make estimates that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes. Accounting estimates and assumptions are those that management considers to be the most critical to an understanding of the consolidated financial statements because they inherently involve significant judgments and uncertainties. All of these estimates reflect management’s best judgment about current economic and market conditions and their effects based on information available as of the date of these consolidated financial statements. If such conditions change, it is reasonably possible that the judgments and estimates could change, which may result in future impairments of loans and loans in process of foreclosure, goodwill and intangible assets, and investments, among other effects.

Principles of Consolidation

Principles of Consolidation

The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all of its wholly-owned and controlled subsidiaries commencing with the three months ended June 30, 2018. All significant intercompany transactions, balances, and profits (losses) have been eliminated in consolidation. As a result of the Company’s election to withdraw from being regulated as a BDC under the 1940 Act, effective April 2, 2018, the Bank and various other Company subsidiaries were not consolidated with the Company prior to the three months ended June 30, 2018.

The consolidated financial statements have been prepared in accordance with GAAP. The Company consolidates all entities it controls through a majority voting interest, a controlling interest through other contractual rights, or as being identified as the primary beneficiary of VIEs. The primary beneficiary is the party who has both (1) the power to direct the activities of a VIE that most significantly impact the entity’s economic performance and (2) an obligation to absorb losses of the entity or a right to receive benefits from the entity that could potentially be significant to the entity. For consolidated entities that are less than wholly owned, the third-party’s holding is recorded as non-controlling interest.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

The Company considers all highly liquid instruments with an original purchased maturity of three months or less to be cash equivalents. Cash balances are generally held in accounts at large national or regional banking organizations in amounts that exceed the federally insured limits. Cash includes $2,970,000 of an interest reserve associated with the private placements of debt in March and August 2019, which cannot be used for any other purpose until March 2022. Cash also includes $1,500,000 of interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks, that are mainly callable, with terms of 4 to 7 years.

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities

The Company follows the Financial Accounting Standards Board, or FASB, Accounting Standards Codification Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures, or FASB ASC 820, which defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value, and expands disclosures about fair value measurements. FASB ASC 820 defines fair value as an exit price (i.e. a price that would be received to sell, as opposed to acquire, an asset or transfer a liability), and emphasizes that fair value is a market-based measurement. It establishes a fair value hierarchy that distinguishes between assumptions developed based on market data obtained from independent external sources and the reporting entity’s own assumptions. Further, it specifies that fair value measurement should consider adjustment for risk, such as the risk inherent in the valuation technique or its inputs. See also Notes 16 and 17 to the consolidated financial statements.

Equity Investments

Equity Investments

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 321, Investments – Equity Securities, or ASC 321, which requires all applicable investment in equity securities with readily determinable value to be valued as such, and those that do not are measured at cost, less any impairment plus or minus any observable price change. Equity investments of $9,746,000 and $10,079,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, comprised mainly of nonmarketable stock and stock warrants, are recorded at cost less any impairment plus or minus observable price changes. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company determined that there was no impairment or observable price change.

Investment Securities (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

Investment Securities (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 320, Investments – Debt Securities, or ASC 320, which requires that all applicable investments in debt securities be classified as trading securities, available-for-sale securities, or held-to-maturity securities. Investment securities are purchased from time to time in the open market at prices that are greater or lesser than the par value of the investment. The resulting premium or discount is deferred and recognized on a level yield basis as an adjustment to the yield of the related investment. The net premium on investment securities totaled $278,000 and $248,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and $291,000 and $79,000 was amortized to interest income for the years ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and $80,000 was amortized to interest income for the nine months ended December 31, 2018. The Bank, a previously unconsolidated subsidiary under Investment Company Accounting prior to April 2, 2018, amortized $21,000 to interest income for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Refer to Note 3 for more details. ASC 320 further requires that held-to-maturity securities be reported at amortized cost and available-for-sale securities be reported at fair value, with unrealized gains and losses excluded from earnings at the date of the financial statements, and reported in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) as a separate component of stockholders’ equity, net of the effect of income taxes, until they are sold. At the time of sale, any gains or losses, calculated by the specific identification method, will be recognized as a component of operating results and any amounts previously included in stockholder’s equity, which were recorded net of the income tax effect, will be reversed.

Other Investment Valuation (Investment Company Accounting)

Other Investment Valuation (Investment Company Accounting)

Prior to April 2, 2018, under the 1940 Act, the Company’s investment in the Bank, as a wholly owned portfolio investment, was subject to quarterly assessments of fair value. The Company conducted a thorough valuation analysis, and also received an opinion regarding the valuation from an independent third party to assist the Board of Directors in its determination of the fair value of the Bank on at least an annual basis. The Company’s analysis included factors such as various regulatory restrictions that were established at the Bank’s inception, by the FDIC and State of Utah, and also by additional regulatory restrictions, such as the prior moratorium imposed by the Dodd-Frank Act on the acquisition of control of an industrial bank by a “commercial firm” (a company whose gross revenues are primarily derived from non-financial activities) which expired in July 2013 and the lack of any new charter issuances since the moratorium’s expiration. Because of these restrictions and other factors, the Company’s Board of Directors had previously determined that the Bank had little value beyond its recorded book value. As a result of this valuation process, the Company had previously used the Bank’s actual results of operations as the best estimate of changes in fair value, and recorded the results as a component of unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments. In the 2015 second quarter, the Company first became aware of external interest in the Bank and its portfolio assets at values in excess of their book value. Expression of interest in the Bank from both investment bankers and interested parties has continued. The Company incorporated these new factors in the Medallion Bank’s fair value analysis and the Board of Directors determined that the Bank had a fair value in excess of book value. In addition, in the 2016 third quarter there was a court ruling involving a marketplace lender that the Company believes heightened the interest of marketplace lenders to acquire or merge with Utah industrial banks. The Company also engaged a valuation specialist to assist the Board of Directors in their determination of the Bank’s fair value, and this appreciation of $15,500,000 was thereby recorded in 2015, and additional appreciation of $128,918,000 was recorded in 2016, $7,849,000 was recorded in 2017, and $39,826,000 was recorded in the 2018 first quarter. Refer to Note 5 for additional details.

Loans

Loans

The Company’s loans are currently reported at the principal amount outstanding, inclusive of deferred loan acquisition costs, which primarily includes deferred fees paid to loan originators, and which is amortized to interest income over the life of the loan. Effective April 2, 2018, the Company withdrew its previous election to be regulated as a business development company under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and therefore changed the Company’s financial reporting from Investment Company Accounting to Bank Holding Company Accounting. As a result, the existing loan balances were adjusted to fair value in connection with the change in reporting, and balances, net of reserves and fees, became the opening balances.

Loan origination fees and certain direct origination costs are deferred and recognized as an adjustment to the yield of the related loans. At December 31, 2020 and 2019, net loan origination costs were $20,684,000 and $17,839,000. Net amortization to income for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019 and 2018 was $6,021,000, $4,952,000, and 3,128,000 ($3,993,000 when combined with the Bank).

Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Medallion and commercial loans are placed on nonaccrual status, and all uncollected accrued interest is reversed, when there is doubt as to the collectability of interest or principal, or if loans are 90 days or more past due, unless management has determined that they are both well-secured and in the process of collection. Interest income on nonaccrual loans is generally recognized when cash is received, unless a determination has been made to apply all cash receipts to principal. The consumer portfolio has different characteristics, typified by a larger number of lower dollar loans that have similar characteristics. A loan is considered to be impaired, or nonperforming, when based on current information and events, it is likely the Company will be unable to collect all amounts due according to the contractual terms of the original loan agreement. Management considers loans that are in bankruptcy status, but have not been charged-off, to be impaired. These loans are placed on nonaccrual, when they become 90 days past due, or earlier if they enter bankruptcy, and are charged off in their entirety when deemed uncollectible, or when they become 120 days past due, whichever occurs first, at which time appropriate collection and recovery efforts against both the borrower and the underlying collateral are initiated. For the recreation loan portfolio, the process to repossess the collateral is started at 60 days past due. If the collateral is not located and the account reaches 120 days delinquent, the account is charged off. If the collateral is repossessed, a loss is recorded to write the collateral down to its fair value less selling costs, and the collateral is sent to auction. When the collateral is sold, the net auction proceeds are applied to the account, and any remaining balance is written off. Proceeds collected on charged-off accounts are recorded as a recovery. Total loans 90 days or more past due were $6,878,000 at December 31, 2020, or 0.57% of the total loan portfolio, compared to $8,663,000, or 0.76% at December 31, 2019.

In situations where, for economic or legal reasons related to a borrower’s financial difficulties, the Company grants a concessions to the borrower for other than an insignificant period of time that the Company would not otherwise consider, the related loan is classified as a troubled debt restructuring, or TDR. The Company strives to identify borrowers in financial difficulty early and work with them to modify their loans to more affordable terms before they reach nonaccrual status. These modified terms may include rate reductions, principal forgiveness, term extensions, payment forbearance, and other actions intended to minimize the economic loss to the Company and to avoid foreclosure or repossession of the collateral. For modifications where the Company forgives principal, the entire amount of such principal forgiveness is immediately charged off. Loans classified as TDRs are considered impaired loans. Beginning in 2019, all consumer loans which are party to a Chapter 13 bankruptcy are immediately classified as TDRs. The Company’s policy with regard to bankrupt loans is take an immediate 40% write down of the loan balance. As a result of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, the CARES Act relief period was extended to the later of January 1, 2022 or 60 days after the date which the coronavirus, or COVID-19, national emergency terminates, companies may elect to (a) suspend the requirements of US GAAP for loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would otherwise be categorized as TDRs and (b) suspend any determination of a loan modified as a result of the effects of COVID-19 as a TDR, including impairment for accounting purposes. Any such suspension is applicable for the term of the loan modification, but solely with respect to any modification that occurs during the applicable period for a loan that was not more than 30 days past due as of December 31, 2019, and shall not apply to any adverse impact on the credit of a borrower that is not related to COVID-19. As of December 31, 2020, there were no consumer or medallion loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would have otherwise been classified as a TDR, and therefore there was no need for the Company to elect this relief under the CARES Act during 2020. However, we expect to have loan modifications related to COVID-19 that would apply under this provision of the CARES Act in the future.

Loan collateral in process of foreclosure primarily includes medallion loans that have reached 120 days past due and have been charged down to their net realizable value, in addition to consumer repossessed collateral in the process of being sold. The medallion loan component reflects that the collection activities on the loans have transitioned from working with the borrower to the liquidation of the collateral securing the loans.

The Company had $15,367,000 and $28,833,000 of net loans pledged as collateral under borrowing arrangements at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

The Company accounts for its sales of loans in accordance with FASB Accounting Standards Codification Topic 860, Transfers and Servicing, or FASB ASC 860, which provides accounting and reporting standards for transfers and servicing of financial assets and extinguishments of liabilities. In accordance with FASB ASC 860, the Company had elected the fair value measurement method for its servicing assets and liabilities. The principal portion of loans serviced for others by the Company and its affiliates was $107,131,000 and $113,581,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company has evaluated the servicing aspect of its business in accordance with FASB ASC 860, which relates to servicing assets held by MFC (related to the remaining assets in Trust III) and the Bank, and determined that no material servicing asset or liability existed as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. The Company assigned its servicing rights of the Bank’s portfolio to MSC. The costs of servicing were allocated to MSC by the Company, and the servicing fee income was billed to and collected from the Bank by MSC.

Allowance for Loan Losses (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

Allowance for Loan Losses (Bank Holding Company Accounting)

The allowance for loan losses is evaluated on a regular basis by management and is based upon management’s periodic review of the collectability of the loans in light of historical experience, the nature and volume of the loan portfolio, adverse situations that may affect the borrower’s ability to repay, estimated value of any underlying collateral, prevailing economic conditions, and excess concentration risks. In analyzing the adequacy of the allowance for loan losses, the Company uses historical delinquency and actual loss rates with a one year lookback period for consumer loans. For commercial loans deemed nonperforming, the historical loss experience and other projections are looked at. For medallion loans, delinquent nonperforming loans are valued at the median sales price for the collateral over the most recent quarter, historically non-delinquent nonperforming loans are valued at either the median sales price for the collateral over the most recent quarter or the discounted cash flow if such loans were modified and it is clear that sources other than the taxi business were instrumental in keeping such loans current, and performing medallion loans are reserved utilizing historical loss ratios over a three-year lookback period. This evaluation is inherently subjective, as it requires estimates that are susceptible to significant revision as more information becomes available. As a result of COVID-19, there was an increase in the reserve percentages of 50 basis points on the recreation subprime loan business during the twelve months ended December 31, 2020. In addition, the Company determined that anticipated payment activity on the medallion portfolio was impossible to quantify upon exit of the six month deferral period with borrowers, and therefore deemed all such loans as impaired. As a result, all medallion loans were written down to collateral value, net of liquidation costs, of $79,500 for New York City medallions. In total, write-downs on medallion assets were approximately $46,087,000 during 2020.  The Company continues to monitor the impact of COVID-19 on the consumer, commercial, and medallion loans. Had there been no payment deferrals offered to borrowers under the CARES Act, potential loans 90 days or more past due would have resulted in increased reserves and/or charge-offs. Credit losses are deducted from the allowance and subsequent recoveries are added back to the allowance.

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments (Investment Company Accounting)

Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments (Investment Company Accounting)

Prior to April 2, 2018, under Investment Company Accounting, the Company’s loans, net of participations and any unearned discount, were considered investment securities under the 1940 Act and recorded at fair value. As part of the fair value methodology, loans were valued at cost adjusted for any unrealized appreciation (depreciation). Since no ready market existed for these loans, the fair value was determined in good faith by the Board of Directors. In determining the fair value, the Board of Directors considered factors such as the financial condition of the borrower, the adequacy of the collateral, individual credit risks, cash flows of the borrower, market conditions for loans (e.g. values used by other lenders and any active bid/ask market), historical loss experience, and the relationships between current and projected market rates and portfolio rates of interest and maturities. Investments other than securities, which represent collateral received from defaulted borrowers, were valued similarly.

Under Investment Company Accounting, the Company recognized unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments as the amount by which the fair value estimated by the Company is greater (less) than the cost basis of the investment portfolio. Realized gains or losses on investments were generated through sales of investments, foreclosure on specific collateral, and writeoffs of loans or assets acquired in satisfaction of loans, net of recoveries. Refer to Note 5 for additional details.

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Intangible Assets

The Company’s goodwill and intangible assets arose as a result of the excess of fair value over book value for several of the Company’s previously unconsolidated portfolio investment companies as of April 2, 2018. This fair value was brought forward under the Company’s new reporting, and was subject to a purchase price accounting allocation process conducted by an independent third party expert to arrive at the current categories and amounts. Goodwill is not amortized, but is subject to quarterly review by management to determine whether additional impairment testing is needed, and such testing is performed at least on an annual basis. Intangible assets are amortized over their useful life of approximately 20 years. As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, the Company had goodwill of $150,803,000, which all related to the Bank, and intangible assets of $51,090,000 and $52,536,000, and the Company recognized $1,445,000, $1,446,000 and $1,083,000 of amortization expense on the intangible assets for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. Additionally, loan portfolio premiums of $12,387,000 were determined as of April 2, 2018, of which $2,717,000 and $5,758,000 were outstanding at December 31, 2020 and 2019, and of which $3,041,000, $3,289,000 and $3,339,000 were amortized to interest income for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018. The Company engaged an expert to assess the goodwill and intangibles for impairment at December 31, 2020 and 2019, who concluded there was no impairment on the Bank and on the RPAC intangible asset.

The table below shows the details of the intangible assets of the dates presented.

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Brand-related intellectual property	$	18,974	$	20,075
Home improvement contractor relationships		5,951		6,296
Race organization		26,165		26,165
Total intangible assets	$	51,090	$	52,536

Fixed Assets

Fixed Assets

Fixed assets are carried at cost less accumulated depreciation and amortization, and are depreciated on a straight-line basis over their estimated useful lives of 3 to 10 years. Leasehold improvements are amortized on a straight-line basis over the shorter of the lease term or the estimated economic useful life of the improvement. Depreciation and amortization expense was $412,000, $418,000, and $422,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Deferred Costs

Deferred Costs

Deferred financing costs represent costs associated with obtaining the Company’s borrowing facilities, and are amortized on a straight line basis over the lives of the related financing agreements and life of the respective pool. Amortization expense was $2,558,000, $2,348,000, and $1,864,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018, recorded as interest expense. In addition, the Company capitalizes certain costs for transactions in the process of completion (other than business combinations), including those for potential investments, and the sourcing of other financing alternatives. Upon completion or termination of the transaction, any accumulated amounts will be amortized against income over an appropriate period, or written off. The amounts on the Company’s balance sheet for all of these purposes were $5,805,000 and $5,105,000 at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for using the asset and liability approach in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 740, Income Taxes, or ASC 740. Deferred tax assets and liabilities reflect the impact of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities and their tax basis and are stated at tax rates expected to be in effect when taxes are actually paid or recovered. Deferred tax assets are also recorded for net operating losses, capital losses and any tax credit carryforwards. A valuation allowance is provided against a deferred tax asset when it is more likely than not that some or all of the deferred tax assets will not be realized. All available evidence, both positive and negative, is considered to determine whether a valuation allowance for deferred tax assets is needed. Items considered in determining the Company’s valuation allowance include expectations of future earnings of the appropriate tax character, recent historical financial results, tax planning strategies, the length of statutory carryforward periods and the expected timing of the reversal of temporary differences. The Company recognizes tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is more likely than not to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. The Company records income tax related interest and penalties, if applicable, within current income tax expense.

Sponsorship and Race Winnings

Sponsorship and Race Winnings

The Company accounts for sponsorship and race winnings revenue under FASB ASC Topic 606, Revenue from Contracts with Customers. Sponsorship revenue is recognized when the Company’s performance obligations are completed in accordance with the contract terms of the sponsorship contract. Race winnings revenue is recognized after each race during the season based upon terms provided by NASCAR and the placement of the driver.

