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                    U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                 WASHINGTON, D.C.  20549



                                  FORM 10-Q/A
                               (Amendment No. 1)

(Mark One)


  x     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                 For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998

                                      OR

        TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
        EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        For the transition period from            to


                        Commission file number  0-27812



                           MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
            (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


               DELAWARE                       No. 04-3291176
       (State of Incorporation)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)


               437 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK, NEW YORK      10022
             (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


                                 (212) 328-2100
             (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


   Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.


                      Yes   X      No  
                           ---         --- 



   Number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at the latest practicable date,
April 30, 1998:


               Class Outstanding        PAR VALUE SHARES OUTSTANDING
               -----------------        --------- ------------------



Common Stock..........................    $.01      12,882,996


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  The undersigned registrant hereby amends Item 6 of its Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 1998, as set forth below, to
include Exhibit 10.2 and to add an electronic copy of Exhibit 10.1, an exhibit
previously filed in paper format pursuant to a temporary hardship exemption.



                                    PART II

                               OTHER INFORMATION


ITEM 6.  EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K


    (a)  Exhibits.

3.1  Medallion Financial Corp. Restated Certificate of Incorporation.  Filed as
     Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal
     year ended December 31, 1996 and incorporated by reference herein.

3.2  Medallion Financial Corp. Restated By-Laws.  Filed as Exhibit b to the
     Company's Registration Statement on Form K-2 (File No. 333-1670) and
     incorporated by reference herein.

4.1  Debenture due April 1, 1997 in the amount of $1,500,000 issued by Edwards
     Capital Company and payable to Chemical Bank as Trustee under the Trust
     Agreement dated January 15, 1987 among the Trustee, the U.S. Small Business
     Administration and SBIC Funding Corporation (the "Trust Agreement").  Filed
     as Exhibit f.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File
     No. 333-1670) and incorporated by reference herein.

4.2  Debenture due June 1, 1998 in the amount of $3,000,000 issued by Edwards
     Capital Company and payable to Chemical Bank under the Trust Agreement.
     Filed as Exhibit f.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2
     (File No. 333-1670) and incorporated by reference herein.

4.3  Debenture due September 1, 2002 in the amount of $3,500,000 issued by
     Edwards Capital Company and payable to Chemical Bank as Trustee under the
     Amended and Restated Trust Agreement dated March 1, 1990 among the Trustee,
     the U.S. Small Business Administration and SBIC Funding Corporation (the
     "Amended Trust Agreement").  Filed as Exhibit f.4 to the Company's
     Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-1670) and incorporated by
     reference herein.

4.4  Debenture due September 1, 2002 in the amount of $6,050,000 issued by
     Edwards Capital Company and payable to Chemical Bank under the Amended
     Trust Agreement.  Filed as Exhibit f.5 to the Company's Registration
     Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-1670) and incorporated by reference
     herein.

4.5  Debenture due June 1, 2004 in the amount of $4,600,000 issued by Edwards
     Capital 

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     Company and payable to Chemical Bank under the Amended Trust Agreement.
     Filed as Exhibit f.6 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2
     (File No. 333-1670) and incorporated by reference herein.

4.6  Debenture due September 1, 2004 in the amount of $5,100,000 issued by
     Edwards Capital Company and payable to Chemical Bank under the Amended
     Trust Agreement.  Filed as Exhibit f.7 to the Company's Registration
     Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-1670) and incorporated by reference
     herein.

4.7  Letter Agreement, dated September 8, 1992, between the U.S. Small Business
     Administration and Edwards Capital Company regarding limit on incurrence of
     senior indebtedness, as amended on January 17, 1996.  Filed as Exhibit f.8
     to the Company's Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-1670) and
     incorporated by reference herein.  Letter dated September 19, 1996 from the
     U.S. Small Business Administration to Edwards Capital Corp. amending such
     Letter Agreement was filed as Exhibit 4.7 to the Company's Annual Report on
     Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1996 and is incorporated
     by reference herein.

4.8  Debenture due June 1, 2002 in the amount of $5,640,000 issued by
     Transportation Capital Corp: and payable to Chemical Bank under the Amended
     Trust Agreement.  Filed as Exhibit f.10 to the Company's Registration
     Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-1670) and incorporated by reference
     herein.

10.1 (CE) Commercial Paper Dealer Agreement [4(2) Program] between Medallion
     Funding Corp., as issuer, and Smith Barney Inc., as dealer, dated as of
     March 13, 1998.  Filed herewith.

10.2 Agency Agreement, by and between Medallion Funding Corp. and Bank of
     Montreal Trust Company, dated as of March 13, 1998.

27  Medallion Financial Corp. Financial Data Schedule. 


     (b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

          There were no reports on Form 8-K were filed during the fiscal quarter
ended March 31, 1998.

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                           MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.
                                        

                                   SIGNATURES

  PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED THEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.



                              MEDALLION FINANCIAL CORP.



Date:  May 26, 1998           By:     /s/ Daniel F. Baker
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                                  Daniel F. Baker
                                  Chief Financial Officer
                                  (Principal Financial Officer and
                                  Chief Accounting Officer)

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