PIONEER BANCSHARES INC
10-Q, 1996-05-16
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                          UNITED STATES
               SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                     WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
                                
                            FORM 10-Q

[ X ]     QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                  SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended March 31, 1996
                               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    0-84254
                                
                            Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.
     (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its Charter)

           Delaware                         62-1469913
(State of other jurisdiction of  (I.R.S. Employer Identification
         incorporation                         No.)
       or organization)
                                                 
801 Broad Street, Chattanooga,                37402
              TN
(Address of principal executive              Zip Code
           offices)

Registrant's telephone number, including area code 423-755-0000

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

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
classes of common stock, as of March 31, 1996:

        Title of Class             Number of Shares Outstanding
 Common Stock, $.01 Par Value               1,879,956




PIONEER BANCSHARES, INC.



INDEX                                                     PAGE
                                                          
                                                          
PART I.          FINANCIAL INFORMATION                    
                                                          
Item 1.            Financial Statements                   
                                                          
Consolidated Balance Sheets - March 31, 1996,             
          December 31, 1995 and March 31, 1995            1
                                                          
Consolidated Statements of Income -                       
          Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and March 31, 2
          1995
                                                          
Consolidated   Statements  of  Changes  in  Shareholders' 
          Equity -                                        3
          Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and March 31,
          1995
                                                          
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows -                   
          Three Months Ended March 31, 1996 and March 31, 4
          1995
                                                          
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements                5-6
                                                          
Item 2.        Management's Discussion and Analysis of
               Financial  Condition  and  Results  of 
               Operations                                
               of Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.                7-17
                                                          
PART II.         OTHER INFORMATION                        18
                                                          
Signatures                                                19
                                                          
Exhibit Index                                             20
                                                         










PART 1                                                                
FINANCIAL INFORMATION                                                 
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS                                          
                                                                      
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CONDITION
                                   Unaudited                 Unaudited
  (in thousands)                   March 31,   December 31,   March 31,
             ASSETS                  1996         1995         1995
Cash and due from banks              $ 56,574     $ 54,938     $ 44,752
Investment securities:                                                
  Held-to-maturity (market value                                      
  of $67,323 at March 31, 1996,
  $78,260 at December 31,1995,
  and $80,571 at March 31, 1995)       68,350       78,040      83,439
  Available-for-sale                  209,082      208,968     185,518
Federal funds sold                      4,275        5,935      14,295
Loans                                 452,847      423,191     347,527
  Less:  Unearned income                1,578        1,688       1,451
         Allowance for loan loss        5,741        5,872       5,440
      Net loans                       445,528      415,631      340,636
Premises and equipment, net of                                        
accumulated depreciation               18,676       17,084      14,286
Intangible assets                       7,071        7,271         192
Other assets                           12,636       11,401      12,308
  Total Assets                      $ 822,192    $ 799,268   $ 695,426
          LIABILITIES                                                 
Deposits                                                              
  Noninterest bearing demand dep    $ 126,076    $ 127,776    $ 108,496
  Interest bearing demand dep         119,893      118,084     111,842
  Money market accounts                42,580       44,652      42,987
  Savings deposits                     86,347       88,556      81,646
  Time deposits of less than $100,000 234,394      231,563     187,704
  Time deposits of $100,000 or more    56,795       51,464      53,024
      Total deposits                  666,085      662,095     585,699
Federal funds purchased and                                           
  securities sold under 
  agreements to repurchase             50,330       41,915      24,063
Other borrowings                       10,000            0           0
Other liabilities                       6,729        7,633       4,064
      Total liabilities               733,144      711,643     613,826
      STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY                                            
Common stock par value 
  $.01 per share;
  4,000,000 authorized;                    
  1,879,956 issued.                        19           19          19
Surplus                                64,728       64,728      64,728
Retained earnings                      24,238       23,045      20,057
Unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on
  securities available for sale            83          312     (3,117)
Less:   treasury stock - at cost           20         479            87
  Total stockholders' equity           89,048       87,625      81,600
Total Liabilities and         
Stockholders' Equity                $ 822,192    $ 799,268    $ 695,426

CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME
  (in thousands, except per share data)
                                                        
