APPROVED FINANCIAL CORP
SC 13G, 2000-02-15
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                                  SCHEDULE 13G



                   Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                             (Amendment No._____)*


                              APPROVED FINANCIAL
                                (Name of Issuer)

                    Common Stock, par Value $.01 per share
                         (Title of Class of Securities)

                                   038327102
                                 (CUSIP Number)




Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule
is filed:

     [_] Rule 13d-1(b)

     [_] Rule 13d-1(c)

     [x] Rule 13d-1(d)


*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).


1. Name of Reporting Persons.
   I.R.S. Indemnification Nos. of above (entities only).
   Allen D. Wykle

2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
   (a)
   (b)   X

3. SEC Use Only


4. Citizenship or Place Organization: United States

Number of Shares                5. Sole Voting Power: 1,805,963
Beneficially by Owned
by Each Reportin                6. Shared Voting Power: 39,680
Person With:
                                7. Sole Dispositive Power: 1,805,963

                                8. Shared Dispositive Power: 39,680


 9    AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 1,831,755

      CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
10    (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
                                                                    [X]

        Mr. Wykle shares voting power for Approved Financial Corp.'s Profit
     Sharing Plan ("Plan"), which owns 39,680 shares of the Issuer's Common
     Stock. Mr. Wykle's ownership interest in the Plan is 65% or 25,792 shares.
     Mr. Wykle disclaims beneficial ownership of 35% of the shares held in the
     Plan (13,888 shares), representing the ownership interest in the Plan
     that is not owned by Mr. Wykle.

      PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 33.37%
11


      TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)   IN
12



Item 1

     (a) Name of Issuer  Approved Financial Corp.

     (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices

         1716 Corporate Landing Parkway
         Virginia Beach, VA 23454

Item 2

     (a) Name of Person Filing  Allen D. Wykle

     (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence

         1716 Corporate Landing Parkway
         Virginia Beach, VA 23454

     (c) Citizenship: United States

     (d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, Par value $.01 Per Share

     (e) CUSIP Number: 038327102


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Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to (S)(S)240.13d-1(b) or
        240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

     (a) [_]  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act
              (15 U.S.C. 78o).

     (b) [_]  Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

     (c) [_]  Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act
              (15 U.S.C. 78c).

     (d) [_]  Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

     (e) [_]  An investment adviser in accordance with
              (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

     (f) [_]  An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
              (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

     (g) [_]  A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
              (S)240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);

     (h) [_]  A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
              Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

     (i) [_]  A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
              investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
              Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

Item 4.

     Provide the following information regarding the aggregate number and
percentage of the class of securities of the issuer identified in Item 1.

     (a)  Amount beneficially owned: 1,831,755

     (b)  Percent of class:  33.37%

     (c)  Number of shares as to which the person has:

          (i)   Sole power to vote or to direct the vote  1,805,963

          (ii)  Shared power to vote or to direct the vote 39,680

          (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
                1,805,963

          (iv)  Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 39,680

     Instruction. For computations regarding securities which represent a right
to acquire an underlying security see (S)240.13d-3(d)(1).

Item 5.  Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

         N/A


Item 6.  Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

         N/A

Item 7.  Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the
         Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company.

         N/A

Item 8.  Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

         N/A

Item 9.  Notice of Dissolution of a Group

         N/A

Item 10. Certification

         N/A

     After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.

                                                           2/15/00
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                                                            Date

                                                      /s/ Allen D. Wykle
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                                                          Signature




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