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (EPS)

Earnings (Loss) Per Share (EPS)

Basic earnings (loss) per share are computed by dividing net income (loss)/net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted earnings per share reflect the potential dilution that could occur if option contracts to issue common stock were exercised, or if restricted stock vests, and has been computed after giving consideration to the weighted average dilutive effect of the Company’s stock options and restricted stock. The Company uses the treasury stock method to calculate diluted EPS, which is a method of recognizing the use of proceeds that could be obtained upon exercise of options and warrants, including unvested compensation expense related to the shares, in computing diluted EPS. It assumes that any proceeds would be used to purchase common stock at the average market price during the period. The table below shows the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.

	Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2020			2019			2018
Net loss/net increase in net assets resulting from    operations available to common stockholders	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(25,046	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding applicable    to basic EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Effect of dilutive stock options		—			—			—
Effect of restricted stock grants		—			—			—
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding    applicable to diluted EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Basic loss per share	$	(1.42	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(1.03	)
Diluted loss per share		(1.42	)		(0.07	)		(1.03	)

Potentially dilutive common shares excluded from the above calculations aggregated 934,003, 462,180, and 100,000 shares as of December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

Stock Compensation

Stock Compensation

The Company follows FASB ASC Topic 718, or ASC 718, Compensation – Stock Compensation, for its equity incentive, stock option, and restricted stock plans, and accordingly, the Company recognizes the expense of these grants as required. Stock-based employee compensation costs pertaining to stock options are reflected in net income/ net increase in net assets resulting from operations for any new grants using the fair values established by usage of the Black-Scholes option pricing model, expensed over the vesting period of the underlying option. Stock-based employee compensation costs pertaining to restricted stock are reflected in net income/net increase net assets resulting from operations for any new grants using the grant date fair value of the shares granted, expensed over the vesting period of the underlying stock.

During 2020, 2019, and 2018, the Company issued 229,408, 216,148, and 101,010 restricted shares of stock-based compensation awards, issued 444,557, 449,450, and 39,000 shares of other stock-based compensation awards, and issued 47,156, 26,040, and 0 of restricted share units of stock based compensation awards, and recognized $2,030,000, $1,221,000, and $576,000, or $0.08, $0.05, and $0.02, per diluted common share for each respective year, of non-cash stock-based compensation expense related to the grants. As of December 31, 2020, the total remaining unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and restricted stock was $2,405,000, which is expected to be recognized over the next 16 quarters. See Note 9 for additional details.

Regulatory Capital

Regulatory Capital

The Bank is subject to various regulatory capital requirements administered by the FDIC and the Utah Department of Financial Institutions. Failure to meet minimum capital requirements can initiate certain mandatory and possible additional discretionary actions by regulators that, if undertaken, could have a direct material effect on the Bank’s financial statements. Under capital adequacy guidelines and the regulatory framework for prompt corrective action, the Bank must meet specific capital guidelines that involve quantitative measures of the Bank’s assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance sheet items as calculated under regulatory accounting practices. The Bank’s capital amounts and classifications are also subject to qualitative judgments by the bank regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors.

FDIC-insured banks, including the Bank, are subject to certain federal laws, which impose various legal limitations on the extent to which banks may finance or otherwise supply funds to certain of their affiliates. In particular, the Bank is subject to certain restrictions on any extensions of credit to, or other covered transactions, such as certain purchases of assets, with the Company or its affiliates.

Quantitative measures established by regulation to ensure capital adequacy require the Bank to maintain minimum amounts and ratios as defined in the regulations (set forth in the table below). Additionally, as conditions of granting the Bank’s application for federal deposit insurance, the FDIC ordered that the Tier 1 leverage capital to total assets ratio, as defined, be not less than 15%, which could preclude its ability to pay dividends to the Company, and that an adequate allowance for loan losses be maintained. As of December 31, 2020, the Bank’s Tier 1 leverage ratio was 16.93%. The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios and the regulatory minimum ratios are presented in the following table.

	Regulatory
(Dollars in  thousands)	Minimum			Well-Capitalized			December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Common equity tier 1 capital		—			—		$	148,507		$	158,187
Tier 1 capital		—			—			217,295			226,975
Total capital		—			—			233,460			241,842
Average assets		—			—			1,283,664			1,172,866
Risk-weighted assets		—			—			1,243,783			1,144,337
Leverage ratio (1)		4.0	%		5.0	%		16.9	%		19.4	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (2)		7.0			6.5			11.9			13.8
Tier 1 capital ratio (3)		8.5			8.0			17.5			19.8
Total capital ratio (3)		10.5			10.0			18.8			21.1

(1) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by average assets.

(2) Calculated by subtracting preferred stock or non-controlling interests from Tier 1 capital and dividing by risk-weighted assets.

(3) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 or total capital by risk-weighted assets.

In the table above, the minimum risk-based ratios as of December 31, 2020 and 2019 reflect the capital conservation buffer of 2.5%. The minimum regulatory requirements, inclusive of the capital conservation buffer, were the binding requirements for the risk-based requirements, and the “well-capitalized” requirements were the binding requirements for Tier 1 leverage capital as of both December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In June 2016, the FASB issued ASU 2016-13, Financial Instruments – Credit Losses, or Topic 326: Measurement of Credit Losses on Financial Instruments. The main objective of this new standard is to provide financial statement users with more decision-useful information about the expected credit losses on financial assets and other commitments to extend credit held by a reporting entity at each reporting date. Under the FASB’s new standard, the concepts used by entities to account for credit losses on financial instruments will fundamentally change. The existing “probable” and “incurred” loss recognition threshold is removed. Loss estimates

are based upon lifetime “expected” credit losses. The use of past and current events must now be supplemented with “reasonable and supportable” expectations about the future to determine the amount of credit loss. The collective changes to the recognition and measurement accounting standards for financial instruments and their anticipated impact on the allowance for credit losses modeling have been universally referred to as the CECL (current expected credit loss) model. ASU 2016-13 applies to all entities and is effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2019 for public entities, with early adoption permitted. In November 2019, the FASB issued ASU 2019-10 to defer implementation of the standard for smaller reporting companies, such as the Company, to fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2022. The Company is assessing the impact the update will have on its financial statements, and expects the update to have a material impact on the Company’s accounting for estimated credit losses on its loans.

Reclassifications

Reclassifications

Certain reclassifications have been made to prior year balances to conform with the current year presentation. These reclassifications have no effect on the previously reported results of operations.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Intangible Assets

The table below shows the details of the intangible assets of the dates presented.

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Brand-related intellectual property	$	18,974	$	20,075
Home improvement contractor relationships		5,951		6,296
Race organization		26,165		26,165
Total intangible assets	$	51,090	$	52,536

Summary of the Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS

The table below shows the calculation of basic and diluted EPS.

	Years Ended December 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)	2020			2019			2018
Net loss/net increase in net assets resulting from    operations available to common stockholders	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(25,046	)
Weighted average common shares outstanding applicable    to basic EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Effect of dilutive stock options		—			—			—
Effect of restricted stock grants		—			—			—
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding    applicable to diluted EPS		24,445,452			24,342,979			24,214,978
Basic loss per share	$	(1.42	)	$	(0.07	)	$	(1.03	)
Diluted loss per share		(1.42	)		(0.07	)		(1.03	)

Summary of Bank's Actual Capital Amounts and Ratios, and the Regulatory Minimum Ratios

The Bank’s actual capital amounts and ratios and the regulatory minimum ratios are presented in the following table.

	Regulatory
(Dollars in  thousands)	Minimum			Well-Capitalized			December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Common equity tier 1 capital		—			—		$	148,507		$	158,187
Tier 1 capital		—			—			217,295			226,975
Total capital		—			—			233,460			241,842
Average assets		—			—			1,283,664			1,172,866
Risk-weighted assets		—			—			1,243,783			1,144,337
Leverage ratio (1)		4.0	%		5.0	%		16.9	%		19.4	%
Common equity tier 1 capital ratio (2)		7.0			6.5			11.9			13.8
Tier 1 capital ratio (3)		8.5			8.0			17.5			19.8
Total capital ratio (3)		10.5			10.0			18.8			21.1

(1) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 capital by average assets.

(2) Calculated by subtracting preferred stock or non-controlling interests from Tier 1 capital and dividing by risk-weighted assets.

(3) Calculated by dividing Tier 1 or total capital by risk-weighted assets.

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Investment Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule Of Investments [Abstract]

Summary of Fixed Maturity Securities Available for Sale

Fixed maturity securities available for sale at December 31, 2020 and 2019 consisted of the following:

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	34,929	$	1,495	$	(45	)	$	36,379
State and municipalities		10,226		189		(2	)		10,413
Total	$	45,155	$	1,684	$	(47	)	$	46,792
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	36,335	$	411	$	(112	)	$	36,634
State and municipalities		12,279		186		(101	)		12,364
Total	$	48,614	$	597	$	(213	)	$	48,998

Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Market Value of Investment Securities by Contractual Maturity

The amortized cost and estimated market value of investment securities as of December 31, 2020 by contractual maturity are shown below. Actual maturities will differ from contractual maturities because borrowers may have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without call or prepayment penalties.

(Dollars in thousands)	Amortized Cost		Fair Value
Due in one year or less	$	25	$	25
Due after one year through five years		12,485		12,956
Due after five years through ten years		14,499		15,214
Due after ten years		18,146		18,597
Total	$	45,155	$	46,792

Summary of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses

The following tables show information pertaining to securities with gross unrealized losses at December 31, 2020 and 2019, aggregated by investment category and length of time that individual securities have been in a continuous loss position follows.

	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months and Over
December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	(45	)	$	4,028	$	—		$	—
State and municipalities		—			—		(2	)		196
Total	$	(45	)	$	4,028	$	(2	)	$	196
	Less than Twelve Months					Twelve Months and Over
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
Mortgage-backed securities, principally obligations of US    federal agencies	$	(74	)	$	8,291	$	(38	)	$	4,939
State and municipalities		(17	)		2,099		(84	)		2,739
Total	$	(91	)	$	10,390	$	(122	)	$	7,678

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

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Summary of Inclusive Capitalized Loans

The following table shows the major classification of loans, inclusive of capitalized loan origination costs, at December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	As of December 31, 2020						As of December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Amount			As a Percent of Gross Loans			Amount			As a Percent of Gross Loans
Recreation	$	792,686			65	%	$	713,332			62	%
Home improvement		334,033			27			247,324			21
Commercial		65,327			5			69,767			6
Medallion		37,768			3			130,432			11
Strategic partnership		24			—			—			—
Total gross loans		1,229,838			100	%		1,160,855			100	%
Allowance for loan losses		(57,548	)					(46,093	)
Total net loans	$	1,172,290					$	1,114,762

Schedule of Activity of Gross Loans

The following tables show the activity of the gross loans for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Strategic Partnership			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	—		$	1,160,855
Loan originations		294,885			193,098			7,575			—			1,663			497,221
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(187,989	)		(105,813	)		(13,183	)		(13,207	)		(1,639	)		(321,831	)
Charge-offs, net		(14,457	)		(1,229	)		(28	)		(42,648	)		—			(58,362	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,871	)		—			—			(32,383	)		—			(47,254	)
Amortization of origination costs		(7,809	)		1,910			8			(131	)		—			(6,022	)
Amortization of loan premium		(191	)		(320	)		—			(2,531	)		—			(3,042	)
FASB origination costs, net		9,786			(937	)		—			36			—			8,885
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			1,188			—			—			1,188
Transfer to other foreclosed property		—			—			—			(1,800	)		—			(1,800	)
Gross loans – December 31, 2020	$	792,686		$	334,033		$	65,327		$	37,768		$	24		$	1,229,838

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial			Medallion			Total
Gross loans – December 31, 2018	$	587,038		$	183,155		$	64,083		$	183,606		$	1,017,882
Loan originations		301,403			142,112			18,578			—			462,093
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(146,873	)		(76,157	)		(13,553	)		(15,070	)		(251,653	)
Charge-offs, net		(17,419	)		(786	)		(819	)		(18,664	)		(37,688	)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,512	)		—			—			(16,836	)		(31,348	)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,428	)		1,561			34			(119	)		(4,952	)
Amortization of loan premium		(247	)		(416	)		—			(2,626	)		(3,289	)
FASB origination costs, net		10,370			(2,145	)		610			141			8,976
Paid-in-kind interest		—			—			834			—			834
Gross loans – December 31, 2019	$	713,332		$	247,324		$	69,767		$	130,432		$	1,160,855

Summary of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses

The following table sets forth the activity in the allowance for loan losses for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	Twelve Months Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019
Allowance for loan losses – beginning balance	$	46,093		$	36,395
Charge-offs
Recreation		(23,543	)		(24,433	)
Home improvement		(2,909	)		(2,504	)
Commercial		(31	)		(819	)
Medallion		(49,361	)		(22,205	)
Total charge-offs		(75,844	)		(49,961	)
Recoveries
Recreation		9,086			7,014
Home improvement		1,680			1,718
Commercial		3			—
Medallion		6,713			3,541
Total recoveries		17,482			12,273
Net charge-offs (1)		(58,362	)		(37,688	)
Provision for loan losses		69,817			47,386
Allowance for loan losses – ending balance (2) (3)	$	57,548		$	46,093

(1) As of December 31, 2020, cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion loan portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

(2) As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.   

(3) As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

Summary of Allowance for Loan Losses by Type

The following tables set forth the allowance for loan losses by type as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	27,348		48	%		3.45	%		378.20	%
Home improvement		5,157		9			1.54		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,043		43			66.31			68.01
Total	$	57,548		100	%		4.68	%		93.17	%
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Amount		Percentage of Allowance			Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category			Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual
Recreation	$	18,075		39	%		2.53	%		228.25	%
Home improvement		2,608		6			1.05		NM
Commercial		—		—			—			—
Medallion		25,410		55			19.48			389.84
Total	$	46,093		100	%		3.97	%		174.04	%

Summary of Total Nonaccrual Loans and Foregone Interest

The following table presents total nonaccrual loans and foregone interest, substantially all of which is in the medallion portfolio. The fluctuation in nonaccrual interest foregone is due to past due loans and market conditions.

	December 31,
(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Total nonaccrual loans	$	61,767		$	26,484		$	34,877
Interest foregone for the year		3,311			2,152			1,153
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal    for the year		602			254			535
Interest foregone life-to-date		5,252			2,744			1,952
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal    life-to-date		792			471			1,214
Percentage of nonaccrual loans to gross loan portfolio		5	%		2	%		3	%
Percentage of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans		93			174			104

Summary of Performance Status of Loan

The following tables present the performance status of loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Performing		Nonperforming			Total		Percentage of Nonperforming to Total
Recreation	$	785,047	$	7,639		$	792,686		0.96	%
Home improvement		333,862		171			334,033		0.05
Commercial		48,731		16,596			65,327		25.40
Medallion		—		37,768	(1)		37,768		100.00
Strategic partnership		24		—			24		0.00
Total	$	1,167,664	$	62,174	(2)	$	1,229,838		5.06	%
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Performing		Nonperforming			Total		Percentage of Nonperforming to Total
Recreation	$	705,070	$	8,262		$	713,332		1.16	%
Home improvement		247,139		185			247,324		0.07
Commercial		57,905		11,862			69,767		17.00
Medallion		88,248		42,184			130,432		32.34
Total	$	1,098,362	$	62,493	(2)	$	1,160,855		5.38	%

(1) Includes medallion loan premiums of $1,615 as of December 31, 2020.

(2) Includes $408 and $36,009 of TDRs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, which are accruing and paying currently, but which are considered nonperforming loans under GAAP.

Summary of Attributes of Nonperforming Loan Portfolio

The following tables provide additional information on attributes of the nonperforming loan portfolio as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, all of which had an allowance recorded against the principal balance.

	December 31, 2020						December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance		Recorded Investment		Unpaid Principal Balance		Related Allowance
With an allowance recorded
Recreation	$	7,639	$	7,639	$	264	$	8,262	$	8,262	$	329
Home improvement		171		171		3		185		185		3
Commercial		16,596		16,600		—		11,862		11,867		—
Medallion		37,768		38,368		25,043		42,184		42,650		14,824
Total nonperforming loans with an allowance	$	62,174	$	62,778	$	25,310	$	62,493	$	62,964	$	15,156

	For the Twelve Months Ended
	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
(Dollars in thousands)	Average Investment Recorded		Interest Income (Expense) Recognized		Average Investment Recorded		Interest Income (Expense) Recognized
With an allowance recorded
Recreation	$	7,949	$	560	$	8,317	$	471
Home improvement		172		2		185		—
Commercial		16,884		123		7,886		392
Medallion		40,928		465		44,721		346
Total nonperforming loans with an allowance	$	65,933	$	1,150	$	61,109	$	1,209

Summary of Aging of Loans

The following tables show the aging of all loans as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

	Days Past Due												Recorded Investment
December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Current		Total (1)		90 Days and Accruing
Recreation	$	22,058	$	7,582	$	5,343	$	34,983	$	732,391	$	767,374	$	—
Home improvement		813		218		170		1,201		335,684		336,885		—
Commercial		—		—		75		75		65,265		65,340		—
Medallion		2,019		973		1,290		4,282		31,871		36,153		—
Strategic partnership		—		—		—		—		24		24		—
Total	$	24,890	$	8,773	$	6,878	$	40,541	$	1,165,235	$	1,205,776	$	—

(1) Excludes loan premiums of $2,717 resulting from purchase price accounting and $21,345 of capitalized loan origination costs.