                                         Unaudited
                                    Three months ended
INTEREST INCOME                          March 31,
                                       1996        1995
Interest and fees on loans           $ 9,428     $ 7,155
Interest on investment securities
  Taxable                              2,980       2,876
  Tax exempt                             971       1,017
Interest on federal funds sold            94         260
Interest on other earning assets           3           4
  Total interest income               13,476      11,312
INTEREST EXPENSE                                        
Interest bearing demand deposits         780         692
Money market accounts                    400         318
Savings deposits                         564         568
Time deposits of less than $100,000    3,248       2,250
Time deposits of $100,000 or more        704         705
Federal funds purchased and                             
  securities sold under 
  agreements to repurchase               485         326
Other borrowed money                      51           0
  Total interest expense               6,232       4,859
      Net interest income              7,244       6,453
Provision for loan losses                280          80
      Net interest income                               
        after the provision for
        loan losses                    6,964       6,373
NONINTEREST INCOME                                      
Trust income                             313         280
Service charge on deposit accounts       863         786
Net securities gains (losses)            162         (46)
Other income                             603         376
  Total noninterest income             1,941       1,396
NONINTEREST EXPENSE                                     
Salaries and employee benefits         3,274       2,760
Occupancy                                897         641
Other                                  1,937       1,847
  Total noninterest expense            6,108       5,248
Income before provision for        
 income taxes                          2,797       2,521
Provision for income taxes               786         614
      NET INCOME                     $ 2,011     $ 1,907

                                                        
Net income per common share           $ 1.07       $ 1.01
Dividends declared per common share   $ 0.435      $ 0.400

                                
                                
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN STOCKHOLDERS'EQUITY
Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.              
 (in thousands except for share data)
                                         Unrealized
                                        Appreciation
            Common Stock               (Depreciation)
            # of   Par  Capital  Retained   AFS  Treasury  Total
           Shares Value Surplus  Earnings  Sec's  Stock
                      
Balances,     
12/31/94 1,879,956  19   64,728    18,812  (5,591)   (63)   77,905
                                                                       
Net income                          1,907                    1,907
                                                                       
Cash dividend                        (662)                    (662)
                                                                       
Net Changes in                                                         
 Unrealized
 Appreciation on
 AFS Securities                              2,474            2,474
                                                                       
Purchases of Treasury                                 (24)      (24)
 Stock
                                                                       
Balances,
3/31/95  1,879,956  19   64,728    20,057  (3,117)   (87)    81,600
(unaudited)                              
                                                                       
                                                                       
Balances,
12/31/95 1,879,956  19  64,728     23,045     312   (479)    87,625
                                                                  
Net income                          2,011                     2,011
                                                                  
Cash dividend                        (818)                     (818)
                                                                  
Net Changes in                                                    
 Unrealized
 Appreciation on
 AFS Securities                               (229)            (229)
                                                                       
Sales of Treasury                                    631        631
 Stock
Purchases of Treasury                               (172)      (172)
 Stock                                                      
                                                                       
Balances,
3/31/96  1,879,956  19  64,728    24,238        83   (20)    89,048

                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
  (in thousands)                        Unaudited
                                    Three months ended
OPERATING ACTIVITIES                      March 31,
                                        1996          1995
Net income                            $ 2,011       $ 1,907
Adjustments to reconcile net                               
 income to cash provided 
 by operating activities:
   Provision for loan losses              280            80
   Depreciation on premises and           436           333
      equipement
   Amortization and accretion                              
      of investment securities            205           133
   (Increase) decrease in other        (1,035)        2,327
      assets
   Increase (decrease) in other          (904)          145
      liabilities
Net cash provided by operating            993         4,925
      activities
                                                           
INVESTING ACTIVITIES                                       
                                                           
Proceeds from sales and                                    
     maturities of
     available-for-sale securities     15,340        10,718
Proceeds from maturities of                                
     held-to-maturity securities        9,703           527
Purchases of investment               (15,220)       (9,925)
     securities
Net (increase) decrease in              1,660        (6,655)
     federal funds sold
Net (increase) decrease in            (30,177)      (10,167)
     loans
Purchases of premises and              (2,709)       (1,382)
     equipment
Net cash used in investing            (21,403)      (16,884)
     activities
                                                           
FINANCING ACTIVITIES                                       
                                                           
Net increase (decrease) in                109       (11,999)
     demand deposits
Net increase (decrease) in             (4,281)      (15,300)
     savings and MMDA
Net increase (decrease) in time         8,162        37,749
     deposits
Net increase (decrease) in                                 
     repurchase agreements and 
     federal funds purchased            8,415       (14,407)
Net increase (decrease) in             10,000               
     other borrowings
Cash dividends paid                      (818)         (662)
Sales of treasury stock                   631             0
Purchase of treasury stock               (172)          (24)
Net cash provided (used) by            22,046        (4,643)
     financing activities
                                                           
Increase (decrease) in cash        
     and cash equivalents               1,636       (16,602)
Cash and cash equivalents at                               
     the beginning of the period       54,938        61,354
Cash and cash equivalents at                               
     the end ofthe period              56,574        44,752

           NOTES TO CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                    PIONEER BANCSHARES, INC.

