OMB APPROVAL
OMB Number: 3235-0145
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 3)*
Today's Bancorp
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $5.00 par value per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
667 512 107
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement
/ /. (A fee is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a
previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than
five percent of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2)
has filed no amendment subsequent thereto reporting beneficial
ownership of five percent or less of such class.) (See Rule 13d-7)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filed 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 PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Pioneer Financial Services, Inc.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) ____
(b) ____
SEC USE ONLY
CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Delaware
5 SOLE VOTING POWER 225,207
Number of
Shares
Beneficially 6 SHARED VOTING POWER 0
Owned By Each
Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 225,207
Person With
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER 0
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
225,207
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
8.21% as of 12/31/95
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
ITEM 1(A) NAME OF ISSUER
Today's Bancorp ("TDAY")
ITEM 1(B) ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES
50 West Douglas Street
P. O. Box 30
Freeport, Illinois 61032
ITEM 2(A) NAME OF PERSON FILING
This statement is being filed by Pioneer Financial Services, Inc.
("PFS"), a Delaware corporation, on behalf of itself and Pioneer
Life Insurance Company of Illinois, an Illinois corporation
("Pioneer Life"), which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of PFS.
ITEM 2(B) ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OF PIONEER LIFE AND PFS
1750 East Golf Road
Schaumburg, IL 60173
ITEM 2(C) CITIZENSHIP
PFS PIONEER LIFE
Delaware Illinois
ITEM 2(D) TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES
This statement is being filed with respect to the common stock,
par value $5.00 per share, of Today's Bancorp ("TDAY Common
Stock").
ITEM 2(E) CUSIP NUMBER
The CUSIP number of the NWIB Common Stock is 667 512 107.
ITEM 3 IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-
2(B), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(g) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section 240.13d-
1(b)(ii)(G)
ITEM 4 OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
The number of shares beneficially owned by PFS is 225,207.
(b) Percent of Class:
The 225,207 shares beneficially owned by PFS constitutes
approximately 8.21% of the outstanding shares of TDAY Common
Stock.
(c) The number of shares as to which PFS has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote is
225,207;
(ii) shares power to vote or to direct the vote is -0-;
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition is 225,207;
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition is -0-.
ITEM 5 OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
Not Applicable
ITEM 6 OWNERSHIP OR MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER PERSON
Not Applicable
ITEM 7 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING
COMPANY
See Exhibit A attached hereto.
ITEM 8 IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBER OF THE GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 9 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP
Not Applicable
ITEM 10 CERTIFICATION
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were acquired in the
ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the purpose
of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having
such purpose or effect.
SIGNATURE
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.
Date: February 13, 1995
PIONEER FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
/s/ Peter W. Nauert
PETER W. NAUERT, CEO & PRESIDENT
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal
Criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001).
EXHIBIT A
The shares of TDAY Common Stock the ownership of which is being reported by
PFS on this Schedule 13G were acquired by its wholly-owned subsidiary Pioneer
Life Insurance Company of Illinois ("Pioneer Life"). The Item 3 classification
of Pioneer Life is an insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