	Days Past Due												Recorded Investment
December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	30-59		60-89		90 +		Total		Current		Total (1)		90 Days and Accruing
Recreation	$	27,357	$	8,426	$	5,800	$	41,583	$	648,227	$	689,810	$	—
Home improvement	931		427		184			1,542		249,288		250,830		—
Commercial		—		—		107		107		69,660		69,767		—
Medallion		12,491		2,118		2,572		17,181		109,106		126,287		—
Total	$	40,779	$	10,971	$	8,663	$	60,413	$	1,076,281	$	1,136,694	$	—

(1)Excludes loan premiums of $5,758 resulting from purchase price accounting and $18,403 of capitalized loan origination costs.

Summary of TDRs

The following table shows the TDR’s which the Company entered into during the year ended December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Investment		Post- Modification Investment
Recreation loans		77		1,053		749
Commercial loans		1		1,821		1,821
Medallion loans		59		33,505		33,505

The following table shows the TDR’s which the Company entered into during the year ended December 31, 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	Number of Loans		Pre- Modification Investment		Post- Modification Investment
Recreation loans		294	$	4,433	$	2,831
Medallion loans		71		31,376		31,385

Summary of Activities of the Loan Collateral Process of Foreclosure Related to Recreation and Medallion Loans

The following tables show the activity of the loan collateral in process of foreclosure, which relates only to the recreation and medallion loans, for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711
Transfer from loans, net		14,871			32,403			47,274
Sales		(7,512	)		(300	)		(7,812	)
Cash payments received		—			(5,687	)		(5,687	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(7,403	)		(24,523	)		(31,926	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2020	$	1,432		$	53,128		$	54,560

Twelve Months Ended December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Medallion			Total
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2018	$	1,503		$	47,992		$	49,495
Transfer from loans, net		14,512			16,836			31,348
Sales		(7,591	)		(1,515	)		(9,106	)
Cash payments received		—			(7,697	)		(7,697	)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(6,948	)		(4,381	)		(11,329	)
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure – December 31, 2019	$	1,476		$	51,235		$	52,711

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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Schedule Of Investments [Abstract]

Schedule of Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments

The following table sets forth the pre-tax change in the Company’s unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Medallion Loans			Commercial Loans			Investments in Subsidiaries		Equity Investments			Investments Other Than Securities			Total
Balance December 31, 2017	$	(20,338	)	$	(513	)	$	158,920	$	3,121		$	(1,490	)	$	139,700
Net change in unrealized
Appreciation on investments		—			—			38,795		(998	)		—			37,797
Depreciation on investments		(38,170	)		18			—		—			(1,915	)		(40,067	)
Reversal of unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) related to realized
Gains on investments		—			—			—		—			—			—
Losses on investments		34,747			—			—		—			—			34,747
Balance March 31, 2018	$	(23,761	)	$	(495	)	$	197,715	$	2,123		$	(3,405	)	$	172,177

Schedule of Pre-Tax Changes in Unrealized and Realized Gains and Losses in Investment Portfolio

The following table sets forth the pre-tax changes in our unrealized and realized gains and losses in the investment portfolio for the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

(Dollars in thousands)	Three Months Ended March 31, 2018
Net change in unrealized appreciation    (depreciation) on investments
Unrealized appreciation	$	(998	)
Unrealized depreciation		(38,152	)
Net unrealized appreciation on investments in    Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries		29,115
Realized gains		—
Realized losses		34,747
Net unrealized losses on investments other than    securities and other assets		(1,915	)
Total	$	22,797
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
Realized gains	$	—
Realized losses		(34,747	)
Other gains		—
Direct charge-offs		2
Total	$	(34,745	)

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Funds Borrowed (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Outstanding Balances of Funds Borrowed

The outstanding balances of funds borrowed were as follows.

	Payments Due for the Year Ending December 31,
(Dollars in  thousands)	2021		2022		2023		2024		2025		Thereafter		December 31, 2020(1)		December 31, 2019(1)		Interest Rate (2)
Deposits (3)	$	393,835	$	241,605	$	190,387	$	120,040	$	121,955	$	—	$	1,067,822	$	954,245		1.71	%
Retail and privately placed    notes (4)		33,625		—		—		36,000		—		33,600		103,225		69,625		8.25	%
SBA debentures and    borrowings		22,508		—		5,000		5,000		14,000		21,500		68,008		71,746		3.36	%
Preferred securities (4)		—		—		—		—		—		33,000		33,000		33,000		2.35	%
Notes payable to banks		30,701		280		280		—		—		—		31,261		33,183		3.67	%
Other borrowings		500		7,442		—		—		747		—		8,689		7,794		1.91	%
Total	$	481,169	$	249,327	$	195,667	$	161,040	$	136,702	$	88,100	$	1,312,005	$	1,169,593		2.37	%

(1) Excludes deferred financing costs of $5,805 and $5,105 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(2) Weighted average contractual rate as of December 31, 2020.

(3) Balance excludes $250 of strategic partner reserve deposits as of December 31, 2020.

(4) Relates to loans held at Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

Summary of Maturity of Broker Pools, Excluding Strategic Partner Reserve Deposits

The following table presents the maturity of the broker pools, excluding strategic partner reserve deposits, as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020
Three months or less	$	125,766
Over three months through six months		117,602
Over six months through one year		150,467
Over one year		673,987
Total deposits	$	1,067,822

Summary of Key Attributes of Various Borrowing Arrangements with Lenders

The table below summarizes the key attributes of the Company’s various borrowing arrangements with these lenders as of December 31, 2020.

(Dollars in thousands)

Borrower

# of Lenders/ Notes

Note Dates

Maturity Dates

Type

Note Amounts

Balance Outstanding at December 31, 2020

Payment

Average Interest Rate at December 31, 2020

Interest Rate Index(1)

Medallion   Financial Corp.

5/5

4/11 - 8/14

2/21 - 9/21

Term loans and demand notes secured by pledged loans (2)

$

19,734

(2)

$

19,734

Interest only(3)

3.75

%

Various(3)

Medallion    Chicago

2/23

11/11 - 12/11

2/21

Term loans secured by owned Chicago taxi medallions (4)

18,449

10,687

$134 of principal & interest paid monthly

3.50

%

N/A

Medallion    Funding

1/1

11/18

12/23

Term loan unsecured

1,400

840

$70 principal & interest paid quarterly

4.00

%

N/A

$

39,583

$

31,261

(1) At December 31, 2020, 30 day LIBOR was 0.14%, 360 day LIBOR was 0.34%, and the prime rate was 3.25%.

(2) One note has an interest rate of Prime, one note has an interest rate of Prime plus 0.50%, one note has a fixed interest rate of 3.75%, one note has an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75%, and the other interest rates on these borrowings are LIBOR plus 2%.

(3) Various agreements call for remittance of all principal received on pledged loans subject to minimum monthly payments ranging from $12 to $85.

(4) Guaranteed by the Company.

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Leases (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Leases [Abstract]

Schedule of Operating Lease Costs and Additional Information

The following table presents the operating lease costs and additional information for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease costs	$	2,384	$	2,184
Cash paid for amounts included in the measurement of lease liabilities
Operating cash flows from operating leases		2,821		2,419
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease liability		251		2,413

Schedule of Breakout of Operating leases

The following table presents the breakout of the operating leases as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in  thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$	11,737	$	13,482
Other current liabilities		2,004		2,085
Operating lease liabilities		11,018		12,738
Total operating lease liabilities		13,022		14,823
Weighted average remaining lease term	6.4 years		7.3 years
Weighted average discount rate	5.54%			5.54	%

Schedule of Maturities of the Lease Liabilities

At December 31, 2020, maturities of the lease liabilities were as follows.

(Dollars in  thousands)
2021	$	2,474
2022		2,406
2023		2,356
2024		2,373
2025		2,390
Thereafter		3,521
Total lease payments		15,520
Less imputed interest		2,498
Total operating lease liabilities	$	13,022

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Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Summary of Components of Deferred and Other Tax Assets and Liabilities

The following table sets forth the significant components of our deferred and other tax assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019
Goodwill and other intangibles	$	(44,799	)	$	(45,595	)
Provision for loan losses		19,556			19,198
Net operating loss carryforwards (1)		30,493			22,607
Accrued expenses, compensation, and other assets		1,174			1,701
Unrealized gains on other investments		(6,769	)		(6,790	)
Total deferred tax liability		(345	)		(8,879	)
Valuation allowance		(462	)		(462	)
Deferred tax liability, net		(807	)		(9,341	)
Taxes receivable		1,757			1,516
Net deferred and other tax liabilities	$	950		$	(7,825	)

(1) As of December 31, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries had an estimated $124,150 of net operating loss carryforwards, $1,712 which expires at various dates between December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2035, and which had a net asset value of $30,031 as of December 31, 2020.

Summary of Components of Tax (Provision) Benefit

The components of our tax (provision) benefit for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018 were as follows.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Current
Federal	$	—		$	—		$	(2,797	)
State		(260	)		519			(1,078	)
Deferred
Federal		7,702			(489	)		5,270
State		2,632			(371	)		(1,464	)
Net (provision) benefit for income taxes	$	10,074		$	(341	)	$	(69	)

Summary of Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax (Provision) Benefit to Consolidated Actual Income Tax (Provision) Benefit

The following table presents a reconciliation of statutory federal income tax (provision) benefit to consolidated actual income tax (provision) benefit reported for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(Dollars in thousands)	2020			2019			2018
Statutory Federal income tax (provision) benefit at 21%	$	7,766		$	(642	)	$	4,935
State and local income taxes, net of federal income    tax benefit		1,518			(120	)		440
Revaluation of net operating losses		1,228			380			—
Change in effective state income tax rate		(145	)		(891	)		(2,564	)
Change in state income tax accruals		(260	)		640			—
Income attributable to non-controlling interest		460			309			—
Non deductible expenses		(453	)		—			—
Utilization of carry forwards		—			—			(910	)
Appreciation of Medallion Bank		—			—			(1,974	)
Other		(40	)		(17	)		4
Total income tax (provision) benefit	$	10,074		$	(341	)	$	(69	)

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Disclosure Of Compensation Related Costs Sharebased Payments [Abstract]

Summary of Assumption Categories Used to Determine Value of Option Grants

The following assumption categories are used to determine the value of any option grants.

	Year ended December 31,
	2020			2019			2018
Risk free interest rate		1.23	%		2.29	%		2.82	%
Expected dividend yield		—			0.66			4.86
Expected life of option in years (1)		6.25			6.25			6.00
Expected volatility (2)		51.03	%		49.03	%		30.00	%

(1) Expected life is calculated using the simplified method.

(2) We determine our expected volatility based on our historical volatility.

Summary of Activity for Stock Option Programs

The following table presents the activity for the stock option programs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

	Number of Options			Exercise Price Per Share		Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		320,626		$2.14-13.84		$	8.78
Granted		39,000		5.27-5.58			5.46
Cancelled		(214,960	)	9.22-9.24			9.22
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		144,666		2.14-13.84			7.23
Granted		449,450		5.21-7.25			6.61
Cancelled		(44,076	)	6.55-13.84			9.00
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		550,040		2.14-13.53			6.58
Granted		444,557		4.89-6.68			6.24
Cancelled		(42,928	)	2.22-13.53			6.91
Exercised (1)		—			—		—
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 (2)		951,669		$2.14-12.55		$	6.41
Options exercisable at
December 31, 2018		81,889		$2.14-13.84		$	9.25
December 31, 2019		62,778		2.14-13.53			7.60
December 31, 2020 (2)		178,307		2.14-12.55			6.33

(1) The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at the exercise date and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $0 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2020 and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $45,000 for outstanding options and $43,000 for exercisable options as of December 31, 2020. The remaining contractual life was 8.60 years for outstanding options and 7.23 years for exercisable options at December 31, 2020.

Summary of Activity for Restricted Stock Programs

The following table presents the activity for the restricted stock programs for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

	Number of Shares			Grant Price Per Share	Weighted Average Grant Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2017		408,582		$2.06-10.38	$	3.45
Granted		101,010		3.93-5.27		4.41
Cancelled		(9,737	)	3.93-9.08		4.66
Vested (1)		(308,940	)	2.06-10.38		3.35
Outstanding at December 31, 2018		190,915		2.14-5.27		4.06
Granted		216,148		4.80-7.25		6.59
Cancelled		(3,946	)	3.93-6.55		4.97
Vested (1)		(118,238	)	2.06-4.80		3.89
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		284,879		3.95-7.25		6.01
Granted		229,408		4.89-6.68		6.21
Cancelled		(8,755	)	3.95-7.25		6.93
Vested (1)		(89,392	)	3.95-6.55		5.37
Outstanding at December 31, 2020 (2)		416,140		$4.39-7.25	$	6.24

(1) The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock vested was $579,000, $736,000, and $1,270,000 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

(2) The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock was $2,039,000 as of December 31, 2020. The remaining vesting period was 2.03 years at December 31, 2020.

Summary of Activity for Unvested Options Outstanding

The following table presents the activity for the unvested options outstanding under the plans for the year ended December 31, 2020.

	Number of Options			Exercise Price Per Share	Weighted Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at December 31, 2019		487,262		$2.14-7.25	$	6.45
Granted		444,557		4.89-6.68		6.24
Cancelled		(20,630	)	6.55-7.25		6.76
Vested		(137,827	)	2.14-6.55		6.05
Outstanding at December 31, 2020		773,362		$4.89-7.25	$	6.42

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Data

The following tables present segment data as of and for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 and 2019, and as of and for the nine months ended December 31, 2018.

Year Ended December 31, 2020	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	110,706		$	27,273		$	6,926			$	(1,518	)	$	—		$	1,575		$	144,962
Total interest expense		13,013			5,699			2,538				3,610			163			9,128			34,151
Net interest income (loss)		97,693			21,574			4,388				(5,128	)		(163	)		(7,553	)		110,811
Provision for loan losses		23,736			3,778			—				42,276			—			27			69,817
Net interest income (loss) after loss provision		73,957			17,796			4,388				(47,404	)		(163	)		(7,580	)		40,994
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			20,042			—			20,042
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(8,366	)		—			(8,366	)
Other income (expense), net		(27,341	)		(9,611	)		(3,196	)			(30,366	)		(7,973	)		(11,164	)		(89,651	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		46,616			8,185			1,192				(77,770	)		3,540			(18,744	)		(36,981	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(12,004	)		(2,108	)		(299	)			19,520			(889	)		5,854			10,074
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	34,612		$	6,077		$	893			$	(58,250	)	$	2,651		$	(12,890	)	$	(26,907	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	765,338		$	328,876		$	62,037			$	12,725		$	—		$	3,314		$	1,172,290
Total assets		777,605			340,494			80,622				124,554			33,711			285,425			1,642,411
Total funds borrowed		621,735			272,284			65,924				98,636			8,689			244,987			1,312,255
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		4.59	%		2.07	%		1.07	%			(33.21	%)		7.98	%		(5.06	%)		(2.16	)%
Return on average equity		22.93			10.35			5.17				(165.21	)		(363.66	)		(23.29	)		(10.90	)
Interest yield		14.90			9.66			10.51				(2.11	)	N/A			N/A				11.32
Net interest margin		13.15			7.62			6.66				(7.14	)	N/A			N/A				8.65
Reserve coverage		3.45			1.54			0.00		(1)		66.31		N/A			N/A				4.68
Delinquency status(2)		0.70			0.05			0.11		(1)		3.57		N/A			N/A				0.57
Charge-off ratio		1.95			0.44			0.04		(3)		59.38		N/A			N/A				5.00

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

Year Ended December 31, 2019	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	99,463		$	19,943		$	7,183			$	3,665		$	—		$	2,308		$	132,562
Total interest expense		13,304			4,757			2,833				7,962			159			6,030			35,045
Net interest income (loss)		86,159			15,186			4,350				(4,297	)		(159	)		(3,722	)		97,517
Provision for loan losses		28,638			1,598			364				16,331			—			455			47,386
Net interest income (loss) after loss provision		57,521			13,588			3,986				(20,628	)		(159	)		(4,177	)		50,131
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			18,742			—			18,742
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(8,996	)		—			(8,996	)
Other income (expense), net		(23,490	)		(7,520	)		(1,149	)			(10,493	)		(6,942	)		(7,946	)		(57,540	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		34,031			6,068			2,837				(31,121	)		2,645			(12,123	)		2,337
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,813	)		(1,572	)		(684	)			7,596			(329	)		3,461			(341	)
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	25,218		$	4,496		$	2,153			$	(23,525	)	$	2,316		$	(8,662	)	$	1,996
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	695,257		$	244,716		$	66,405			$	105,022		$	—		$	3,362		$	1,114,762
Total assets		707,377			252,704			84,924				217,483			31,538			247,641			1,541,667
Total funds borrowed		563,805			201,605			68,666				176,825			7,794			150,898			1,169,593
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		3.84	%		2.20	%		2.44	%			(9.73	%)		7.28	%		(3.71	%)		(0.12	)%
Return on average equity		17.19			10.22			12.21				(48.49	)		(96.37	)		(14.26	)		(0.59	)
Interest yield		15.39			9.50			11.39				2.88		N/A			N/A				11.75
Net interest margin		13.33			7.24			6.90				(3.38	)	N/A			N/A				8.64
Reserve coverage		2.53			1.05			0.00		(1)		19.48		N/A			N/A				3.97
Delinquency status(2)		0.84			0.07			0.15		(1)		2.04		N/A			N/A				0.76
Charge-off ratio		2.69			0.37			1.30		(3)		14.68		N/A			N/A				3.60

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

(3) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018	Consumer Lending
(Dollars in thousands)	Recreation			Home Improvement			Commercial Lending				Medallion Lending			RPAC			Corporate and Other Investments			Consolidated
Total interest income	$	68,870		$	12,799		$	7,076			$	6,317		$	—		$	1,741		$	96,803
Total interest expense		6,986			2,290			1,502				10,125			121			3,792			24,816
Net interest income (loss)		61,884			10,509			5,574				(3,808	)		(121	)		(2,051	)		71,987
Provision for loan losses		15,118			2,453			—				41,437			—			—			59,008
Net interest income (loss) after loss    provision		46,766			8,056			5,574				(45,245	)		(121	)		(2,051	)		12,979
Sponsorship and race winnings		—			—			—				—			14,368			—			14,368
Race team related expenses		—			—			—				—			(7,121	)		—			(7,121	)
Other income (expense), net		(14,242	)		(3,093	)		(1,824	)			9,742			(11,476	)		(6,489	)		(27,382	)
Net income (loss) before taxes		32,524			4,963			3,750				(35,503	)		(4,350	)		(8,540	)		(7,156	)
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,579	)		(1,319	)		(862	)			7,938			1,108			1,005			(709	)
Net income (loss) after taxes	$	23,945		$	3,644		$	2,888			$	(27,565	)	$	(3,242	)	$	(7,535	)	$	(7,865	)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net	$	580,182		$	181,359		$	59,973			$	155,863		$	—		$	4,110		$	981,487
Total assets		590,746			188,892			93,807				273,501			29,925			204,975			1,381,846
Total funds borrowed		434,527			143,815			53,719				294,465			7,649			127,853			1,062,028
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		5.48	%		2.56	%		4.27	%			(10.13	)%		(11.69	)%		(4.07	)%		(0.90	)%
Return on average equity		22.60			11.30			9.43			NM			NM				(12.37	)		(4.62	)
Interest yield		15.78			9.06			14.25				3.58		N/A			N/A				10.98
Net interest margin		14.18			7.44			11.23				(2.16	)	N/A			N/A				8.19
Reserve coverage		1.17			0.98			0.00				15.11		N/A			N/A				3.58
Delinquency status(2)		0.73			0.07			0.44		(1)		9.43		N/A			N/A				2.14
Charge-off ratio		1.89			0.46			0.00				7.21		N/A			N/A				2.73

(1) Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

(2) Loans 90 days or more past due.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Commitments And Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Under Employment Agreements

Employment agreements expire at various dates through 2025, with future minimum payments under these agreements of approximately $12,056,000 as follows.

