Company Story
1937 - Medallion Financial Corp. was founded by Alvin Murstein as a taxi medallion lender.
1950s - The company began to expand its lending business to other cities in the United States.
1970s - Medallion Financial Corp. went public with an initial public offering (IPO).
1980s - The company started to diversify its lending business to other industries, including commercial real estate and business loans.
1990s - Medallion Financial Corp. began to focus on the taxi medallion industry again, and expanded its lending business to other cities.
2004 - The company was listed on the NASDAQ stock exchange under the ticker symbol TAXI.
2010s - Medallion Financial Corp. faced significant challenges due to the rise of ride-hailing companies such as Uber and Lyft.
2019 - The company announced a strategic plan to reduce its exposure to the taxi medallion industry and diversify its lending business.