A.   PRESENTATION OF FINANCIAL INFORMATION

The  financial  statements in this report have not been  audited.
The  information  included herein should be read  in  conjunction
with  the notes to consolidated financial statements included  in
the  1995  Annual Report to Shareholders which was  furnished  to
each   shareholder  of  the  Company  on  April  30,  1996.   The
consolidated  financial statements presented  herein  conform  to
generally accepted accounting principles and to general  industry
practices.   All prior period financial statement data  has  been
restated to reflect the pooling of interest method of accounting.

Consolidation

The  accompanying consolidated financial statements  include  the
accounts  of Pioneer Bancshares, Inc., its subsidiaries,  Pioneer
Bank  and  Valley  Bank,  and  Pioneer  Bank's  subsidiaries  and
trusteed affiliates.  Pioneer Bank's subsidiaries include Pioneer
Securities,  Inc.  (PSI),  Marion  Properties,  Inc.  and  Center
Finance  Corporation.  The trusteed affiliates  of  Pioneer  Bank
include  Frontier  Corporation and Valley Company  with  Valley's
wholly-owned subsidiary.  Collectively Pioneer Bancshares and its
subsidiaries  and  trusteed affiliates are  referred  to  as  the
"Company."  Frontier Corporation and Valley Company are  held  in
trust for the benefit of Pioneer Bank's shareholders for a period
of  one hundred years from 1956.  At any time, the trusts may  be
liquidated  by  a two-thirds vote of Pioneer Bank's shareholders.
Center  Finance Corporation will engage in consumer  finance  and
related  activities in Athens, Tennessee and is expected to  open
in the second quarter of 1996.

Substantially all intercompany transactions, profits and balances
have been eliminated.

Accounting Policies

During  interim  periods,  the  Company  follows  the  accounting
policies  set forth in its Form 10-K for the year ended  December
31,  1995,  as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Since  1995,  there  have  been  no  changes  in  any  accounting
principles  or practices, or in the method of applying  any  such
principles or practices.

Interim Financial Data (Unaudited)

In  the  opinion of Company management, the accompanying  interim
financial statements contain all material adjustments, consisting
only  of normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly
the  financial condition, the results of operations,  cash  flows
and  stockholders' equity of the Company for the interim periods.
Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of the
results to be expected for a full year.



Deferred Taxes

Deferred  income  taxes arise from temporary differences  between
the  income tax basis and the financial reporting basis of assets
and liabilities.  If it is more likely than not that some portion
or  all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized, a valuation
allowance is recognized.

Common Stock Data

Earnings per share is computed by dividing the net income for the
period   by   the  weighted  average  number  of  common   shares
outstanding during the period.

FASB Statements No. 114 & 118

The  Company adopted FASB Statements No. 114 & 118 in  the  first
quarter  of  1995.  For purposes of these Statements,  management
maintains the following policy.  Impaired loans are divided  into
two   classifications:  doubtful  and  loss.   "Doubtful"   loans
indicate  probable  loss and are reserved at 50%  of  outstanding
principal   regardless  of  underlying  collateral   value.    If
collateral  value is less than 50% of principal, then  additional
specific  reserves  are  allocated.   "Loss"  loans  are   deemed
uncollectible  by  management  and  are  reserved  at   100%   of
uotstanding principal value.  The Company charges-off loans  that
it  deems to be substantially uncollectible.  The Directors  Loan
Committee  approves  all loan charge-offs.  The  following  table
details impaired loans:

                                              March 31,
                                           1996        1995
Principal balance                           63,616     238,404
Interest  income recorded during  loan           0           0
     impairment
Reserve for potential credit losses         32,605     123,092
Unreserved portion of impaired loans        31,011     115,312
Average  principal balance QTD              98,965     242,746
Average principal balance YTD               98,965     242,746

Impaired loans are identified according to the two classification
methods in the following table:

                                              March 31,
                                           1996        1995
Doubtful loans outstanding                62,022      230,624
Loss loans outstanding                     1,594        7,780






ITEM 2.
        Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
               Condition and Results of Operations
                   of Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.

OVERVIEW

The  Company ended the first quarter with total assets of  $822.2
million,  a  2.9% increase from December 31, 1995.   The  Company
reported net income of $2.0 million, or $1.07 per share, for  the
three  months ended March 31, 1996, compared to $1.9 million,  or
$1.01 per share, for the same period in 1995.

NET INTEREST INCOME

Net  interest income was approximately $7.2 million for the three
months  ended  March 31, 1996, compared to $6.5 million  for  the
same  period in 1995.  This level of net interest income resulted
primarily from, among other things, net interest spread narrowing
13  basis points to 3.47%  from 3.60% .  The net interest  margin
was  4.28% in the first quarter of 1996 compared to 4.43% in  the
first quarter of 1995.  The margin declined due to the rate  paid
on interest bearing liabilities increasing 35 basis points, while
the  yield on interest earning assets increased 22 basis  points.
(See "ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT."