(Dollars in thousands)
2021	$	3,965
2022		3,081
2023		2,073
2024		2,073
2025		864
Thereafter		—
Total	$	12,056

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Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Investment Company [Abstract]

Summary of Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data

The following table provides selected financial ratios and other data for the periods indicated.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)	2018
Net share data
Net asset value at the beginning of the year	$	11.80
Net investment income (loss)		(0.15	)
Income tax provision (benefit)		0.03
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		(1.44	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments		0.94
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from    operations		(0.62	)
Issuance of common stock		(0.03	)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.65	)
Net asset value at the end of the period/year (1)	$	11.15
Per share market value at beginning of year	$	3.53
Per share market value at end of period/year		4.65
Total return (2)		(129	%)
Ratios/supplemental data
Total shareholders’ equity (net assets)	$	272,437
Average net assets		284,021
Total expense ratio (3) (4)		10.02	%
Operating expenses to average net assets (4)		5.87
Net investment income (loss) after income taxes to average    net assets (4)		(4.61	)

(1) Includes $0.00 of undistributed net investment income per share as of March 31, 2018 and $0.00 of undistributed net realized gains per share for the period presented.

(2) Total return is calculated by dividing the change in market value of a share of common stock during the year, assuming the reinvestment of distributions on the payment date, by the per share market value at the beginning of the year.

(3) Total expense ratio represents total expenses (interest expense, operating expenses, and income taxes) divided by average net assets.

(4) MSC has assumed certain of the Company’s servicing obligations, and as a result, servicing fee income of $1,290, and operating expenses of $1,150, which formerly were the Company’s, were now MSC’s for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Excluding the impact of the MSC amounts, the total expense ratio, operating expense ratio, and net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 11.75%, 6.88%, and 7.51% in the March 31, 2018 quarter.  

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Investments All Other Investments [Abstract]

Summary of Carrying Values and Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The fair value of the debentures payable to the SBA is estimated based on current market interest rates for similar debt.

	December 31, 2020				December 31, 2019
(Dollars in  thousands)	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial assets
Cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold (1)	$	112,040	$	112,040	$	67,821	$	67,821
Equity investments		9,746		9,746		10,079		10,079
Investment securities		46,792		46,792		48,998		48,998
Loans receivable		1,172,290		1,172,290		1,114,762		1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable (2)		10,338		10,338		8,662		8,662
Financial liabilities
Funds borrowed (3)		1,312,255		1,312,591		1,169,593		1,171,274
Accrued interest payable (2)		4,673		4,673		4,398		4,398

(1) Categorized as level 1 within the fair value hierarchy, excluding $1,500 of interest-bearing deposits categorized as level 2. See Note 17.

(2) Categorized as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 17.

(3) As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, publicly traded unsecured notes traded at a premium to par of $336 and $1,681.

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Fair Value of Assets and liabilities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis

Equity investments were recorded at cost less impairment plus or minus observable price changes. Commencing in 2020, the Company elected to measure equity investments at fair value on a non-recurring basis, which have been adjusted for all periods presented.

The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Interest-bearing deposits	$	—	$	1,500	$	—	$	1,500
Available for sale investment securities		—		46,792		—		46,792
Total(1)	$	—	$	48,292	$	—	$	48,292

(1) Total unrealized gains of $1,013, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 related to these assets.

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Available for sale investment securities (1)	$	—	$	48,998	$	—	$	48,998
Total	$	—	$	48,998	$	—	$	48,998

(1) Total unrealized gains of $1,081, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 related to these assets.

Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis

The following tables present the Company’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

December 31, 2020 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Equity investments	$	—	$	—	$	9,746	$	9,746
Impaired loans		—		—		62,174		62,174
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		—		—		54,560		54,560
Total	$	—	$	—	$	126,480	$	126,480

December 31, 2019 (Dollars in thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Assets
Equity investments	$	—	$	—	$	10,079	$	10,079
Impaired loans		—		—		34,915		34,915
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		—		—		52,711		52,711
Total	$	—	$	—	$	97,705	$	97,705

Summary of Valuation Techniques and Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Non-Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities

The valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in non-recurring level 3 fair value measurements of assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value at 12/31/20		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
Equity investments	$	8,291	Investee financial analysis	Financial condition and operating performance of the borrower (1)	N/A
				Collateral support	N/A
		1,455	Precedent market transaction	Offering price	$8.73 / share
Impaired loans		62,174	Market approach	Historical and actual loss experience	1.50% - 6.00%
					60% of balance
				Median transfer price (2)	$0.6 - 108.7
				Collateral value	N/A
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		53,128	Market approach	Median transfer price (2)	$0.6 - 108.7
		1,432		Collateral value (3)	$0.7 - 32.3

(1) Includes projections based on revenue, EBITDA, leverage and liquidation amounts. These assumptions are based on a variety of factors, including economic conditions, industry and market developments, market valuations of comparable companies, and company-specific developments, including exit strategies and realization opportunities.

(2) Represents amount net of liquidation costs.

(3) Relates to the recreation portfolio.

(Dollars in thousands)	Fair Value at 12/31/19		Valuation Techniques	Unobservable Inputs	Range (Weighted Average)
Equity Investments	$	7,435	Investee financial analysis	Financial condition and operating performance of the borrower	N/A
				Collateral support	N/A
		1,189	Investee book value adjusted for market appreciation	Financial condition and operating performance of the investee	N/A
			Public company comparables	Business enterprise value	$4,855 – $6,120
				Business enterprise value/revenue multiples	1.59-5.98x
				Discount for lack of marketability	25%
		1,455	Precedent market transaction	Offering price	$8.73 / share

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Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2020

Condensed Financial Information Of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Condensed Balance Sheets

The following shows the condensed financial information of Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

Condensed Balance Sheets

(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020		December 31, 2019
Assets
Cash	$	33,743	$	4,477
Net loans receivable		12,293		26,802
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		9,960		11,104
Goodwill and intangible assets		175,731		177,176
Investment in bank subsidiaries		149,686		158,201
Investment in non-bank subsidiaries		88,165		92,856
Income tax receivable		1,470		4,708
Other assets		10,912		14,111
Total assets	$	481,960	$	489,435
Liabilities
Other liabilities	$	21,302	$	18,660
Intercompany payables		51,352		54,904
Short-term borrowings		53,359		8,188
Deferred tax liabilities		24,172		30,728
Long-term borrowings		100,367		113,807
Total liabilities		250,552		226,287
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408		263,148
Total liabilities and equity	$	481,960	$	489,435

Condensed Statements of Operations

Condensed Statements of Operations

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Interest income	$	(2,824	)	$	(2,552	)	$	(1,958	)
Interest expense		8,602			8,856			5,480
Net interest loss		(11,426	)		(11,408	)		(7,438	)
Provision for loan losses		5,127			6,377			19,190
Net interest loss after provision for loan losses		(16,553	)		(17,785	)		(26,628	)
Other income (expense), net		(22,062	)		(13,686	)		(16,913	)
Loss before income taxes and undistributed earnings of    subsidiaries		(38,615	)		(31,471	)		(43,541	)
Income tax benefit		10,454			7,013			5,328
Loss before undistributed earnings of subsidiaries		(28,161	)		(24,458	)		(38,213	)
Undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		(6,622	)		22,696			28,041
Net income (loss) attributable to parent company	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)

Condensed Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Condensed Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
Net loss	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		1,013			1,081			(82	)
Total comprehensive income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.	$	(33,770	)	$	(681	)	$	(10,254	)

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow

Condensed Statements of Cash Flow

	Year Ended
(Dollars in thousands)	December 31, 2020			December 31, 2019			Nine Months Ended December 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES    Net loss	$	(34,783	)	$	(1,762	)	$	(10,172	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by    operating activities:
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of subsidiaries		6,622			(22,696	)		(28,041	)
Provision for loan losses		5,127			6,377			19,190
Depreciation and amortization		5,357			5,484			5,451
Change in deferred and other tax assets/liabilities, net		(3,317	)		(2,225	)		4,512
Net change in loan collateral in process of foreclosure		4,940			906			678
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments		3,493			1,786			—
Stock-based compensation expense		2,031			1,221			425
Decrease in other assets		2,299			988			4,073
Increase in deferred financing costs		(1,233	)		(1,297	)		—
Decrease in intercompany payables		(3,552	)		(8,448	)		(3,368	)
Increase in other liabilities		2,336			(1,759	)		4,237
Net cash used by operating activities		(10,680	)		(21,425	)		(3,015	)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated		(14	)		(3,312	)		(309	)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans and investments		1,193			2,313			10,900
Purchases of investments		(2,304	)		(1,125	)		—
Proceeds from sale and principal payments of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		1,276			2,403			487
Dividends from subsidiaries		7,597			6,248			5,200
Net cash provided by investing activities		7,748			6,527			16,278
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from funds borrowed		33,600			36,000			—
Repayments of funds borrowed		(1,402	)		(17,735	)		(17,208	)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		32,198			18,265			(17,208	)
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND    CASH EQUIVALENTS		29,266			3,367			(3,945	)
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		4,477			1,110			5,055
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period	$	33,743		$	4,477		$	1,110

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Organization of Medallion Financial Corp. and its Subsidiaries - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Medallion	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Purchase price for City of Chicago taxi medallions out of foreclosure	$ 8,689,000
Number of medallions purchased out of foreclosure | Medallion	159
Net realizable value of medallions	$ 2,932,000	$ 3,091,000
Medallion Financing Trust I [Member]
Subsidiary or Equity Method Investee [Line Items]
Aggregate assets of trust	$ 36,083,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018		Aug. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Apr. 02, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks				$ 1,500,000
Non-marketable securities				9,746,000	$ 10,079,000
Net premium on investment securities	[1]					$ 3,287,000
Investment securities Amortized to interest income		$ 21,000	$ 80,000	291,000	79,000
Net loan origination costs				20,684,000	17,839,000
Net amortization to income				6,021,000	4,952,000	3,128,000
Premiums in loan portfolio				$ 40,541,000	60,413,000
Percentage of write down of loan balance				40.00%
Loans pledged as collateral				$ 15,367,000	28,833,000
Principal portion of loans serviced, fair value				107,131,000	113,581,000
Loans write down to collateral value				$ 75,844,000	49,961,000
Intangible assets useful life				20 years
Goodwill				$ 150,803,000	150,803,000
Intangible assets, net				51,090,000	52,536,000
Amortization of intangible assets				1,445,000	1,446,000	1,083,000	[1]
Financing receivable, recorded investment, 90 days past due and still accruing				0	0
Depreciation and amortization				412,000	418,000	422,000
Amortization expense				2,558,000	2,348,000	$ 1,864,000
Deferred costs				$ 5,805,000	$ 5,105,000
Potential dilutive common shares excluded from EPS computation				934,003	462,180	100,000
Stock based compensation award				444,557	449,450	39,000
Stock based compensation award, Amount				$ 2,030,000	$ 1,221,000	$ 576,000
Stock based compensation award per diluted common share				$ 0.08	$ 0.05	$ 0.02
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and restricted stock				$ 2,405,000
Unrecognized compensation cost related to unvested stock options and restricted stock, recognition period				48 months
Tier 1 leverage capital ratio				16.93%
Capital conversation buffer					2.50%	2.50%
Restricted Shares [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stock based compensation award				229,408	216,148	101,010
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Stock based compensation award				47,156	26,040	0
Medallion [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Premiums in loan portfolio				$ 4,282,000	$ 17,181,000
Loans write down to collateral value				49,361,000	22,205,000
Financing receivable, recorded investment, 90 days past due and still accruing				0	0
New York City [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loans write down to collateral value				79,500,000
New York City [Member] | Medallion [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Loans write down to collateral value				46,087,000
91+ [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Premiums in loan portfolio				6,878,000	8,663,000
91+ [Member] | Medallion [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Premiums in loan portfolio				1,290,000	2,572,000
91+ [Member] | Loans [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Premiums in loan portfolio				$ 6,878,000	$ 8,663,000
Total loans more than 90 days past due ,percentage				0.57%	0.76%
Medallion Bank [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Appreciation in Investment in Medallion Bank		$ 39,826,000									$ 7,849,000	$ 128,918,000	$ 15,500,000
Net amortization to income						$ 3,993,000
Amortization of intangible assets				$ 0	$ 0
RPAC [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Premiums in loan portfolio										$ 12,387,000
Financing receivable, recorded investment, 90 days past due and still accruing				2,717,000	5,758,000
Loan portfolio premium amortized to interest income				3,041,000	3,289,000	$ 3,339,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net premium on investment securities				$ 278,000	$ 248,000
Private Placement [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Interest reserve								$ 2,970,000	$ 2,970,000
Minimum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Interest bearing loan term				4 years
Estimated useful life of fixed assets				3 years
Tier 1 leverage capital to total assets ratio				15.00%
Maximum [Member]
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Interest bearing loan term				7 years
Estimated useful life of fixed assets				10 years

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Intangible Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Investments In Loans [Line Items]
Intangibles assets	$ 51,090	$ 52,536
Intellectual Property [Member]
Investments In Loans [Line Items]
Intangibles assets	18,974	20,075
Contractor Relationships [Member]
Investments In Loans [Line Items]
Intangibles assets	5,951	6,296
Race Organization [Member]
Investments In Loans [Line Items]
Intangibles assets	$ 26,165	$ 26,165

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of the Calculation of Basic and Diluted EPS (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Net loss/net increase in net assets resulting from operations available to common stockholders	$ (34,783)	$ (1,762)	$ (25,046)
Weighted average common shares outstanding applicable to basic EPS	24,445,452	24,342,979	24,214,978	[1]
Adjusted weighted average common shares outstanding applicable to diluted EPS	24,445,452	24,342,979	24,214,978	[1]
Basic net loss per share	$ (1.42)	$ (0.07)	$ (1.03)	[1]
Diluted net loss per share	$ (1.42)	$ (0.07)	$ (1.03)	[1]

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Bank's Actual Capital Amounts and Ratios, and the Regulatory Minimum Ratios (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Regulatory, Minimum, Common equity tier 1 capital	$ 0
Regulatory, Minimum, Tier 1 capital	0
Regulatory, Minimum, Total capital	0
Regulatory, Minimum, Average assets	0
Regulatory, Minimum, Risk-weighted assets	$ 0
Regulatory, Minimum, Leverage ratio	4.0
Regulatory, Minimum, Common equity tier 1 capital ratio	7.00%
Regulatory, Minimum, Tier 1 capital ratio	8.5
Regulatory, Minimum, Total capital ratio	10.5
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Common equity tier 1 capital	$ 0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Tier 1 capital	0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Total capital	0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Average assets	0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Risk-weighted assets	$ 0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Leverage ratio	5.0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Common equity tier 1 capital ratio	6.50%
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Tier 1 capital ratio	8.0
Regulatory, Well-Capitalized, Total capital ratio	10.0
Common equity tier 1 capital	$ 148,507	$ 158,187
Tier 1 capital	217,295	226,975
Total capital	233,460	241,842
Average assets	1,283,664	1,172,866
Risk-weighted assets	$ 1,243,783	$ 1,144,337
Leverage ratio	16.9	19.4
Common equity Tier 1 capital ratio	11.9	13.8
Tier 1 capital ratio	17.5	19.8
Total capital ratio	18.8	21.1

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Investment Securities - Summary of Fixed Maturity Securities Available for Sale (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 45,155	$ 48,614
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,684	597
Gross Unrealized Losses	(47)	(213)
Fair Value	46,792	48,998
Mortgage-backed Securities, Principally Obligations of US Federal Agencies [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	34,929	36,335
Gross Unrealized Gains	1,495	411
Gross Unrealized Losses	(45)	(112)
Fair Value	36,379	36,634
State and Municipalities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	10,226	12,279
Gross Unrealized Gains	189	186
Gross Unrealized Losses	(2)	(101)
Fair Value	$ 10,413	$ 12,364

