Employee Benefit Plans	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2020
Postemployment Benefits [Abstract]
Employee Benefit Plans	(15) EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS The Company has a 401(k) Investment Plan, or the 401(k) Plan, which covers all full-time and part-time employees of the Company who have attained the age of 21 and have a minimum of thirty (30) days of service, including the employees of Medallion Bank. Under the 401(k) Plan, an employee may elect to defer not less than 1% of total annual compensation, up to the applicable limits set forth in the Internal Revenue Code. Employee contributions are invested in various mutual funds according to the directions of the employee. Once eligible full-time employees have completed a minimum of one (1) year of service, and part time employees have worked at least 500 hours, the Company matches employee contributions to the 401(k) Plan in an amount per employee equal to one-third of the first 6% of the employee’s annual contributions, subject to legal limits. The Company’s 401(k) plan expense, including amounts for the employees of Medallion Bank and other consolidated subsidiaries in the prior year periods, was approximately $203,000, $193,000, and $182,000 for the years ended December 31, 2020, 2019, and 2018.

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