EX-10.1



 Exhibit 10.1 

EXECUTION COPY 
 THIS OMNIBUS
AMENDMENT NO. 1 (this “Amendment”) dated as of February 15, 2017 is entered into by and among TAXI MEDALLION LOAN TRUST III, a Delaware statutory trust (the “Borrower”), MEDALLION FUNDING LLC (successor by
merger to Medallion Funding Corp.), a New York limited liability company (the “Transferor”), MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP., a Delaware corporation (“Parent”), MEDALLION CAPITAL, INC., a Minnesota corporation
(“Medallion Capital”), FRESHSTART VENTURE CAPITAL CORP., a New York corporation (“Freshstart” and, together with the Borrower, the Transferor, Parent and Medallion Capital, the “MF/Borrower Related
Parties”), AUTOBAHN FUNDING COMPANY LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “ Lender”), and DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK, FRANKFURT AM MAIN, as agent (in such capacity, the
“Agent”). 
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS 

A. Reference is made to (i) the Amended and Restated Loan and Security Agreement dated as of December 12, 2016 among the Borrower,
the Lender and the Agent (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Loan Agreement”) and (ii) the Servicing Agreement dated as of December 12, 2008 by and among the Borrower, the
Agent and the Transferor, as Servicer (as amended, restated, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time, the “Servicing Agreement” and together with the Loan Agreement, the “Agreements”). 

B. The parties hereto have agreed to amend the Agreements on the terms and conditions hereinafter set forth. 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises set forth above, and other good and valuable consideration the receipt and sufficiency of
which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows: 
 SECTION 1. Defined Terms. Capitalized terms used and not
otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Loan Agreement 
 SECTION 2. Amendments to the Loan
Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), the Loan Agreement is hereby amended as follows: 
 2.1
Clause (b) of the definition of “Financial Covenant Default” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its entirety to read as follows: 

“(b) the Medallion Funding Net Income for any fiscal year ending after December 31, 2016 shall be equal to or less
than zero.” 
 2.2 Clause (d) of Section 6.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows: 
 “(d) as of any date of determination on or after April 30, 2017, (i) the
average Medallion Valuation Amount of the Medallion Loans for the most recent Monthly Period for which such average has been reported hereunder (including any period before April 30, 2017) shall have declined by 15% or more during such Monthly
Period and (ii) the Delinquency Rate for the most recent Monthly Period for which such Delinquency Rate has been reported hereunder is greater than or equal to 6%; or” 







 2.3 Clauses (f) and (g) of Section 6.02 of the Loan Agreement are
hereby amended and restated in their entirety to read as follows: 
 “(f) as at the end of any Monthly Period ending on
or after April 30, 2017, the average of the Delinquency Rates for such Monthly Period and the immediately preceding three Monthly Periods shall exceed 15.0%; or 

(g) as at the end of any Monthly Period ending on or after April 30, 2017, the average of the Default Rates for such
Monthly Period and the immediately preceding three Monthly Periods shall exceed 9.0%; or” 
 SECTION 3. Amendment to the Servicing
Agreement. Effective as of the Effective Date (as defined below), Clause (b) of the definition of “Servicer Financial Covenant Default” set forth in Section 1.01 of the Loan Agreement is hereby amended and restated in its
entirety to read as follows: 
 “(b) the Servicer Net Income for any fiscal year ending after December 31, 2016
shall be equal to or less than zero.” 
 SECTION 4. Condition Precedent. This Amendment shall become effective as of
December 31, 2016 (the “Effective Date”) upon the Agent’s receipt of a copy of this Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, the Lender, the Transferor and Parent. 

SECTION 5. Release. Each of the MF/Borrower Related Parties hereby acknowledges and confirms on its own behalf and on behalf of its
officers and directors, and its respective predecessors, successors, assigns, agents and other legal representatives, and any Person claiming by or through any of them (collectively, the “Releasors”), that (i) it does not have
any grounds, and hereby agrees not to challenge (or to allege or to pursue any matter, cause or claim arising under or with respect to), in any case based upon acts or omissions of any Lender, Agent or any other Indemnified Party occurring prior to
the date hereof or facts otherwise known to it as of the date hereof, the effectiveness, genuineness, validity, collectability or enforceability of the Loan Documents and (ii) it does not possess, and hereby unconditionally and forever waives,
remises, releases, discharges and holds harmless each Lender, Agent and any other Indemnified Party, and each of their respective affiliates, stockholders, directors, officers, employees, attorneys, agents, representatives, heirs, executors,
administrators, successors and assigns, each Person acting or purporting to act for them or on their behalf, and the successors and assigns of any such Persons (collectively, the “Designated Parties”), from and against, and agrees
not to allege or pursue, any action, cause of action, suit, debt, liability, loss, expense, claim, counterclaim, cross-claim, demand, defense, offset, opposition, demand and other right of action whatsoever, whether now known or unknown, past or
present, asserted or unasserted, contingent or liquidated, whether in law, equity or otherwise, which any of the Releasors ever had, now have, may have, or claim to have against any of the Designated Parties, by reason of any matter, cause or thing
whatsoever, with respect to events or omissions occurring or arising on or prior to the date hereof and relating to the Loan Documents, any transaction relating thereto, or any actions or omissions in connection therewith (collectively, the
“Claims”). The foregoing release shall be construed in the broadest sense possible. 
 The MF/Borrower Related Parties
warrant and represent that they are the sole and lawful owners of all right, title, and interest in and to every Claim being released hereby and they have not assigned, pledged, hypothecated, or otherwise divested or encumbered all or any part of
any Claim being released hereby. The MF/Borrower Related Parties hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold harmless any and all of the Releasees from and against any Claims asserted against any Releasee based on, or arising in connection with, any
such prior assignment or transfer, whether actual or purported. The MF/Borrower Related Parties hereby absolutely, unconditionally, and irrevocably agree never to commence, prosecute, 