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Investment Securities - Summary of Amortized Cost and Estimated Market Value of Investment Securities by Contractual Maturity (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Available-for-sale Securities, Debt Maturities [Abstract]
Amortized Cost, due in one year or less	$ 25
Amortized Cost, due after one year through five years	12,485
Amortized Cost, due after five years through ten years	14,499
Amortized Cost, due after ten years	18,146
Amortized Cost	45,155	$ 48,614
Market Value, due in one year or less	25
Market Value, due after one year through five years	12,956
Market Value, due after five years through ten years	15,214
Market Value, due after ten years	18,597
Market Value, total	$ 46,792	$ 48,998

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Investment Securities - Summary of Securities with Gross Unrealized Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than Twelve Months	$ (45)	$ (91)
Fair Value, Less than Twelve Months	4,028	10,390
Gross Unrealized Losses, Twelve Months and Over	(2)	(122)
Fair Value, Twelve Months and Over	196	7,678
Mortgage-backed Securities, Principally Obligations of US Federal Agencies [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than Twelve Months	(45)	(74)
Fair Value, Less than Twelve Months	4,028	8,291
Gross Unrealized Losses, Twelve Months and Over		(38)
Fair Value, Twelve Months and Over		4,939
State and Municipalities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Gross Unrealized Losses, Less than Twelve Months		(17)
Fair Value, Less than Twelve Months		2,099
Gross Unrealized Losses, Twelve Months and Over	(2)	(84)
Fair Value, Twelve Months and Over	$ 196	$ 2,739

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Inclusive Capitalized Loans (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 1,205,776,000	[1]	$ 1,136,694,000	[2]
Allowance for loan losses		(57,548,000)	[3],[4]	(46,093,000)	[3],[4]	$ (36,395,000)	$ (46,093,000)
Net loans receivable		1,172,290,000		1,114,762,000		981,487,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		1,229,838,000		1,160,855,000		1,017,882,000
Allowance for loan losses		(57,548,000)		(46,093,000)
Net loans receivable		$ 1,172,290,000		$ 1,114,762,000
Percentage of total gross loans		100.00%		100.00%
Recreation [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 767,374,000	[1]	$ 689,810,000	[2]
Allowance for loan losses		(27,348,000)		(18,075,000)
Recreation [Member] | Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 792,686,000		$ 713,332,000		587,038,000
Percentage of total gross loans		65.00%		62.00%
Home Improvement [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 336,885,000	[1]	$ 250,830,000	[2]
Allowance for loan losses		(5,157,000)		(2,608,000)
Home Improvement [Member] | Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 334,033,000		$ 247,324,000		183,155,000
Percentage of total gross loans		27.00%		21.00%
Commercial [Member] | Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 65,327,000		$ 69,767,000		64,083,000
Percentage of total gross loans		5.00%		6.00%
Medallion [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 36,153,000	[1]	$ 126,287,000	[2]
Allowance for loan losses		(25,043,000)		(25,410,000)
Medallion [Member] | Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 37,768,000		$ 130,432,000		$ 183,606,000
Percentage of total gross loans		3.00%		11.00%
Strategic Partnership [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans	[1]	$ 24,000
Allowance for loan losses		0
Strategic Partnership [Member] | Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Student Loan Portfolio By Program [Line Items]
Total gross loans		$ 24,000

[1] Excludes loan premiums of $2,717 resulting from purchase price accounting and $21,345 of capitalized loan origination costs.

[2] Excludes loan premiums of $5,758 resulting from purchase price accounting and $18,403 of capitalized loan origination costs.

[3] As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

[4] As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Schedule of Activity of Gross Loans (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance	[1]	$ 1,136,694,000
Charge-offs, net	[2]	(58,362,000)		$ (37,688,000)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(47,274,000)		(31,348,000)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,022,000)		(4,952,000)		$ (3,132,000)	[3]
Paid-in-kind interest		1,188,000		834,000		1,869,000	[3]
Loans transferred to other foreclosed property		1,800,000
Gross loans, ending balance		1,205,776,000	[4]	1,136,694,000	[1]
Recreation [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance	[1]	689,810,000
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,871,000)		(14,512,000)
Gross loans, ending balance		767,374,000	[4]	689,810,000	[1]
Home Improvement [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance	[1]	250,830,000
Gross loans, ending balance		336,885,000	[4]	250,830,000	[1]
Medallion [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance	[1]	126,287,000
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(32,403,000)		(16,836,000)
Gross loans, ending balance		36,153,000	[4]	126,287,000	[1]
Strategic Partnership [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Charge-offs, net		0
Gross loans, ending balance	[4]	24,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance		1,160,855,000		1,017,882,000
Loan originations		497,221,000		462,093,000
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(321,831,000)		(251,653,000)
Charge-offs, net		(58,362,000)		(37,688,000)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(47,254,000)		(31,348,000)
Amortization of origination costs		(6,022,000)		(4,952,000)
Amortization of loan premium		(3,042,000)		(3,289,000)
FASB origination costs, net		8,885,000		8,976,000
Paid-in-kind interest		1,188,000		834,000
Loans transferred to other foreclosed property		(1,800,000)
Gross loans, ending balance		1,229,838,000		1,160,855,000		1,017,882,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member] | Recreation [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance		713,332,000		587,038,000
Loan originations		294,885,000		301,403,000
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(187,989,000)		(146,873,000)
Charge-offs, net		(14,457,000)		(17,419,000)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(14,871,000)		(14,512,000)
Amortization of origination costs		(7,809,000)		(6,428,000)
Amortization of loan premium		(191,000)		(247,000)
FASB origination costs, net		9,786,000		10,370,000
Gross loans, ending balance		792,686,000		713,332,000		587,038,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member] | Home Improvement [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance		247,324,000		183,155,000
Loan originations		193,098,000		142,112,000
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(105,813,000)		(76,157,000)
Charge-offs, net		(1,229,000)		(786,000)
Amortization of origination costs		1,910,000		1,561,000
Amortization of loan premium		(320,000)		(416,000)
FASB origination costs, net		(937,000)		(2,145,000)
Gross loans, ending balance		334,033,000		247,324,000		183,155,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member] | Commercial [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance		69,767,000		64,083,000
Loan originations		7,575,000		18,578,000
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(13,183,000)		(13,553,000)
Charge-offs, net		(28,000)		(819,000)
Amortization of origination costs		8,000		34,000
FASB origination costs, net				610,000
Paid-in-kind interest		1,188,000		834,000
Gross loans, ending balance		65,327,000		69,767,000		64,083,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member] | Medallion [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Gross loans, beginning balance		130,432,000		183,606,000
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(13,207,000)		(15,070,000)
Charge-offs, net		(42,648,000)		(18,664,000)
Transfer to loan collateral in process of foreclosure, net		(32,383,000)		(16,836,000)
Amortization of origination costs		(131,000)		(119,000)
Amortization of loan premium		(2,531,000)		(2,626,000)
FASB origination costs, net		36,000		141,000
Loans transferred to other foreclosed property		(1,800,000)
Gross loans, ending balance		37,768,000		$ 130,432,000		$ 183,606,000
Bank Holding Company Accounting [Member] | Strategic Partnership [Member]
Schedule Of Gross Real Estate And Loan Activity [Line Items]
Loan originations		1,663,000
Principal payments, sales, and maturities		(1,639,000)
Gross loans, ending balance		$ 24,000

[1] Excludes loan premiums of $5,758 resulting from purchase price accounting and $18,403 of capitalized loan origination costs.

[2] As of December 31, 2020, cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion loan portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

[3] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[4] Excludes loan premiums of $2,717 resulting from purchase price accounting and $21,345 of capitalized loan origination costs.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018		Dec. 31, 2020
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - beginning balance		$ 46,093	$ 46,093	[1],[2]	$ 36,395
Total charge-offs			(75,844)		(49,961)
Total recoveries			17,482		12,273
Net charge-offs	[3]		(58,362)		(37,688)
Provision for loan losses		59,008	69,817		47,386	$ 59,008	[4]
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance		$ 46,093	46,093	[1],[2]	36,395	$ 36,395		$ 57,548	[1],[2]
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - beginning balance			18,075
Total charge-offs			(23,543)		(24,433)
Total recoveries			9,086		7,014
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance			18,075					27,348
Home Improvement [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - beginning balance			2,608
Total charge-offs			(2,909)		(2,504)
Total recoveries			1,680		1,718
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance			2,608					5,157
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Total charge-offs			(31)		(819)
Total recoveries			3
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - beginning balance			25,410
Total charge-offs			(49,361)		(22,205)
Total recoveries			6,713		$ 3,541
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance			$ 25,410					$ 25,043

[1] As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

[2] As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

[3] As of December 31, 2020, cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion loan portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

[4] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Activity in Allowance for Loan Losses (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Cumulative charges of loans and loans process of foreclosure		$ 54,560,000	[1]	$ 52,711,000	[1]	$ 49,495,000
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance		57,548,000	[2],[3]	46,093,000	[2],[3]	$ 36,395,000	$ 46,093,000
Net charge-offs	[4]	58,362,000		$ 37,688,000
Strategic Partnership [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance		0
Net charge-offs		0
Medallion Bank [Member]
Financing Receivable, Allowance for Credit Losses [Line Items]
Cumulative charges of loans and loans process of foreclosure		$ 279,188,000

[1] Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

[2] As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

[3] As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

[4] As of December 31, 2020, cumulative charge-offs of loans and loan collateral in process of foreclosure in the medallion loan portfolio were $279,188, some of which represents collection opportunities for the Company.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Allowance for Loan Losses by Type (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance	$ 57,548	[1],[2]	$ 46,093	[1],[2]	$ 36,395	$ 46,093
Percentage of Allowance	100.00%		100.00%
Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category	4.68%		3.97%
Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual	93.17%		174.04%
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance	$ 27,348		$ 18,075
Percentage of Allowance	48.00%		39.00%
Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category	3.45%		2.53%
Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual	378.20%		228.25%
Home Improvement [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance	$ 5,157		$ 2,608
Percentage of Allowance	9.00%		6.00%
Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category	1.54%		1.05%
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Allowance for loan losses - ending balance	$ 25,043		$ 25,410
Percentage of Allowance	43.00%		55.00%
Allowance as a Percent of Loan Category	66.31%		19.48%
Allowance as a Percent of Nonaccrual	68.01%		389.84%

[1] As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

[2] As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Non Accrual Loan (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Receivables [Abstract]
Total nonaccrual loans	$ 61,767	$ 26,484	$ 34,877
Interest foregone for the year	3,311	2,152	1,153
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal for the year	602	254	535
Interest foregone life-to-date	5,252	2,744	1,952
Amount of foregone interest applied to principal life-to-date	$ 792	$ 471	$ 1,214
Percentage of nonaccrual loans to gross loan portfolio	5.00%	2.00%	3.00%
Percentage of allowance for loan losses to nonaccrual loans	93.00%	174.00%	104.00%

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Performance Status of Loan (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 1,229,838		$ 1,160,855
Percentage of Nonperforming to Total		5.06%		5.38%
Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 1,167,664		$ 1,098,362
Non - Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans	[1]	62,174		62,493
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 792,686		$ 713,332
Percentage of Nonperforming to Total		0.96%		1.16%
Recreation [Member] | Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 785,047		$ 705,070
Recreation [Member] | Non - Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		7,639		8,262
Home Improvement [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 334,033		$ 247,324
Percentage of Nonperforming to Total		0.05%		0.07%
Home Improvement [Member] | Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 333,862		$ 247,139
Home Improvement [Member] | Non - Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		171		185
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 65,327		$ 69,767
Percentage of Nonperforming to Total		25.40%		17.00%
Commercial [Member] | Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 48,731		$ 57,905
Commercial [Member] | Non - Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		16,596		11,862
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 37,768		$ 130,432
Percentage of Nonperforming to Total		100.00%		32.34%
Medallion [Member] | Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans				$ 88,248
Medallion [Member] | Non - Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 37,768	[2]	$ 42,184
Strategic Partnership [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 24
Percentage of Nonperforming to Total		0.00%
Strategic Partnership [Member] | Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Status of loans		$ 24

[1] Includes $408 and $36,009 of TDRs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019, which are accruing and paying currently, but which are considered nonperforming loans under GAAP.

[2] Includes medallion loan premiums of $1,615 as of December 31, 2020.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Performance Status of Loan (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loan premiums	$ 2,717	$ 5,758
Non - Performing [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
TDR loans	408	$ 36,009
Non - Performing [Member] | Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Loan premiums	$ 1,615

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Nonperforming Loan Portfolio (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Recorded Investment, With related allowance	$ 62,174	$ 62,493
Unpaid principal balance, With related allowance	62,778	62,964
Related Allowance, With related allowance	25,310	15,156
Average Investment Recorded, With related allowance	65,933	61,109
Interest Income (Expense) Recognized, With related allowance	1,150	1,209
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Recorded Investment, With related allowance	7,639	8,262
Unpaid principal balance, With related allowance	7,639	8,262
Related Allowance, With related allowance	264	329
Average Investment Recorded, With related allowance	7,949	8,317
Interest Income (Expense) Recognized, With related allowance	560	471
Home Improvement [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Recorded Investment, With related allowance	171	185
Unpaid principal balance, With related allowance	171	185
Related Allowance, With related allowance	3	3
Average Investment Recorded, With related allowance	172	185
Interest Income (Expense) Recognized, With related allowance	2
Commercial [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Recorded Investment, With related allowance	16,596	11,862
Unpaid principal balance, With related allowance	16,600	11,867
Average Investment Recorded, With related allowance	16,884	7,886
Interest Income (Expense) Recognized, With related allowance	123	392
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable, Recorded Investment [Line Items]
Recorded Investment, With related allowance	37,768	42,184
Unpaid principal balance, With related allowance	38,368	42,650
Related Allowance, With related allowance	25,043	14,824
Average Investment Recorded, With related allowance	40,928	44,721
Interest Income (Expense) Recognized, With related allowance	$ 465	$ 346

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Aging of Loans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		$ 40,541		$ 60,413
Current		1,165,235		1,076,281
Total		1,205,776	[1]	1,136,694	[2]
Accruing		0		0
30-59 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		24,890		40,779
60-89 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		8,773		10,971
91+ [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		6,878		8,663
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		34,983		41,583
Current		732,391		648,227
Total		767,374	[1]	689,810	[2]
Accruing		0		0
Recreation [Member] | 30-59 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		22,058		27,357
Recreation [Member] | 60-89 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		7,582		8,426
Recreation [Member] | 91+ [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		5,343		5,800
Home Improvement [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		1,201		1,542
Current		335,684		249,288
Total		336,885	[1]	250,830	[2]
Accruing		0		0
Home Improvement [Member] | 30-59 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		813		931
Home Improvement [Member] | 60-89 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		218		427
Home Improvement [Member] | 91+ [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		170		184
Commercial Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		75		107
Current		65,265		69,660
Total		65,340	[1]	69,767	[2]
Accruing		0		0
Commercial Loans [Member] | 91+ [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		75		107
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		4,282		17,181
Current		31,871		109,106
Total		36,153	[1]	126,287	[2]
Accruing		0		0
Medallion [Member] | 30-59 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		2,019		12,491
Medallion [Member] | 60-89 [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		973		2,118
Medallion [Member] | 91+ [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Past Due		1,290		$ 2,572
Strategic Partnership [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Current		24
Total	[1]	24
Accruing		$ 0

[1] Excludes loan premiums of $2,717 resulting from purchase price accounting and $21,345 of capitalized loan origination costs.

[2] Excludes loan premiums of $5,758 resulting from purchase price accounting and $18,403 of capitalized loan origination costs.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Aging of Loans (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Receivables [Abstract]
Loan premiums	$ 2,717	$ 5,758
Capitalized loan origination costs	$ 21,345	$ 18,403

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) TDR		Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) TDR		Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Weighted average loan-to-value ratio	327.00%		190.00%
Allowance for loan loss	$ 57,548,000	[1],[2]	$ 46,093,000	[1],[2]	$ 36,395,000	$ 46,093,000
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs defaulted | TDR	59		71
Allowance for loan loss	$ 25,043,000		$ 25,410,000
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs defaulted | TDR	77		294
Allowance for loan loss	$ 27,348,000		$ 18,075,000
Commercial Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs defaulted | TDR	1
Troubled Debt Restructuring Defaulted [Member] | Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs defaulted | TDR	5		4
TDR investment value	$ 738,000		$ 1,023,000
Allowance for loan loss	$ 331,000		$ 428,000
Troubled Debt Restructuring Defaulted [Member] | Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs defaulted | TDR	43		213
TDR investment value	$ 433,000		$ 1,905,000
Allowance for loan loss	$ 15,000		$ 76,000
Troubled Debt Restructuring Defaulted [Member] | Commercial Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of loans modified as TDRs defaulted | TDR	0

[1] As of December 31, 2020, the general reserves previously recorded for the Company’s medallion loan portfolio had been reversed as all loans had been deemed impaired and written down to collateral value.

[2] As of December 31, 2020, there was no allowance for loan losses and net charge-offs related to the strategic partnership loans.

