Medallion Financial Corp. Appoints John W. Everets as Independent Director

Medallion Financial Corp. is a specialty finance company, which is focused on consumer finance and commercial lending businesses. The Company provides loans to individuals and small to mid-size businesses, through its subsidiaries. The Company operates through four segments: loans that finance consumer purchases of recreational vehicles, boats, and other consumer recreational equipment; loans that finance consumer home improvements; loans that finance commercial businesses; and historically, loans that finance taxi medallions. The Company's wholly owned subsidiaries include Medallion Bank (the Bank), Medallion Capital, Inc., Medallion Funding LLC, and Freshstart Venture Capital Corp. The Bank is a federal deposit insurance corporation (FDIC), which insured industrial bank that originates consumer loans, raises deposits, and conducts other banking activities. Medallion Capital, Inc. is a small business investment company (SBIC), which conducts a mezzanine financing business.