CASH and DUE FROM BANKS

Cash  and  due  from  banks increased from $54.9  million  as  of
December  31,  1995,  to  $56.6 million as  of  March  31,  1996,
representing  a  3.0% increase.  The increase  is  indicative  of
normal  business cycles in the industry.  Cash and due from  bank
balances  will  fluctuate depending on  monthly  cycles  and  the
volume of uncollected funds deposited by bank customers.   It  is
management's  desire to maintain adequate cash reserves  to  meet
our customers' cash needs.

INVESTMENTS

Investment  securities decreased from $287.0  million  to  $277.4
million, or 3.3% from December 31, 1995 to March 31, 1996.   This
decrease  was due to maturities in the held to maturity  category
which  were  not reinvested in investment securities, but  rather
funded loan portfolio growth.

The  increase  in long term interest rates from January  1996  to
April 1996 has devalued the investment portfolio by $1.5 million.
Interest  rates  increased due to indices that reflect  that  the
economy  is  generally strong, as well as a  to  curb  inflation.
Regarding the investment portfolio, management intends to (i) buy
securities  only  during  those times  when  prices  appear  most
favorable, (ii) maintain maturities four years or less and  (iii)
avoid mortgage-backed securities and structured notes.

FASB  115  requires  that the "Available for Sale"  portfolio  be
valued  at  market  prices and any difference be  recorded  as  a
change  in  asset value of the investment portfolio and  capital.
As  of  March  31, 1996, the FASB 115 adjustment resulted  in  an
increase  in  the  asset  value of the  investment  portfolio  of
$134,000  and  an adjustment to the capital account  of  $83,000,
after reserving $51,000 for deferred taxes.

As  of  March  31,  1996, the Company invested  $4.3  million  in
Federal Funds compared to $5.9 million at December 31, 1995, or a
$1.7  million  decrease.   Management  continually  monitors  the
Company's liquidity position to determine the necessary  balances
of  short  term investments and to consider alternative  uses  of
such funds.

LOAN PORTFOLIO

Loans,  net  of unearned income increased $29.8 million  or  7.1%
from  December 31, 1995 to March 31, 1996.  The loan mix  changed
marginally from year end 1995 to quarter end, March 31, 1996.   A
large  increase is noted in commercial loans of $10.2 million  or
12.9%  from  December 1995 to March 1996.  Similarly,  commercial
real  estate  loans increased $6.9 million over the same  period.
The  remaining  majority  of  the  loan  growth  occurred  within
consumer  installment  loans,  due  to  the  indirect  auto  loan
program;  the increase from year end 1995 to quarter  end  March,
1996  is  $6.8  million.   Real  estate  construction  loans  and
residential  real  estate loans increased $2.0 million  and  $3.6
million, respectively, for the same period.

The  Company  had  no foreign loans or loans to lesser  developed
countries  as  of  March  31, 1996.  The Company's  loan  mix  is
further described in the table below.



















                         LOAN PORTFOLIO
                          (in thousands)

                   March     Percent    December   Percent
                    1996    of Total      1995    of Total
 Commercial,                                         
   financial             
   and agricultural 89,520   19.77%       79,324   18.74%
 Real estate:                                   
  Construction      20,682    4.57%       18,671    4.41%
    and development
  Residential      120,768   26.67%      117,182   27.69%
  Commercial       160,152   35.36%      153,354   36.24%
Consumer                                            
  Credit cards       3,361    0.74%        3,253    0.77%
  Installments      57,988   12.81%       51,040   12.06%
  Lease financing      376    0.08%          367    0.09%
  Total Gross Loans452,847   100.00%     423,191   100.00%
 Less:                                          
    Unearned income  1,578                 1,688
    Allowance for
      loan loss      5,741                 5,872 
Total Net Loans    445,528               415,631

Management  does  not  expect  the current  loan  mix  to  change
significantly over the course of 1996.

PROVISION AND ALLOWANCE FOR POSSIBLE LOAN LOSSES

The allowance for possible loan losses decreased $131,000 or 2.2%
during  the  first quarter of 1996 from December 31,  1995.   The
provision  charged to expense is based on continuous analysis  by
the   Company's  management  of  potential  losses  in  the  loan
portfolio.