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of TDRs (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) TDR	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) TDR
Recreation [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of Loans | TDR	77	294
Pre- Modification Investment	$ 1,053	$ 4,433
Post- Modification Investment	$ 749	$ 2,831
Commercial Loans [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of Loans | TDR	1
Pre- Modification Investment	$ 1,821
Post- Modification Investment	$ 1,821
Medallion [Member]
Financing Receivable Recorded Investment Past Due [Line Items]
Number of Loans | TDR	59	71
Pre- Modification Investment	$ 33,505	$ 31,376
Post- Modification Investment	$ 33,505	$ 31,385

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Loans and Allowance for Loan Losses - Summary of Activities of the Loans Collateral in Process of Foreclosure Related to Recreation and Medallion Loans (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans collateral in process of foreclosure - beginning balance		$ 52,711	[1]	$ 49,495
Transfer from loans, net		47,274		31,348
Sales		(7,812)		(9,106)
Cash payments received		(5,687)		(7,697)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(31,926)		(11,329)
Loans collateral in process of foreclosure - ending balance	[1]	54,560		52,711
Recreation [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans collateral in process of foreclosure - beginning balance		1,476		1,503
Transfer from loans, net		14,871		14,512
Sales		(7,512)		(7,591)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(7,403)		(6,948)
Loans collateral in process of foreclosure - ending balance		1,432		1,476
Medallion [Member]
Loans and Leases Receivable Disclosure [Line Items]
Loans collateral in process of foreclosure - beginning balance		51,235		47,992
Transfer from loans, net		32,403		16,836
Sales		(300)		(1,515)
Cash payments received		(5,687)		(7,697)
Collateral valuation adjustments		(24,523)		(4,381)
Loans collateral in process of foreclosure - ending balance		$ 53,128		$ 51,235

[1] Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) and Realized Gains (Losses) on Investments - Schedule of Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Investments (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Beginning balance	$ 139,700
Appreciation on investments	37,797
Depreciation on investments	(40,067)
Losses on investments	34,747
Ending balance	172,177
Medallion [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(20,338)
Depreciation on investments	(38,170)
Losses on investments	34,747
Ending balance	(23,761)
Commercial Loans [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(513)
Depreciation on investments	18
Ending balance	(495)
Investments in Subsidiaries [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Beginning balance	158,920
Appreciation on investments	38,795
Ending balance	197,715
Equity Investments [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Beginning balance	3,121
Appreciation on investments	(998)
Ending balance	2,123
Investments Other than Securities [Member]
Debt Securities, Available-for-sale [Line Items]
Beginning balance	(1,490)
Depreciation on investments	(1,915)
Ending balance	$ (3,405)

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Schedule of Pre-Tax Changes in Unrealized and Realized Gains and Losses in Investment Portfolio (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2018
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
Unrealized appreciation		$ 37,797
Unrealized depreciation		40,067
Net unrealized appreciation on investments in Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries	[1]		$ 29,115
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
Total	[1],[2]		$ (34,745)
Investment Company Accounting [Member]
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
Unrealized appreciation		(998)
Unrealized depreciation		(38,152)
Realized losses		34,747
Net unrealized losses on investments other than securities and other assets		(1,915)
Total		22,797
Net realized gains (losses) on investments
Realized losses		(34,747)
Direct charge-offs		2
Total		(34,745)
Medallion Financing Trust I [Member] | Investment Company Accounting [Member]
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments
Net unrealized appreciation on investments in Medallion Bank and other controlled subsidiaries		$ 29,115

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] There were no net losses on investment securities of affiliated issuers for the year ended December 31, 2018.

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Funds Borrowed - Schedule of Outstanding Balances of Funds Borrowed (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021		$ 481,169
2022		249,327
2023		195,667
2024		161,040
2025		136,702
Thereafter		88,100
Long term debt	[1]	$ 1,312,005	$ 1,169,593
Interest Rate	[2]	2.37%
Deposits [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021	[3]	$ 393,835
2022	[3]	241,605
2023	[3]	190,387
2024	[3]	120,040
2025	[3]	121,955
Long term debt	[1],[3]	$ 1,067,822	954,245
Interest Rate	[2],[3]	1.71%
Small Business Administration Debentures and Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021		$ 22,508
2023		5,000
2024		5,000
2025		14,000
Thereafter		21,500
Long term debt	[1]	$ 68,008	71,746
Interest Rate	[2]	3.36%
Retail and Privately Placed Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021	[4]	$ 33,625
2024	[4]	36,000
Thereafter	[4]	33,600
Long term debt	[1],[4]	$ 103,225	69,625
Interest Rate	[2],[4]	8.25%
Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Thereafter	[4]	$ 33,000
Long term debt	[1],[4]	$ 33,000	33,000
Interest Rate	[2],[4]	2.35%
Other Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021		$ 500
2022		7,442
2025		747
Long term debt	[1]	$ 8,689	7,794
Interest Rate	[2]	1.91%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2021		$ 30,701
2022		280
2023		280
Long term debt	[1]	$ 31,261	$ 33,183
Interest Rate	[2]	3.67%

[1] Excludes deferred financing costs of $5,805 and $5,105 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

[2] Weighted average contractual rate as of December 31, 2020.

[3] Balance excludes $250 of strategic partner reserve deposits as of December 31, 2020.

[4] Relates to loans held at Medallion Financial Corp. (parent company only).

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Funds Borrowed - Schedule of Outstanding Balances of Funds Borrowed (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Deferred costs	$ 5,805,000	$ 5,105,000
Reserve Deposits	$ 250,000

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Funds Borrowed - Additional Information (Detail)					1 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Jul. 06, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2007 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2007 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) shares	Jul. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Nov. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) Deposit shares	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of individual with time deposits greater than $100,000 | Deposit											0
Listing services deposits from other financial institutions.					$ 995,000						$ 995,000
Debt instrument outstanding amount						$ 8,500,000
Debt instrument remaining amount						16,500,000
Debt instrument face amount						$ 25,000,000
Debentures term						10 years
Leverage fee amount						$ 250,000
Remaining portion of leverage fee amount						500,000
Debentures borrowed	[1]				153,718,000						153,718,000	$ 174,614,000
Remaining amount of debenture after deducting leverage fee kept for capitalization of retained earning or capital infusion						$ 8,250,000
Debt instrument commitments drawn					$ 0						$ 0
Repayments of credit facilities		$ 10,819,000
Waiver of loan from lender		$ 1,839,000
Waiver Expiry Date		Jun. 15, 2021
Pay off one of the notes payable discount rate							50.00%
Gain on debt extinguishment										$ 4,145,000		$ 4,145,000
Gain loss on sales of loans net	[2]												$ 4,946,000
Issue of common stock | shares					27,828,871						27,828,871	27,597,802
Short term promissory note					$ 87,334,000						$ 87,334,000	$ 38,223,000
Maturity term						10 years
CARES Act [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debentures term											5 years
Loan amount					747,000						$ 747,000
Annual interest rate											1.00%
Maturity term											5 years
Richard Petty [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date											Mar. 31, 2022
Loan amount					7,442,000						$ 7,442,000
Annual interest rate											2.00%
Travis Burt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date											Dec. 31, 2021
Short term promissory note					$ 500,000						$ 500,000
Retail and Privately Placed Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate Percentage					7.50%		8.25%		9.00%	8.25%	7.50%
Aggregate principal amount					$ 33,600,000		$ 30,000,000		$ 33,625,000	$ 30,000,000	$ 33,600,000					$ 6,000,000
Maturity date							2024		2021
Maturity date					Dec. 31, 2027
Gain loss on sales of loans net										$ 4,145,000
Net proceeds from offering									$ 31,786,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Retail and Privately Placed Notes [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate Percentage															7.25%
Aggregate principal amount															$ 25,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Retail and Privately Placed Notes [Member] | 7.25% Unsecured Senior Notes Due February 2026 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount														$ 3,250,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Retail and Privately Placed Notes [Member] | 7.50% Unsecured Senior Notes Due December 2027 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount														$ 8,500,000
Dz Bank [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument interest rate Percentage								4.00%
Debt instrument face amount								$ 1,400,000
Debt instrument expiration date								2023-12
Debenture Mature2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debentures borrowed						$ 8,500,000
Preferred Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maturity date											Sep. 30, 2037
Sale of preferred securities				$ 35,000,000
Issue of common stock | shares				1,083
Preferred securities outstanding					$ 33,000,000						$ 33,000,000
Preferred Securities [Member] | 90 day LIBOR [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate											0.24%
Preferred Securities [Member] | LIBOR Rate [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate											2.13%
Preferred Securities [Member] | Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of unsecured junior subordinated notes				$ 36,083,000
Preferred Securities [Member] | Third Party Investors [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Preferred securities repurchased from a third party investor			$ 2,000,000
Small Business Administration Debentures and Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan commitment term											4 years 6 months
Commitment fee percentage											1.00%
Principal amount of loan																	$ 34,024,756
Debt instrument interest rate Percentage					3.25%						3.25%
Extended maturity date											Apr. 15, 2021
Debt instrument commitments amount fully utilized					$ 175,485,000						$ 175,485,000
Debt instrument commitments available					25,000,000						25,000,000
Debt instrument outstanding amount					68,008,000						68,008,000
Debt instrument remaining amount					14,008,000						14,008,000
FSVC's [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of loan																	$ 33,485,000
Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debenture last issuance date						Sep. 24, 2024
Minimum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Time deposits					$ 250,000						250,000
Minimum [Member] | Paid on or Before February 1, 2018 [Member] | Small Business Administration Debentures and Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument minimum annual payment											5,000,000
Minimum [Member] | Paid on or Before February 1, 2019 [Member] | Small Business Administration Debentures and Borrowings [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument minimum annual payment											$ 7,600,000
Brokerage [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Average brokerage fee percentage in relation to the maturity of deposits											0.15%

[1] Includes $3,131 and $2,511 of deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 6 for more details.

[2] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Funds Borrowed - Summary of Maturity of Broker Pools, Excluding Strategic Partner Reserve Deposits (Detail) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
Three months or less	$ 125,766
Over three months through six months	117,602
Over six months through one year	150,467
Over one year	673,987
Total deposits	$ 1,067,822

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Funds Borrowed - Summary of Key Attributes of Various Borrowing Arrangements with Lenders (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Jul. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Note Amounts			$ 25,000,000
Average Interest Rate	[1]	2.37%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Note Amounts				$ 39,583,000
Balance outstanding		$ 31,261,000
Average Interest Rate	[1]	3.67%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Medallion Financial Corp [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Note Dates		Apr. 30, 2011
Note Dates		Aug. 31, 2014
Maturity Dates		Feb. 28, 2021
Maturity Dates		Sep. 30, 2021
Type	[2]	Term loans and demand notes secured by pledged loans
Note Amounts	[2]			19,734,000
Balance outstanding		$ 19,734,000
Payment	[3]	Interest only
Average Interest Rate		3.75%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Medallion Chicago [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Note Dates		Nov. 30, 2011
Note Dates		Dec. 31, 2011
Maturity Dates		Feb. 28, 2021
Type	[4]	Term loans secured by owned Chicago taxi medallions
Note Amounts				18,449,000
Balance outstanding		$ 10,687,000
Payment		$134 of principal & interest paid monthly
Average Interest Rate		3.50%
Notes Payable to Banks [Member] | Medallion Funding [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Note Dates		Nov. 30, 2018
Maturity Dates		Dec. 31, 2023
Type		Term loan unsecured
Note Amounts				$ 1,400,000
Balance outstanding		$ 840,000
Payment		$70 principal & interest paid quarterly
Average Interest Rate		4.00%

[1] Weighted average contractual rate as of December 31, 2020.

[2] One note has an interest rate of Prime, one note has an interest rate of Prime plus 0.50%, one note has a fixed interest rate of 3.75%, one note has an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75%, and the other interest rates on these borrowings are LIBOR plus 2%.

[3] Various agreements call for remittance of all principal received on pledged loans subject to minimum monthly payments ranging from $12 to $85.

[4] Guaranteed by the Company.

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Funds Borrowed - Summary of Key Attributes of Various Borrowing Arrangements with Lenders (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Minimum [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Minimum monthly payments of pledged loan	$ 12,000
Maximum [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Minimum monthly payments of pledged loan	$ 85,000
Medallion Financial Corp [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	30 day LIBOR was 0.14%, 360 day LIBOR was 0.34%,
Medallion Chicago [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Description of variable rate basis	One note has an interest rate of Prime, one note has an interest rate of Prime plus 0.50%, one note has a fixed interest rate of 3.75%, one note has an interest rate of LIBOR plus 3.75%, and the other interest rates on these borrowings are LIBOR plus 2%.
Debt Instrument interest rate, stated percentage	3.75%
30 Day LIBOR [Member] | Medallion Financial Corp [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Debt Instrument interest rate, stated percentage	0.14%
360 Day LIBOR [Member] | Medallion Financial Corp [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Debt Instrument interest rate, stated percentage	0.34%
Prime Rate [Member] | Medallion Financial Corp [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Debt Instrument interest rate, stated percentage	3.25%
Prime Rate Plus [Member] | Medallion Chicago [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%
Fixed Interest Rate [Member] | Medallion Chicago [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.75%
LIBOR Rate [Member] | Medallion Chicago [Member] | Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Notes Payable [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	2.00%

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Leases - Schedule of Operating Lease Costs and Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease costs	$ 2,384	$ 2,184
Operating cash flows from operating leases	2,821	2,419
Right-of-use asset obtained in exchange for lease liability	$ 251	$ 2,413

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Leases - Schedule of Breakout of Operating leases (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
Operating lease right-of-use assets	$ 11,737	$ 13,482
Other current liabilities	$ 2,004	$ 2,085
Operating Lease, Liability, Current, Statement of Financial Position [Extensible List]	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent	us-gaap:AccountsPayableAndAccruedLiabilitiesCurrentAndNoncurrent
Operating lease liabilities	$ 11,018	$ 12,738
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 13,022	$ 14,823
Weighted average remaining lease term	6 years 4 months 24 days	7 years 3 months 18 days
Weighted average discount rate	5.54%	5.54%

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Leases - Schedule of Maturities of the Lease Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Leases [Abstract]
2021	$ 2,474
2022	2,406
2023	2,356
2024	2,373
2025	2,390
Thereafter	3,521
Total lease payments	15,520
Less imputed interest	2,498
Total operating lease liabilities	$ 13,022	$ 14,823

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Leases - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Leases [Abstract]
Occupancy expense	$ 2,833,000	$ 2,436,000	$ 2,287,000

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Income Taxes - Summary of Components of Deferred and Other Tax Assets and Liabilities (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill and other intangibles		$ (44,799)	$ (45,595)
Provision for loan losses		19,556	19,198
Net operating loss carryforwards	[1]	30,493	22,607
Accrued expenses, compensation, and other assets		1,174	1,701
Unrealized gains on other investments		(6,769)	(6,790)
Total deferred tax liability		(345)	(8,879)
Valuation allowance		(462)	(462)
Deferred tax liability, net		(807)	(9,341)
Taxes receivable		1,757	1,516
Net deferred and other tax liabilities		$ 950	$ (7,825)

[1] As of December 31, 2020, the Company and its subsidiaries had an estimated $124,150 of net operating loss carryforwards, $1,712 which expires at various dates between December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2035, and which had a net asset value of $30,031 as of December 31, 2020.

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Income Taxes - Summary of Components of Deferred and Other Tax Assets and Liabilities (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Medallion Chicago [Member] $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 124,150
Net operating loss carryforwards expiration period	expires at various dates between December 31, 2026 and December 31, 2035
Net operating loss carryforwards assets	$ 30,031
December 31, 2026 To December 31, 2035 [Member]
Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Line Items]
Net operating loss carryforwards	$ 1,712

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Income Taxes - Summary of Components of Tax (Provision) Benefit (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Current
Federal				$ (2,797)
State		$ (260)	$ 519	(1,078)
Deferred
Federal		7,702	(489)	5,270
State		2,632	(371)	(1,464)
Net (provision) benefit for income taxes	$ (709)	$ 10,074	$ (341)	$ (69)

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Income Taxes - Summary of Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax (Provision) Benefit to Consolidated Actual Income Tax (Provision) Benefit (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory Federal income tax (provision) benefit at 21%		$ 7,766	$ (642)	$ 4,935
State and local income taxes, net of federal income tax benefit		1,518	(120)	440
Revaluation of net operating losses		1,228	380
Change in effective state income tax rate		(145)	(891)	(2,564)
Change in state income tax accruals		(260)	640
Income attributable to non-controlling interest		460	309
Non deductible expenses		(453)
Utilization of carry forwards				(910)
Appreciation of Medallion Bank				(1,974)
Other		(40)	(17)	4
Net (provision) benefit for income taxes	$ (709)	$ 10,074	$ (341)	$ (69)

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Income Taxes - Summary of Reconciliation of Statutory Federal Income Tax (Provision) Benefit to Consolidated Actual Income Tax (Provision) Benefit (Parenthetical) (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Statutory Federal income tax (provision) benefit percentage	21.00%	21.00%	21.00%

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
		Jun. 15, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Mar. 01, 2016	Feb. 29, 2016	Jun. 16, 2006
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock option outstanding			951,669	[1]	550,040	144,666	320,626
Stock option exercisable			178,307	[1]	62,778	81,889
Unvested shares of common stock outstanding			773,362		487,262
Weighted average fair value of options granted			$ 6.24
Intrinsic value of options vested			$ 45,000		$ 43,000	$ 32,000
Restricted Stock Units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding			62,780
Number of shares, granted			47,156		26,040	0
Restricted Stock Units [Member] | Vest on June 19, 2021 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding			47,156
Number of shares, granted			47,156
Vesting period			1 year
Exercise price for grant per share			$ 3.16
Number of shares vested with deferred settlement			16,524
Number of shares vested and settled			10,416
Restricted Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares outstanding			416,140	[2]	284,879	190,915	408,582
Weighted average fair value of options granted			$ 3.09		$ 3.10	$ 1.06
Number of shares, granted			229,408		216,148	101,010
Exercise price for grant per share			$ 6.21		$ 6.59	$ 4.41
Number of shares vested and settled	[3]		89,392		118,238	308,940
2018 Equity Incentive Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant		241,919	2,210,968
Shares were rolled into the 2018 Plan			862,069
2015 Restricted Stock Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant								700,000
Unvested shares of common stock outstanding			416,140
2006 Stock Option Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of maximum number of shares approved										800,000
Number of additional shares available for issuance			0
2006 Stock Option Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, options term			10 years
2015 Director Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant		258,334							300,000
2015 Director Plan [Member] | Non Employee Director One [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant		12,000
2015 Director Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, options term		10 years
Amended Director Plan [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant			200,000
Number of additional shares available for issuance			0
Amended Director Plan [Member] | Director [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares available for grant			9,000
Amended Director Plan [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share based compensation, options term			10 years

[1] The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2020 and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $45,000 for outstanding options and $43,000 for exercisable options as of December 31, 2020. The remaining contractual life was 8.60 years for outstanding options and 7.23 years for exercisable options at December 31, 2020.

