BIMIZCI Fund LLC and affiliated nominating parties are soliciting Medallion Financial Corp. (MFIN) stockholders to elect three nominees to the board at the 2026 annual meeting. The group says it owns 530,250 shares plus $15.0 million par value of trust preferred securities and urges stockholders of record as of April 13, 2026 to vote the BLUE proxy card before the meeting on June 9, 2026.
BIMIZCI criticizes Medallion's performance, governance, and dividend sustainability, outlines governance, strategy, technology, and compensation changes it would pursue, and states it has engaged repeatedly with the company and filed proxy materials seeking board change.
Medallion Financial Corp. reports that the U.S. Small Business Administration has notified its subsidiary Medallion Capital, Inc. that submitting two management candidates cures a previously disclosed event of default on its outstanding SBA debentures, subject to satisfactory completion of those candidates’ background checks. Medallion Capital states it believes the background checks will be satisfactorily completed, although this outcome is not assured.
Medallion Financial Corp. faces a proxy contest as activist holder BIMIZCI urges shareholders to vote on its BLUE proxy card to elect three nominees for the board at the June 9, 2026 annual meeting. BIMIZCI, the fourth-largest institutional holder, holds 500,205 shares as of May 28, 2026 and $15,000,000 par value of trust preferred securities. Leading proxy advisers ISS and Glass Lewis have recommended BIMIZCI nominees Eric Kelly and John Kiernan, and advised withholding support from Executive Chair Alvin Murstein and Nominating & Governance Chair Cynthia Hallenbeck. BIMIZCI is soliciting proxies and directing shareholders to vote at the BLUE card via its website.
BIMIZCI Fund LLC and affiliates nominate three directors and solicit proxies for Medallion Financial Corp. BIMIZCI filed an ISS governance presentation titled "Restoring the Shine to Medallion: A Focus on Governance Flaws" ahead of the June 9, 2026 annual meeting.
The presentation criticizes the company’s board composition, executive compensation versus peers, and financial trends, and outlines a six-pillar value plan and nominees' expertise. BIMIZCI reports holding 500,205 shares as of May 18, 2026 and $15 million par value of the company’s trust preferred securities. Stockholders are directed to vote at the provided microsite.
Medallion Financial Corp. reported lower profitability for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. Net income attributable to the company was $4.95 million, down from $12.01 million a year earlier, and diluted EPS declined to $0.20 from $0.50.
Total assets were broadly stable at $2.95 billion, compared with $2.96 billion at year-end 2025, while loans held for investment rose to $2.61 billion, led by recreation and home improvement lending. Net interest income increased to $54.06 million, but this was offset by a similar level of credit loss provisioning and a sharp drop in gains on equity investments.
Credit quality metrics show nonperforming loans of $36.9 million, or 1.41% of total loans and loans held for sale, with a total allowance for credit losses of $116.70 million. The company remains strongly capitalized at the bank level, with a Tier 1 leverage ratio of 17.4% and total capital ratio of 19.0%, classified as well-capitalized by regulators.
Medallion Financial Corp. reported first quarter 2026 net income attributable to stockholders of $5.0 million, or $0.20 per diluted share, versus $12.0 million, or $0.50, a year earlier, when results benefited from a $9.4 million equity investment gain versus $0.3 million this quarter.
Core lending activity expanded, with net interest income up 5% to $54.1 million and loan originations up 34% to $376.9 million. The total loan portfolio, including loans held for sale, reached $2.618 billion, up 5% year over year, while net interest margin on net loans improved to 8.35%.
Recreation and home improvement lending remained the main drivers, and taxi medallion exposure declined further to $3.8 million, less than 0.2% of total assets. Net book value per share rose to $17.10, and the quarterly dividend was increased from $0.12 to $0.14 per share.
Medallion Financial Corp. completed a private placement of $75.0 million aggregate principal amount of 8.25% senior unsecured notes due May 1, 2031 with institutional investors led by JP Morgan Investment Management Inc. The transaction closed on April 28, 2026 and was conducted under a Note Purchase Agreement.
The notes carry a fixed 8.25% annual interest rate, payable semiannually on May 1 and November 1, starting November 1, 2026, and rank pari passu with Medallion’s other unsecured, unsubordinated debt. They received an A- investment grade rating from Egan-Jones. Medallion plans to use the proceeds to support its growing consumer and commercial lending segments and for general corporate purposes.