                   ALLOWANCE FOR LOAN LOSSES
                         (in thousands)

                         1996                   1995
Quarter Ending          Mar 31   Dec 31   Sept 30  June 30  Mar 31
Balance  at  beginning
  of period               5,872    5,609    5,500    5,440    5,355
Loans charged-off           481      146      119      148      118
Loans recovered              70       80       49      178      123
 Net   charge-offs          411       66       70     (30)      (5)
   (recoveries)
Provision   for   loan                                             
 losses charged to expense  280      329      179       30       80
Balance at end of period  5,741    5,872    5,609    5,500    5,440
Allowance   for   loan                                             
 losses as a percentage                                             
 of  average  loans        1.32%    1.45%    1.52%    1.55%    1.61%
 outstanding
 for the period
                                                            
Allowance   for   loan                                             
 losses as a percentage                                             
 of  nonperforming                                             
 assets and loans 90    211.77%  255.64%  251.86%  330.53%  256.36%
 days   past   due
 outstanding
 at   end  of  the
 period
                                                            
Annualized   QTD   net                                             
 charge-offs as                                                     
 a  percentage  of        0.38%    0.07%    0.08%   -0.03%   -0.01%
 average loans
 outstanding for the
 period
                                                            
Annualized   YTD   net                                             
 charge-offs as                                                     
 a  percentage  of        0.38%    0.03%    0.01%   -0.02%   -0.01%
 average loans
 outstanding for the
 period

The  Company's allowance for possible loan losses as a percentage
of  loans, net of unearned income, was 1.32% at March 31, 1996 as
compared  to 1.45% at December 31, 1995.  The allowance for  loan
losses  at March 31, 1996, and December 31, 1995, provided 211.8%
and  255.6% coverage, respectively, of nonperforming assets.  Net
charge-offs  (annualized as a percentage of  average  quarter-to-
date  loans)  were  0.38% during the first  quarter  of  1996  as
compared  to -0.01% for the same period one year ago.   At  March
31,  1996,  management believes that the allowance  for  possible
loan losses is sufficient to absorb potential losses.

NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND PAST DUE LOANS

Nonperforming  assets  include  nonperforming  loans,  foreclosed
realestate  held for sale and foreclosed other personal  property
held  for sale.  As of March 31, 1996, nonperforming assets  were
$2.1  million as compared to $1.9 million at December  31,  1995.
The  ratio  of  nonperforming assets to loans,  net  of  unearned
income,  other  real  estate and other nonperforming  assets  was
0.47%  at March 31, 1996, compared to 0.47% at December 31,  1995
and 0.60% at March 31, 1995.

Total  nonperforming loans to total average loans decreased  from
0.28% at December 31, 1996, to 0.27% at March 31, 1996.  Whereas,
loans  past due 90 days or more as a percentage of total  average
loans  increased to 0.16% as of March 31, 1996, compared to 0.09%
as of December 31, 1995.

Net  loans  charged  off during the first quarter  of  1996  were
$411,000 compared to a $5,000 net recovery for the same period of
1995.   Further  detail  of loan charge-offs  and  recoveries  is
presented in the table "Allowance for Loan Losses."

            NONPERFORMING ASSETS AND PAST DUE LOANS
                         (in thousands)

                         1996                   1995
Quarter Ending          Mar 31   Dec 31   Sept 30  June 30  Mar 31
Avg   loans,  net   of
 unearned income         434,323  406,150  369,385  353,762  338,760
Nonaccrual loans           1,160    1,153      881      694    1,127
Renegotiated or                0        0        0        0        0
 restructured loans
   Total nonperforming    1,160    1,153      881      694    1,127
        loans
Other    real   estate      840      761      699      834      902
 owned, net
Other   non-performing       54        0        0        0        0
 assets
   Total nonperforming
       assets             2,054    1,914    1,580    1,528    2,029
                                                                   
Loans 90 days or  more                                             
 past due                  
 and still accruing         711      383      647      136       93
Total    nonperforming                                             
 loans as a                0.27%    0.28%    0.24%    0.20%    0.33%
 percentage of total
 loans
Total    nonperforming                                             
 assets as a                                                        
 percentage of total       0.47%    0.47%    0.43%    0.43%    0.60%
 loans, ORE
 and      other
 nonperforming assets
Loans 90 days past due                                             
 as a                     0.16%    0.09%    0.18%    0.04%    0.03%
 percentage of total
 loans

DEPOSITS

Total deposits increased $4.0 million or 0.6% from $662.1 million
at  December 31, 1995 to $666.1 million at March 31,  1996.   The
increase is due to customers investing in time deposits to attain
marginally higher yields over other deposit products.  Total time
deposits  increased $8.2 million from December 31, 1995 to  March
31, 1996.