[2] The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock was $2,039,000 as of December 31, 2020. The remaining vesting period was 2.03 years at December 31, 2020.

[3] The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock vested was $579,000, $736,000, and $1,270,000 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Summary of Assumption Categories Used to Determine Value of Option Grants (Detail)		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Stock Options Shares Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price And Additional Disclosures [Abstract]
Risk free interest rate		1.23%	2.29%	2.82%
Expected dividend yield			0.66%	4.86%
Expected life of option in years	[1]	6 years 3 months	6 years 3 months	6 years
Expected volatility	[2]	51.03%	49.03%	30.00%

[1] Expected life is calculated using the simplified method.

[2] We determine our expected volatility based on our historical volatility.

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Summary of Activity for Stock Option Programs (Detail) - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of options beginning balance		550,040		144,666	320,626
Granted		444,557		449,450	39,000
Cancelled		(42,928)		(44,076)	(214,960)
Exercised	[1]	0		0	0
Number of options ending balance		951,669	[2]	550,040	144,666
Options exercisable		178,307	[2]	62,778	81,889
Exercise price per share, lower range limit beginning balance		$ 2.14		$ 2.14	$ 7.10
Exercise price per share, upper range limit beginning balance		13.84		13.84	13.84
Exercise price per share, exercised	[1]	0		0	0
Exercise price per share, lower range limit ending balance		2.14	[2]	2.14	2.14
Exercise price per share, upper range limit ending balance		13.53	[2]	13.84	13.84
Exercise price per share, option exercisable lower range limit		2.14	[2]	2.14	7.10
Exercise price per share, option exercisable upper range limit		13.53	[2]	13.84	13.84
Weighted average exercise price, beginning balance		6.58		7.23	8.78
Weighted average exercise price, granted		6.24		6.61	5.46
Weighted average exercise price, cancelled		6.91		9.00	9.22
Weighted average exercise price, exercised	[1]	0		0	0
Weighted average exercise price, ending balance		6.41	[2]	6.58	7.23
Weighted average exercise price, options exercisable		6.33	[2]	7.60	9.25
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price per share, granted		5.21		5.27	2.14
Exercise price per share, cancelled		6.55		9.22	10.76
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Exercise price per share, granted		7.25		5.58	2.61
Exercise price per share, cancelled		$ 13.84		$ 9.24	$ 11.21

[1] The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at the exercise date and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $0 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

[2] The aggregate intrinsic value, which represents the difference between the price of the Company’s common stock at December 31, 2020 and the related exercise price of the underlying options, was $45,000 for outstanding options and $43,000 for exercisable options as of December 31, 2020. The remaining contractual life was 8.60 years for outstanding options and 7.23 years for exercisable options at December 31, 2020.

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Summary of Activity for Stock Option Programs (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Roll Forward
Aggregate intrinsic value for option exercised	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Aggregate intrinsic value of option outstanding	45,000
Aggregate intrinsic value of option exercisable	$ 43,000
Remaining contractual life of option outstanding	8 years 7 months 6 days
Remaining contractual life of option exercisable	7 years 2 months 23 days

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Summary of Activity for Restricted Stock Programs (Detail) - $ / shares		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Grant price per share, cancelled, lower limit		$ 2.14
Grant price per share, cancelled, upper limit		$ 6.55
Restricted Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares, beginning balance		284,879		190,915	408,582
Number of shares, granted		229,408		216,148	101,010
Number of shares, cancelled		(8,755)		(3,946)	(9,737)
Number of shares, vested	[1]	(89,392)		(118,238)	(308,940)
Number of shares, ending balance		416,140	[2]	284,879	190,915
Grant price per share, lower range limit beginning balance		$ 3.95		$ 2.14	$ 2.06
Grant price per share, upper range limit beginning balance		7.25		5.27	10.38
Grant price per share, granted, lower limit		4.89		4.80	3.93
Grant price per share, granted, upper limit		6.68		7.25	5.27
Grant price per share, cancelled, lower limit		3.95		3.93	3.93
Grant price per share, cancelled, upper limit		7.25		6.55	9.08
Grant price per share, vested, lower limit	[1]	3.95		2.06	2.06
Grant price per share, vested, upper limit	[1]	6.55		4.80	10.38
Grant price per share, lower range limit ending balance		4.39	[2]	3.95	2.14
Grant price per share, upper range limit ending balance		7.25	[2]	7.25	5.27
Weighted average grant price beginning balance		6.01		4.06	3.45
Weighted average grant price, granted		6.21		6.59	4.41
Weighted average grant price, cancelled		6.93		4.97	4.66
Weighted average grant price, vested	[1]	5.37		3.89	3.35
Weighted average grant price, ending balance		$ 6.24	[2]	$ 6.01	$ 4.06

[1] The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock vested was $579,000, $736,000, and $1,270,000 for 2020, 2019, and 2018.

[2] The aggregate fair value of the restricted stock was $2,039,000 as of December 31, 2020. The remaining vesting period was 2.03 years at December 31, 2020.

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Summary of Activity for Restricted Stock Programs (Parenthetical) (Detail) - Restricted Shares [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Aggregate fair value of restricted stock vested	$ 579,000	$ 736,000	$ 1,270,000
Aggregate fair value of restricted stock outstanding	$ 2,039,000
Remaining vesting period of restricted stock	2 years 10 days

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Stock Options and Restricted Stock - Summary of Activity for Unvested Options Outstanding (Detail) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Nonvested Number Of Shares Roll Forward
Number of options beginning balance	487,262
Number of options, granted	444,557	449,450	39,000
Number of options, cancelled	(20,630)
Number of options, vested	(137,827)
Number of options ending balance	773,362	487,262
Exercise price per share beginning balance, Lower limit	$ 2.14
Exercise price per share beginning balance, Upper limit	7.25
Exercise price per share, Granted, Lower limit	4.89
Exercise price per share, Granted, Upper limit	6.68
Exercise price per share, Cancelled, Lower limit	6.55
Exercise price per share, Cancelled, Upper limit	7.25
Exercise price per share, Vested, Lower limit	2.14
Exercise price per share, Vested, Upper limit	6.55
Exercise price per share ending balance, Lower limit	4.89	$ 2.14
Exercise price per share ending balance, Upper limit	7.25	7.25
Weighted average exercise price	6.45
Weighted average exercise price, granted	6.24
Weighted average exercise price, cancelled	6.76
Weighted average exercise price, vested	6.05
Weighted average exercise price	$ 6.42	$ 6.45

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Segment Reporting - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 Segment	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Number of business segments	6
Number of operating segments	4
Number of non-operating segments	2
Loan outstanding percent	9.00%
Capital ratios for operating segments	11.9	13.8
Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Capital ratios for operating segments	20
Swimming Pools [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	27.00%
Roofs [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	24.00%
Windows [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	13.00%
Solar Panels [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	8.00%
Other Product Lines [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	8.00%
Texas [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	15.00%
Florida [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	9.00%
California [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Loan outstanding percent	10.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Recreational Vehicles [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Aggregate percentage of loans lending	60.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Boats [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Aggregate percentage of loans lending	19.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Trailers [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Aggregate percentage of loans lending	12.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | Midwest [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Aggregate percentage of loans lending	53.00%
Geographic Concentration Risk [Member] | New York City [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Aggregate percentage of loans lending	89.00%

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Segment Reporting - Schedule of Segment Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest income		$ 96,803	$ 144,962		$ 132,562
Total interest expense		24,816	34,151		35,045
Net interest income/net investment income		71,987	110,811		97,517		$ 72,469	[1]
Provision for loan losses		59,008	69,817		47,386		59,008	[1]
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		12,979	40,994		50,131		13,461	[1]
Sponsorship and race winnings		14,368	20,042		18,742		14,368	[1]
Race team related expenses		(7,121)	(8,366)		(8,996)		(7,121)	[1]
Other income (expense), net		(27,382)	(89,651)		(57,540)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(7,156)	(36,981)		2,337		(10,722)	[1],[2]
Income tax (provision) benefit		(709)	10,074		(341)		(69)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		(7,865)	(26,907)		1,996		(22,739)	[1]
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net		981,487	1,172,290		1,114,762		981,487
Total assets		1,381,846	1,642,411		1,541,667		1,381,846
Total funds borrowed		$ 1,062,028	$ 1,312,255		$ 1,169,593		1,062,028
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		(0.90%)	(2.16%)		(0.12%)
Return on average equity		(4.62%)	(10.90%)		(0.59%)
Interest yield		10.98%	11.32%		11.75%
Net interest margin		8.19%	8.65%		8.64%
Reserve coverage		3.58%	4.68%		3.97%
Delinquency status	[3]	2.14%	0.57%		0.76%
Charge-off ratio		2.73%	5.00%		3.60%
RPAC [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest expense		$ 121	$ 163		$ 159
Net interest income/net investment income		(121)	(163)		(159)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		(121)	(163)		(159)
Sponsorship and race winnings		14,368	20,042		18,742
Race team related expenses		(7,121)	(8,366)		(8,996)
Other income (expense), net		(11,476)	(7,973)		(6,942)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(4,350)	3,540		2,645
Income tax (provision) benefit		1,108	(889)		(329)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		(3,242)	2,651		2,316
Balance Sheet Data
Total assets		29,925	33,711		31,538		29,925
Total funds borrowed		$ 7,649	$ 8,689		$ 7,794		7,649
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		(11.69%)	7.98%		7.28%
Return on average equity			(363.66%)		(96.37%)
Operating Segments [Member] | Consumer Lending [Member] | Recreation [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest income		$ 68,870	$ 110,706		$ 99,463
Total interest expense		6,986	13,013		13,304
Net interest income/net investment income		61,884	97,693		86,159
Provision for loan losses		15,118	23,736		28,638
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		46,766	73,957		57,521
Other income (expense), net		(14,242)	(27,341)		(23,490)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		32,524	46,616		34,031
Income tax (provision) benefit		(8,579)	(12,004)		(8,813)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		23,945	34,612		25,218
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net		580,182	765,338		695,257		580,182
Total assets		590,746	777,605		707,377		590,746
Total funds borrowed		$ 434,527	$ 621,735		$ 563,805		434,527
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		5.48%	4.59%		3.84%
Return on average equity		22.60%	22.93%		17.19%
Interest yield		15.78%	14.90%		15.39%
Net interest margin		14.18%	13.15%		13.33%
Reserve coverage		1.17%	3.45%		2.53%
Delinquency status	[3]	0.73%	0.70%		0.84%
Charge-off ratio		1.89%	1.95%		2.69%
Operating Segments [Member] | Consumer Lending [Member] | Home Improvement [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest income		$ 12,799	$ 27,273		$ 19,943
Total interest expense		2,290	5,699		4,757
Net interest income/net investment income		10,509	21,574		15,186
Provision for loan losses		2,453	3,778		1,598
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		8,056	17,796		13,588
Other income (expense), net		(3,093)	(9,611)		(7,520)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		4,963	8,185		6,068
Income tax (provision) benefit		(1,319)	(2,108)		(1,572)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		3,644	6,077		4,496
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net		181,359	328,876		244,716		181,359
Total assets		188,892	340,494		252,704		188,892
Total funds borrowed		$ 143,815	$ 272,284		$ 201,605		143,815
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		2.56%	2.07%		2.20%
Return on average equity		11.30%	10.35%		10.22%
Interest yield		9.06%	9.66%		9.50%
Net interest margin		7.44%	7.62%		7.24%
Reserve coverage		0.98%	1.54%		1.05%
Delinquency status	[3]	0.07%	0.05%		0.07%
Charge-off ratio		0.46%	0.44%		0.37%
Operating Segments [Member] | Commercial Lending [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest income		$ 7,076	$ 6,926		$ 7,183
Total interest expense		1,502	2,538		2,833
Net interest income/net investment income		5,574	4,388		4,350
Provision for loan losses					364
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		5,574	4,388		3,986
Other income (expense), net		(1,824)	(3,196)		(1,149)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		3,750	1,192		2,837
Income tax (provision) benefit		(862)	(299)		(684)
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		2,888	893		2,153
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net		59,973	62,037		66,405		59,973
Total assets		93,807	80,622		84,924		93,807
Total funds borrowed		$ 53,719	$ 65,924		$ 68,666		53,719
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		4.27%	1.07%		2.44%
Return on average equity		9.43%	5.17%		12.21%
Interest yield		14.25%	10.51%		11.39%
Net interest margin		11.23%	6.66%		6.90%
Reserve coverage		0.00%	0.00%	[4]	0.00%	[4]
Delinquency status	[3],[4]	0.44%	0.11%		0.15%
Charge-off ratio		0.00%	0.04%	[5]	1.30%	[5]
Operating Segments [Member] | Medallion Lending [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest income		$ 6,317	$ (1,518)		$ 3,665
Total interest expense		10,125	3,610		7,962
Net interest income/net investment income		(3,808)	(5,128)		(4,297)
Provision for loan losses		41,437	42,276		16,331
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		(45,245)	(47,404)		(20,628)
Other income (expense), net		9,742	(30,366)		(10,493)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(35,503)	(77,770)		(31,121)
Income tax (provision) benefit		7,938	19,520		7,596
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		(27,565)	(58,250)		(23,525)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net		155,863	12,725		105,022		155,863
Total assets		273,501	124,554		217,483		273,501
Total funds borrowed		$ 294,465	$ 98,636		$ 176,825		294,465
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		(10.13%)	(33.21%)		(9.73%)
Return on average equity			(165.21%)		(48.49%)
Interest yield		3.58%	(2.11%)		2.88%
Net interest margin		(2.16%)	(7.14%)		(3.38%)
Reserve coverage		15.11%	66.31%		19.48%
Delinquency status	[3]	9.43%	3.57%		2.04%
Charge-off ratio		7.21%	59.38%		14.68%
Intersegment Eliminations [Member]
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Total interest income		$ 1,741	$ 1,575		$ 2,308
Total interest expense		3,792	9,128		6,030
Net interest income/net investment income		(2,051)	(7,553)		(3,722)
Provision for loan losses			27		455
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		(2,051)	(7,580)		(4,177)
Other income (expense), net		(6,489)	(11,164)		(7,946)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(8,540)	(18,744)		(12,123)
Income tax (provision) benefit		1,005	5,854		3,461
Net income (loss) after taxes/net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		(7,535)	(12,890)		(8,662)
Balance Sheet Data
Total loans net		4,110	3,314		3,362		4,110
Total assets		204,975	285,425		247,641		204,975
Total funds borrowed		$ 127,853	$ 244,987		$ 150,898		$ 127,853
Selected Financial Ratios
Return on average assets		(4.07%)	(5.06%)		(3.71%)
Return on average equity		(12.37%)	(23.29%)		(14.26%)

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] Includes $256 of net revenues received from Medallion Bank for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily for expense reimbursements. See Notes 5 and 12 for additional information.

[3] Loans 90 days or more past due.

[4] Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates solely to the legacy commercial loan business.

[5] Ratio is based on total commercial lending balances, and relates to the total loan business.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
Employment agreements expiration description	Employment agreements expire at various dates through 2025
Future minimum payments	$ 12,056,000

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Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Under Employment Agreements (Detail)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Commitments And Contingencies [Abstract]
2021	$ 3,965,000
2022	3,081,000
2023	2,073,000
2024	2,073,000
2025	864,000
Total	$ 12,056,000

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 01, 2021	Mar. 31, 2022	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	[1]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of note payable						$ 526,064,000	$ 414,277,000	$ 389,951,000
Medallion Servicing Corporation [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest income					$ 1,290,000
Other income					$ 256,000
LAX Group,LLC [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Senior Vice President [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary from related party	$ 195,000
Officer [Member] | LAX Group,LLC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Salary from related party			$ 133,000				178,000
Consulting services revenue from related party						$ 4,200
Officer [Member] | LAX Group,LLC [Member] | Common Class B [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Equity ownership percentage by a related party						10.00%
Common stock vesting percentage						3.34%
Percentage of equity raised from outside investors						5.00%
Percentage of bonus received from related party						10.00%
Officer [Member] | LAX Group,LLC [Member] | Common Class B [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Valuation of equity raised from outside investors						$ 1,500,000
Petty Trust [Member] | RPAC [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Annual payment for services provided to the entity						700,000
Repayments of note payable						$ 0
Sponsorship fees				$ 7,000,000
Proceeds from sponsorship							$ 5,600,000
Petty Trust [Member] | RPAC [Member] | Scenario Forecast [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Note payable to the Petty Trust		$ 7,442,000
Interest percentage of Notes payable		2.00%

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Stockholder's/Shareholder's Equity - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Jul. 31, 2015	Jul. 31, 2014	Nov. 30, 2004	Nov. 30, 2003
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Stock repurchased during period	2,951,243	2,951,243
Payment for repurchase of common stock	$ 24,919,000	$ 24,919,000
Stock Repurchase Program [Member]
Stockholders Equity [Line Items]
Repurchases of common stock				$ 26,000,000	$ 20,000,000	$ 10,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Stock repurchased during period	2,931,125
Payment for repurchase of common stock	$ 24,587,000
Stock purchased during period	0	0	0
Shares remain authorized for repurchase amount	$ 22,874,509

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Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data - Summary of Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended
		Mar. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Net share data
Net asset value at the beginning of the year		$ 11.80
Net investment income (loss)		(0.15)
Income tax provision (benefit)		0.03
Net realized gains (losses) on investments		(1.44)
Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments		0.94
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations		(0.62)
Issuance of common stock		(0.03)
Total increase (decrease) in net asset value		(0.65)
Net asset value at the end of the period/year	[1]	11.15
Per share market value at beginning of year		3.53
Per share market value at end of period/year		$ 4.65
Total return	[2]	(129.00%)
Ratios/supplemental data
Total shareholders’ equity (net assets)		$ 272,437	$ 304,561	$ 334,468	$ 290,204	$ 287,159
Average net assets		$ 284,021
Total expense ratio	[3],[4]	10.02%
Operating expenses to average net assets	[3]	5.87%
Net investment income (loss) after income taxes to average net assets	[3]	(4.61%)

[1] Includes $0.00 of undistributed net investment income per share as of March 31, 2018 and $0.00 of undistributed net realized gains per share for the period presented.

