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N.Y. Lender to Taxi Drivers Sees Shares Slide After SEC Sues

Medallion Financial Corp. stated it's pulling away from taxi medallion loans and heading into the consumer lending market.

By Ben Bain | December 30, 2021 at 02:22 PM
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Shares of Medallion Financial Corp. plunged Wednesday after U.S. regulators accused the New York-based lender to taxi drivers of seeking to illegally boost its stock price amid intense competition from Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc.

The Securities and Exchange Commission alleged that after a string of banner years, Medallion floundered as the popularity of ride-sharing apps caused the value of taxi medallions, which were used as collateral for loans, to plummet. As the company’s stock started slumping in 2014, it tried to drown out short-sellers by flooding media websites with bogus news articles, the SEC said in a complaint filed in federal court.

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