Federal  funds purchased and securities sold under agreements  to
repurchase increased $8.4 million or 20.1% from December 31, 1995
to   March  31,  1996.   Counterparties  to  the  agreements   to
repurchase  are commercial account customers, where excess  funds
from   noninterest  bearing  checking  accounts  are  transferred
nightly  to a collateralized interest bearing repurchase account.
These  accounts  are  not  FDIC insured,  therefore  the  Company
collateralizes  the deposits with securities from the  investment
portfolio.   For the quarter ended March 31, 1996,  none  of  the
repurchased agreements were brokered.  As of March 31, 1996,  the
Company's  federal funds purchased position was zero compared  to
$5.0 million as of December 31, 1995.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Liquidity  represents the ability to provide funding for  lending
and   investment  activities,  as  well  as  to   cover   deposit
withdrawals  and pay debt and operating obligations.  Maintaining
an  adequate level of liquidity is an important component of  the
Company's balance sheet management objectives.

Net  cash  provided by operating activities for the three  months
ended March 31, 1996, totaled $993,000.  For the same period, net
cash   used   by  investing  activities  totaled  $21.4   million
consisting  of  proceeds from maturities and sales of  investment
securities of $25.0 million, with cash outflows of $15.2  million
in  investment securities purchases, and a $30.2 million increase
in  loans outstanding.  Net cash provided by financing activities
of  $22.0 million consisted of increases in demand deposits, time
deposits,  repurchase agreements and other  borrowings  of  $26.7
million.  The  payment  of  $818,000 in  common  stock  dividends
($0.435  per  share)  was funded from earnings.  Management  will
stagger the purchases of investment securities within a four year
maturity  horizon  to provide sufficient liquidity  to  the  loan
portfolio.  Management does not anticipate any unexpected funding
needs in the near future that could not be satisfied with current
cash generated from investing activities.

Total   stockholders'  equity,  adjusted   for   the   unrealized
appreciation on securities available for sale, to total assets at
March  31,  1996  and  December 31, 1995 was 10.82%  and  10.92%,
respectively.  The Company's book value per share increased  from
$46.61  at  December 31, 1995 to $47.37 at March 31,  1996.   The
Company's  Tier  I  risk based capital ratio,  total  risk  based
capital  ratio and leverage capital ratio at March 31, 1996  were
13.82%,  14.79%  and  10.33%, respectively, exceeding  the  fully
phased-in  required  capital ratios of 4.00%,  8.00%  and  3.00%,
respectively.  These ratios as of December 31, 1995, were 14.77%,
15.85%  and 10.11%, respectively.  Increased regulatory  activity
in  the financial industry as a whole will continue to impact the
structure   of  the  industry;  however,  management   does   not
anticipate  any  negative  impact on  the  capital  resources  or
operations of the Company.

INTEREST RATE SENSITIVITY

The  following  table  illustrates  the  Company's  exposure   to
interest rate fluctuations as of March 31, 1996:







               Interest Rate Sensitivity Analysis
                      as of March 31, 1996
                         (in thousands)

                           Over 3    Over 1                        
                           Months     Year                Non-       
                    3      through   through    Over     Interest     
                 Months      12      5 Years   5 Years              Total
                 or less   Months                        Sensitive
                                                     
ASSETS:                                                     
Interest Earning Assets:
                                                            
Loans, net of                                                      
 unearned income 143,241   45,048    238,112   24,868              451,269
Less:                                                           
 Allowance for                                                     
  loan losses                                             (5,741)   (5,741)
    Net loans    143,241   45,048    238,112   24,868     (5,741)  445,528
Investment        18,782   36,965    152,560   69,125              277,432
 securities
Federal funds      4,275                                             4,275
 sold
Total earning    166,298   82,013    390,672   93,993     (5,741)  727,235
 assets
Cash and                                                  94,957    94,957
 other assets
   Total assets  166,298   82,013    390,672   93,993     89,216   822,192
                                                            
                                                            
                          Over 3     Over 1                        
                          Months      Year                 Non-       
                    3     through    through     Over     Interest     
                 Months     12       5 Years   5 Years              Total
                 or less  Months                          Sensitive
                                                     
LIABILITIES                                                 
AND
STOCKHOLDERS'
   EQUITY:
Interest Bearing Liabilities:
                                                            
Interest                                                           
 bearing 
 demand         9,591   14,387     95,915                          119,893
 deposits
Money market    8,516   17,032     17,032                           42,580
 acct
Savings         6,908   10,362     69,077                           86,347
 deposits
Other time      81,425  110,392    42,532         45               234,394
 deposits                                       
CD's of                                                            
 $100,000       26,582   24,307     5,906                           56,795
 or more     
Federal funds                                                      
 purchased                                                          
 and                                                             
 securities     50,330                                              50,330
 sold
 under
 agreements
 to
 repurchase
Other                              10,000                           10,000
 borrowings
Total                                                           
 interest     183,352  176,480    240,462          45              600,339
 bearing
 liabilities
Non-interest                                                       
 bearing                                                  126,076  126,076
 demand                                        
 deposits
Other                                                       6,729    6,729
 liabilities
Stockholders'                                              89,048   89,048
 equity
Total                                                           
 liabilities  
 and          183,352  176,480     240,462        45      221,853  822,192
 stockholders'
 equity
                                                                   