  
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cause to be commenced or prosecuted, voluntarily aid in any way, or foment any suit, action, or other proceeding (at law, in equity, in any regulatory proceeding, or otherwise) or otherwise seek
any recovery against any of the Releasees based on any of the Claims being released hereby. The MF/Borrower Related Parties hereby specifically warrant, represent, acknowledge, and agree that: (a) none of the provisions of this general release
shall be construed as or constitute an admission of any liability on the part of any Releasee; and (b) the provisions of this general release shall constitute an absolute bar to any Claim of any kind, whether any such Claim is based on
contract, tort, warranty, mistake, or any other theory, whether legal, statutory, or equitable. 
 SECTION 6. Reference to and Effect on
the Agreements. 
 6.1 Upon the effectiveness of this Amendment, each reference in any Agreement to “this Agreement,”
“hereunder,” “hereof,” “herein,” “hereby” or words of like import shall mean and be a reference to such Agreement as amended hereby, and each reference to such Agreement in any other document, instrument and
agreement executed and/or delivered in connection with such Agreement shall mean and be a reference to such Agreement as amended hereby 

6.2 Except as specifically provided herein, each Agreement, the other Loan Documents and all other documents, instruments and agreements
executed and/or delivered in connection therewith shall remain in full force and effect and are hereby ratified and confirmed. 
 6.3 Except
as expressly set forth herein, the execution, delivery and effectiveness of this Amendment shall not operate as a waiver of any right, power or remedy of any party under any Loan Document or any other document, instrument, or agreement executed in
connection therewith, nor constitute a waiver of any provision contained therein. 
 SECTION 7. Governing Law. THIS AMENDMENT SHALL
BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK (INCLUDING SECTION 5-1401 OF THE GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK BUT OTHERWISE WITHOUT REGARD TO CONFLICTS OF LAW PRINCIPLES). 

SECTION 8. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts and by different parties hereto in
separate counterparts, each of which when so executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original and all of which taken together shall constitute but one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of this Amendment by
facsimile or electronic mail shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Amendment. 
 SECTION 9.
Headings. Section headings in this Amendment are included herein for convenience of reference only and shall not constitute a part of this Amendment for any other purpose. 

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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their
respective signatories thereunto duly authorized as of the date first written above. 
  

			
	TAXI MEDALLION LOAN TRUST III, as Borrower
		
	By	 	 /s/ Andrew M. Murstein

	Name:	 	Andrew M. Murstein
	Title:	 	President


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	MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
		
	By	 	 /s/ Andrew M. Murstein

	Name:	 	Andrew M. Murstein
	Title:	 	President
	  
 MEDALLION CAPITAL, INC.

		
	By	 	 /s/ Dean Pickerell

	Name:	 	Dean Pickerell
	Title:	 	Acting President & Exec. V.P.
	  
 FRESHSTART VENTURE CAPITAL CORP.

		
	By	 	 /s/ Alvin Murstein

	Name:	 	Alvin Murstein
	Title:	 	Chairman & CEO
	  
 MEDALLION FUNDING LLC

		
	By	 	 /s/ Alvin Murstein

	Name:	 	Alvin Murstein
	Title:	 	Chairman & CEO


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	 DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE

ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK,
 FRANKFURT AM MAIN, as Agent

 

	By	 	 /s/ Mehul Patel

	Name:	 	Mehul Patel
	Title:	 	 Vice President
  

	By	 	 /s/ Jayan Krishnan

	Name:	 	Jayan Krishnan
	Title:	 	Director


  

			
	AUTOBAHN FUNDING COMPANY LLC, as the Lender
	
	 By: DZ BANK AG DEUTSCHE

ZENTRAL-GENOSSENSCHAFTSBANK,
 FRANKFURT AM MAIN, its
Attorney-in-Fact

		
	By	 	 /s/ Mehul Patel

	Name:	 	Mehul Patel
	Title:	 	 Vice President
  

	By	 	 /s/ Jayan Krishnan

	Name:	 	Jayan Krishnan
	Title:	 	Director 


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 The undersigned hereby (i) acknowledges and agrees to the foregoing Amendment, (ii) reaffirms all of
its obligations under the Limited Recourse Guaranty and the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and (iii) acknowledges and agrees that the Limited Recourse Guaranty and such other Loan Documents remain in full force and effect. 

 

			
	MEDALLION FUNDING LLC
		
	By	 	 /s/ Alvin Murstein

	Name:	 	Alvin Murstein
	Title:	 	Chairman & CEO

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