[2] Total return is calculated by dividing the change in market value of a share of common stock during the year, assuming the reinvestment of distributions on the payment date, by the per share market value at the beginning of the year.

[3] MSC has assumed certain of the Company’s servicing obligations, and as a result, servicing fee income of $1,290, and operating expenses of $1,150, which formerly were the Company’s, were now MSC’s for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Excluding the impact of the MSC amounts, the total expense ratio, operating expense ratio, and net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 11.75%, 6.88%, and 7.51% in the March 31, 2018 quarter.

[4] Total expense ratio represents total expenses (interest expense, operating expenses, and income taxes) divided by average net assets.

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Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data - Summary of Selected Financial Ratios and Other Data (Parenthetical) (Detail) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($) $ / shares
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Undistributed net investment income per share | $ / shares	$ 0.00
Undistributed net realized gains per share | $ / shares	$ 0.00
Servicing fee | $	$ 1,290
Operating expenses | $	$ 1,150
Total expense ratio	10.02%	[1],[2]
Operating expense ratio	5.87%	[1]
Excluding Impact of Medallion Servicing Corp. Amounts [Member]
Investment Holdings [Line Items]
Total expense ratio	11.75%
Operating expense ratio	6.88%
Net investment income ratio	7.51%

[1] MSC has assumed certain of the Company’s servicing obligations, and as a result, servicing fee income of $1,290, and operating expenses of $1,150, which formerly were the Company’s, were now MSC’s for the three months ended March 31, 2018. Excluding the impact of the MSC amounts, the total expense ratio, operating expense ratio, and net investment income (loss) ratio would have been 11.75%, 6.88%, and 7.51% in the March 31, 2018 quarter.

[2] Total expense ratio represents total expenses (interest expense, operating expenses, and income taxes) divided by average net assets.

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Employee Benefit Plans - Additional Information (Detail) - 401 K Plan [Member] - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Minimum percentage of total annual compensation allowed to be deferred	1.00%
Employer matching contribution, description	Once eligible full-time employees have completed a minimum of one (1) year of service, and part time employees have worked at least 500 hours, the Company matches employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan in an amount per employee equal to one-third of the first 6% of the employee’s annual contributions, subject to legal limits.
Employee contributions to 401(k) Plan matched by company in an amount per employee of first 6% of employee's annual contributions	33.33%
Defined benefit plan amount expense	$ 203,000	$ 193,000	$ 182,000

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of Carrying Values and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Financial assets
Equity investments		$ 9,746	$ 10,079
Investment securities		46,792	48,998
Loans receivable		1,229,838	1,160,855
Carrying Amount [Member]
Financial assets
Cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold	[1]	112,040	67,821
Equity investments		9,746	10,079
Investment securities		46,792	48,998
Loans receivable		1,172,290	1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable	[2]	10,338	8,662
Financial liabilities
Funds borrowed	[3]	1,312,255	1,169,593
Accrued interest payable	[2]	4,673	4,398
Fair Value Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Cash, cash equivalents, and federal funds sold	[1]	112,040	67,821
Equity investments		9,746	10,079
Investment securities		46,792	48,998
Loans receivable		1,172,290	1,114,762
Accrued interest receivable	[2]	10,338	8,662
Financial liabilities
Funds borrowed	[3]	1,312,591	1,171,274
Accrued interest payable	[2]	$ 4,673	$ 4,398

[1] Categorized as level 1 within the fair value hierarchy, excluding $1,500 of interest-bearing deposits categorized as level 2. See Note 17.

[2] Categorized as level 3 within the fair value hierarchy. See Note 17.

[3] As of December 31, 2020 and 2019, publicly traded unsecured notes traded at a premium to par of $336 and $1,681.

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Summary of Carrying Values and Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks	$ 1,500,000
Publicly traded retail notes traded at a premium to par	336,000	$ 1,681,000
Fair Value Recurring [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks	1,500,000
Fair Value Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Balance Sheet Grouping Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Interest-bearing funds deposited in other banks	$ 1,500,000

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019
Assets
Interest-bearing deposits	$ 1,500,000
Fair Value Recurring [Member]
Assets
Interest-bearing deposits	1,500,000
Available for sale investment securities	46,792,000	[1]	$ 48,998,000	[2]
Total	48,292,000		48,998,000
Fair Value Recurring [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Assets
Interest-bearing deposits	1,500,000
Available for sale investment securities	46,792,000	[1]	48,998,000	[2]
Total	$ 48,292,000		$ 48,998,000

[1] Total unrealized gains of $1,013, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2020 related to these assets.

[2] Total unrealized gains of $1,081, net of tax, was included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) for the twelve months ended December 31, 2019 related to these assets.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Recurring Basis (Parenthetical) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Abstract]
Net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net of tax	$ (82)	$ 1,013	$ 1,081

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Assets and Liabilities Measured at Fair Value on a Non-Recurring Basis (Detail) - USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Impaired loans	$ 107,131,000		$ 113,581,000
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	54,560,000	[1]	52,711,000	[1]	$ 49,495,000
Fair Value, Nonrecurring
Assets
Equity investments	9,746,000		10,079,000
Impaired loans	62,174,000		34,915,000
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	54,560,000		52,711,000
Total	126,480,000		97,705,000
Fair Value, Nonrecurring | Level 3 [Member]
Assets
Equity investments	9,746,000		10,079,000
Impaired loans	62,174,000		34,915,000
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	54,560,000		52,711,000
Total	$ 126,480,000		$ 97,705,000

[1] Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Fair Value of Assets and Liabilities - Summary of Valuation Techniques and Significant Unobservable Inputs Used in Non-Recurring Level 3 Fair Value Measurements of Assets and Liabilities (Detail)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) $ / shares		Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) $ / shares		Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Principal portion of loans serviced, fair value	$ 107,131,000		$ 113,581,000
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	$ 54,560,000	[1]	$ 52,711,000	[1]	$ 49,495,000
Equity Investments [Member] | Precedent Market Transactions [Member] | Equity Method Offering Price [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity Value | $ / shares	$ 8.73		$ 8.73
Equity Investments [Member] | Precedent Arms Length Offer [Member] | Financial Condition and Operating Performance Enterprise Value [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity Value			$ 4,855,000
Equity Value			1.59
Equity Investments [Member] | Precedent Arms Length Offer [Member] | Financial Condition and Operating Performance Enterprise Value [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity Value			$ 6,120,000
Equity Investments [Member] | Precedent Arms Length Offer [Member] | Discount Rate [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity Value			0.25
Impaired Loans [Member] | Market Approach [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Impaired loans, balance percentage	0.60
Impaired Loans [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Historical and Actual Loss Experience [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Impaired loans value	0.0150
Impaired Loans [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Historical and Actual Loss Experience [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Impaired loans value	0.0600
Impaired Loans [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Measurement Input Median Transfer Price [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Principal portion of loans serviced, fair value	$ 600
Impaired Loans [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Measurement Input Median Transfer Price [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Principal portion of loans serviced, fair value	108,700
Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Collateral Value [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure value	700
Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Collateral Value [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure value	32,300
Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Measurement Input Median Transfer Price [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure value	600
Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Measurement Input Median Transfer Price [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure value	108,700
Level 3 [Member] | Equity Investments [Member] | Investee Financial Analysis [Member] | Measurement Input Financial Condition and Operational Performance [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments	8,291,000		$ 7,435,000
Level 3 [Member] | Equity Investments [Member] | Precedent Market Transactions [Member] | Equity Method Offering Price [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments	1,455,000		1,455,000
Level 3 [Member] | Equity Investments [Member] | Investee Book Value Adjusted for Market Appreciation [Member] | Financial Condition and Operating Performance of the Investee [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Equity investments			$ 1,189,000
Level 3 [Member] | Impaired Loans [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Historical and Actual Loss Experience [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Principal portion of loans serviced, fair value	62,174,000
Level 3 [Member] | Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Collateral Value [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	1,432,000
Level 3 [Member] | Loan Collateral in Process of Foreclosure [Member] | Market Approach [Member] | Measurement Input Median Transfer Price [Member]
Fair Value Measurement Inputs and Valuation Techniques [Line Items]
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure	$ 53,128,000

[1] Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

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Medallion Bank Preferred Stock (Non-controlling Interest) - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)			12 Months Ended
	Dec. 17, 2019	Jul. 21, 2011	Dec. 31, 2020
Capital Purchase Program [Member]
Changes In Equity And Comprehensive Income Line Items [Line Items]
Preferred stock, liquidation preference per share			$ 1,000
U.S. Treasury Securities [Member] | Capital Purchase Program [Member]
Changes In Equity And Comprehensive Income Line Items [Line Items]
US Treasury shares purchased		26,303
Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member]
Changes In Equity And Comprehensive Income Line Items [Line Items]
Initial public offering shares	1,840,000
Preferred stock, aggregate liquidation amount	$ 46,000,000
Preferred stock, net of liquidation amount	$ 42,485,000
Percentage of dividend payment rate	8.00%
Series F Fixed-to-Floating Rate Non-cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | SOFR [Member]
Changes In Equity And Comprehensive Income Line Items [Line Items]
Percentage of liquidation rate basis	6.46%
Dividend description of variable rate basis	three-month Secured Overnight Financing Rate, or SOFR
Series E Senior Non-Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock [Member] | Capital Purchase Program [Member]
Changes In Equity And Comprehensive Income Line Items [Line Items]
Percentage of dividend payment rate			9.00%
Aggregate purchase price		$ 26,303,000

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Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements - Condensed Balance Sheets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2020		Dec. 31, 2019		Dec. 31, 2018
Assets
Net loans receivable		$ 1,172,290		$ 1,114,762		$ 981,487
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		54,560	[1]	52,711	[1]	49,495
Income tax receivable		1,757		1,516
Other assets		20,591		19,404
Total assets		1,642,411		1,541,667		$ 1,381,846
Liabilities
Short-term borrowings		87,334		38,223
Deferred tax liabilities		807		9,341
Long-term borrowings	[2]	153,718		174,614
Total liabilities		1,337,850		1,207,199
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408		263,148
Total liabilities and equity		1,642,411		1,541,667
Parent Company [Member]
Assets
Cash		33,743		4,477
Net loans receivable		12,293		26,802
Loan collateral in process of foreclosure		9,960		11,104
Goodwill and intangible assets		175,731		177,176
Investment in bank subsidiaries		149,686		158,201
Investment in non-bank subsidiaries		88,165		92,856
Income tax receivable		1,470		4,708
Other assets		10,912		14,111
Total assets		481,960		489,435
Liabilities
Other liabilities		21,302		18,660
Intercompany payables		51,352		54,904
Short-term borrowings		53,359		8,188
Deferred tax liabilities		24,172		30,728
Long-term borrowings		100,367		113,807
Total liabilities		250,552		226,287
Total stockholders’ equity		231,408		263,148
Total liabilities and equity		$ 481,960		$ 489,435

[1] Includes financed sales of this collateral to third parties that are reported separately from the loan portfolio, and that are conducted by Medallion Bank of $3,535 and $8,163 as of December 31, 2020 and 2019.

[2] Includes $3,131 and $2,511 of deferred financing costs as of December 31, 2020 and 2019. Refer to Note 6 for more details.

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Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements - Condensed Statements of Operations (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense	[1]				$ 3,551
Net interest income/net investment income		$ 71,987	$ 110,811	$ 97,517	72,469	[1]
Provision for loan losses		59,008	69,817	47,386	59,008	[1]
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		12,979	40,994	50,131	13,461	[1]
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(7,156)	(36,981)	2,337	(10,722)	[1],[2]
Income tax benefit	[1]				8,426
Total net income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp./net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations	[1]				$ (25,046)
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest income		(1,958)	(2,824)	(2,552)
Interest expense		5,480	8,602	8,856
Net interest income/net investment income		(7,438)	(11,426)	(11,408)
Provision for loan losses		19,190	5,127	6,377
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		(26,628)	(16,553)	(17,785)
Other income (expense), net		(16,913)	(22,062)	(13,686)
Income (loss) before income taxes/net investment loss before taxes		(43,541)	(38,615)	(31,471)
Income tax benefit		5,328	10,454	7,013
Total net income (loss) attributable to Medallion Financial Corp./net increase (decrease) on net assets resulting from operations		(38,213)	(28,161)	(24,458)
Undistributed earnings (losses) of subsidiaries		28,041	(6,622)	22,696
Net income (loss) attributable to parent company		$ (10,172)	$ (34,783)	$ (1,762)

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

[2] Includes $256 of net revenues received from Medallion Bank for the year ended December 31, 2018, primarily for expense reimbursements. See Notes 5 and 12 for additional information.

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Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements - Condensed Statements of Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	[1]
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	$ (7,865)	$ (26,907)	$ 1,996	$ (22,739)
Other comprehensive income (loss)		1,013	1,081	(82)
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.		(33,770)	(681)	$ (25,128)
Parent Company [Member]
Condensed Statement of Income Captions [Line Items]
Net income (loss)	(10,172)	(34,783)	(1,762)
Other comprehensive income (loss)	(82)	1,013	1,081
Total comprehensive loss attributable to Medallion Financial Corp.	$ (10,254)	$ (33,770)	$ (681)

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Parent Company Only Condensed Financial Statements - Condensed Statements of Cash Flow (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) after taxes/net decrease on net assets resulting from operations		$ (7,865)	$ (26,907)	$ 1,996	$ (22,739)	[1]
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses			69,817	47,386	59,008	[1]
Depreciation and amortization			7,714	7,499	5,564	[1]
Change in deferred and other tax assets/liabilities, net			(8,776)	853	13,637	[1]
Net change in value of loan collateral in process of foreclosure			31,926	11,838	9,926	[1]
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments				1,734	6,457	[1]
Stock-based compensation expense			2,030	1,221	576	[1]
Decrease in other assets			2,223	2,838	1,309	[1]
Increase in other liabilities	[1]				4,196
Net cash provided by operating activities			78,706	64,935	66,551	[1]
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated			(506,106)	(471,069)	(333,740)	[1]
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans			321,831	251,653	302,409	[1]
Purchases of investments			(15,580)	(10,507)	(10,376)	[1]
Proceeds from the sale and principal payments on loan collateral in process of foreclosure			13,499	16,294	11,593	[1]
Net cash used for investing activities			(170,957)	(206,510)	(23,697)	[1]
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from funds borrowed			668,577	525,842	364,139	[1]
Repayments of time deposits and funds borrowed			(526,064)	(414,277)	(389,951)	[1]
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities			136,470	151,683	(27,654)	[1]
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS			44,219	10,108	15,200	[1]
Parent Company [Member]
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net income (loss) after taxes/net decrease on net assets resulting from operations		(10,172)	(34,783)	(1,762)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
Equity in undistributed (earnings) losses of subsidiaries		(28,041)	6,622	(22,696)
Provision for loan losses		19,190	5,127	6,377
Depreciation and amortization		5,451	5,357	5,484
Change in deferred and other tax assets/liabilities, net		4,512	(3,317)	(2,225)
Net change in value of loan collateral in process of foreclosure		678	4,940	906
Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments			3,493	1,786
Stock-based compensation expense		425	2,031	1,221
Decrease in other assets		4,073	2,299	988
Increase in deferred financing costs			(1,233)	(1,297)
Decrease in intercompany payables		(3,368)	(3,552)	(8,448)
Increase in other liabilities		4,237	2,336	(1,759)
Net cash provided by operating activities		(3,015)	(10,680)	(21,425)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Loans originated		(309)	(14)	(3,312)
Proceeds from principal receipts, sales, and maturities of loans		10,900	1,193	2,313
Purchases of investments			(2,304)	(1,125)
Proceeds from the sale and principal payments on loan collateral in process of foreclosure		487	1,276	2,403
Dividends from subsidiaries		5,200	7,597	6,248
Net cash used for investing activities		16,278	7,748	6,527
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Proceeds from funds borrowed			33,600	36,000
Repayments of time deposits and funds borrowed		(17,208)	(1,402)	(17,735)
Net cash provided by (used for) financing activities		(17,208)	32,198	18,265
NET INCREASE (DECREASE) IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS		(3,945)	29,266	3,367
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period		5,055	4,477	1,110
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period		$ 1,110	$ 33,743	$ 4,477	$ 1,110

[1] Balance includes the nine months ended December 31, 2018 under Bank Holding Company Accounting and the three months ended March 31, 2018 under Investment Company Accounting.

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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) - USD ($)		12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2008
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity net gain	$ 25,325,000
Equity investments		$ 9,746,000	$ 10,079,000
Medallion Financing Trust I [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Promissory note payable	$ 1,400,000
Taxi Medallion Loan Trust III [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Equity investments		0	$ 0
Taxi Medallion Loan Trust III [Member] | DZ Loan [Member] | Commercial Paper [Member]
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Line of credit facility maximum borrowing capacity				$ 200,000,000
Long-term debt		$ 86,825,000
Maturity date		May 15, 2021

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail)			12 Months Ended
	Mar. 12, 2021	Mar. 11, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Notes Payable to Banks with Maturity of September 1, 2021 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maturity date		Sep. 01, 2021
Notes Payable to Banks with Maturity of April 15, 2021 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maturity date	Apr. 15, 2021
Notes Payable to Banks with Maturity of February 1, 2021 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maturity date			Feb. 01, 2021
Notes Payable to Banks with Maturity of February 9, 2021 [Member]
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Maturity date			Feb. 09, 2021