                                                                   
Interest                   
 sensitivity    (17,054)  (94,467)   150,210     93,948
 gap       
Cumulative                                                         
 interest       (17,054)  (111,521)    36,689   132,637
 sensitivity
 gap
Cumulative                                                         
 interest                                         
 sensitivity      -2.3%   -15.3%         5.0%    18.2%
 gap as a
 percentage
 of total
 earning
 assets
In analyzing the interest rate sensitivity at March 31, 1996, the
Company  is  liability sensitive in the less  than  twelve  month
categories in the amount of $111.5 million.  In the greater  than
one year categories, the Company is asset sensitive in the amount
of $244.2 million.  Overall the Company is asset sensitive in the
amount  of $132.6 million.  During periods of increasing interest
rates  asset  sensitivity would enable  the  Company  to  reprice
earning   assets   faster  than  interest  bearing   liabilities,
therefore  optimizing net interest margins.   During  periods  of
decreasing interest rates, being asset sensitive would narrow net
interest  margins, because interest earning assets would  reprice
faster  at  lower  rates  before the repricing  of  the  interest
bearing liabilities.  Management maintains several interest  rate
risk  models,  regularly meets with the  Board  of  Directors  to
discuss asset/liability management issues and believes this level
of exposure to interest rate fluctuations to be acceptable.

NET INCOME

Net  income  for the three months ended March 31, 1996  increased
$104,000  or 5.5% over the same period in 1995.  Net  income  per
share  for the quarter increased $0.06 or 5.5% to $1.07 per share
compared  to  $1.01 per share for the same period one  year  ago.
Annualized  return on average assets for the three months  ending
March  31,  1996 was 1.01% as compared to 1.11%  for  1995.   The
annualized return on average equity for the first quarter of 1996
was 8.99% compared to 9.38% for the same period in 1995.

NET INTEREST MARGIN

The  following table shows average balances, interest income  and
interest  expense, and yields/rates for the three  months  ending
March 31, 1996 and 1995.



















   CONSOLIDATED  AVERAGE                                    
BALANCE SHEET
                INTEREST                                    
INCOME/EXPENSE AND
   YIELD/RATES                                              
Taxable Equivalent Basis                                    
(in thousands)                      Three months ended
                                         March 31,
                                                            
Assets                           1996                 1995
                         Avera  Incom  Yield  Avera  Incom  Yield
Earning assets:            ge     e/     /      ge     e/     /
                         Balan  Expen   Rate  Balan  Expen   Rate
                           ce     se            ce     se
Loans,  net of  unearned      $      $ 8.68%       $      $ 8.48%
income                    434,3  9,420         338,7  7,183
                             23                   60
Investment securities     283,6  4,480 6.32%   275,9  4,417 6.40%
                             69                   98
Other earning assets      6,856     94 5.47%   18,00    264 5.86%
                                                   9
   Total earning assets   724,8  13,99 7.72%   632,7  11,86 7.50%
                             48      4            67      4
Allowance    for    loan  (5,74                (5,44           
losses                       3)                   0)
Cash and other assets     80,29                60,99           
                              4                    0
      TOTAL ASSETS            $                    $           
                          799,3                688,3
                             99                   17
                                                               
Liabilities          and                                       
Stockholders' Equity
                                                               
Interest         bearing                                       
liabilities:
Interest bearing  demand      $    780 2.62%       $    692 2.51%
deposits                  119,2                110,1
                             66                   63
Savings deposits          88,15    584 2.65%   82,97    568 2.74%
                              2                    5
Time deposits             276,6  3,630 5.25%   224,3  2,568 4.58%
                             55                   25
Time     deposits     of  51,47    704 5.47%   54,15    705 5.21%
$100,000 or more              7                    3
Federal  funds purchased                                       
and securities            44,04    484 4.40%   26,79    326 4.87%
    sold under agreement      4                    5
to repurchase
Other borrowings          6,703     51 3.04%       0      0 0.00%
       Total    interest  586,2  6,233 4.25%   498,4  4,859 3.90%
bearing liabilities          97                   11
Net interest spread                  $ 3.47%              $ 3.60%
                                 7,761                7,005
Noninterest      bearing  114,6                104,5           
demand deposits              86                   25
Accrued   expenses   and  8,899                4,064           
other liabilities
Stockholders' equity      89,51                81,31           
                              7                    7
 TOTAL LIABILITIES AND                                         
  STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY        $                    $
                          799,3                688,3
                             99                   17
Net   yield  on  earning               4.28%                4.43%
assets
                                                               
Taxable       equivalent                                       
adjustment:
   Loans                             $                    $    
                                    39                   28
   Investment securities           509                  524    
      Total adjustment               $                    $    
                                   548                  552

ASSET/LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

The  Company experienced a decrease in the net yield  on  earning
assets for the first quarter from 4.43% in 1995 to 4.28% in 1996.
This decrease resulted from changes in rates, volumes and mix  of
interest  earning  assets and interest bearing  liabilities.   In
addition,  the  average  balance of  noninterest  bearing  demand
deposits  increased  $10.2 million or 9.7%.  Interest  income  on
earning  assets increased $2.2 million or 19.1% due to  increases
in the rates earned on interest earning assets and an increase of
$92.1  million or 14.6% in the average volume of interest earning
assets.  The mix of interest earning assets changed significantly
with  the  average balances of loans increasing $95.6 million  or
28.2%,  while  the average balance of securities  increased  $7.7
million  or 2.8% and the average balance of other earning assets,
primarily  federal funds sold, decreased $11.2 million or  61.9%.
Rates  earned  on  loans increased 20 basis points,  while  rates
earned  on  investment securities decreased 8 basis points.   The
rates  earned on other earning assets decreased 39 basis  points.
The  rate  on  total earning assets increased  22  basis  points.
Interest  expense on deposits increased $1.4 million or 28.3%  in
the  first quarter of 1996 compared to the same period last year.
Average  balances  on interest bearing liabilities  increased  by
$87.9 million or 17.6%.  The average balances of interest bearing
demand  deposits increased from first quarter of  1995  to  first
quarter  of  1996  by  $9.1 million or  8.3%.   Savings  accounts
increased for the same time periods by $5.2 million or 6.2%.  The
rates  paid  on  these type of accounts during the  three  months
ending  March  31, 1996, and 1995, increased 11 and  decreased  9
basis  points, for interest bearing demand deposits  and  savings
deposits,  respectively.  The average balance of  time  deposits,
including time deposits over $100,000, increased $49.7 million or
17.8%  and the rate paid increased 58 basis points.  Net interest
spread increased from first quarter 1995 to first quarter 1996 by
$756,000, however the spread rate declined 13 basis points.

NONINTEREST INCOME

Noninterest  income consists of revenues generated from  a  broad
range  of  financial services and activities including  fee-based
services and commissions.

                       NONINTEREST INCOME
                         (in thousands)

                      Three Months         
                    Ended March 31,    Percent
                     1996      1995     Change
Service charge on         $         $   9.80%
deposit accounts        863       786
Trust fees              313       280   11.79%
Net    securities       162      (46)  452.17%
gains realized
Other income            603       376   60.37%
   TOTAL                  $         $   39.04%
                      1,941     1,396

Service charges increased $77,000, or 9.8%, for the three  months
ended March 31, 1996, as compared to the quarter ended march  31,
1995.   Trust  fees increased $33,000, or 11.8%, from  the  first
quarter  of  1995  compared to the first quarter  of  1996.   Net
securities  gains of $162,000 were realized in  the  first  three
months  of 1996, compared to the loss of $46,000 realized in  the
same   period  of  1995.   Other  noninterest  income   increased
$227,000,  or 60.4%, for the first quarter 1996 compared  to  the
first quarter of 1995.

NONINTEREST EXPENSE

Salaries and benefits increased $514,000, or 18.6%, for the three
months ending March 31, 1996, as compared to March 31, 1995.  The
increase  was due primarily to the additional employees with  the
Marion  County  Branch  Purchase.  Occupancy  expenses  increased
$256,000,  or  39.9%, due to depreciation on the  properties  put
into   commission  in  the  second  half  of  1995.    Management
anticipates  this  level  of spending for  occupancy  expense  to
increase through the remainder of the year of 1996 as renovations
for expanding the downtown office continue and new branches open.
Other  expenses  increased  $90,000,  or  4.9%  over  these  same
periods.

                      NONINTEREST EXPENSE
                         (in thousands)

                      Three Months         
                    Ended March 31,    Percent
                     1996      1995     Change
Salaries      and         $         $   18.62%
benefits              3,274     2,760
Net     occupancy       897       641   39.94%
expense
Other expense         1,937     1,847   4.87%
   TOTAL                  $         $   16.39%
                      6,108     5,248

PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES

The  Company's provision for income taxes increased $172,000,  or
28.0%, to $786,000 for the three months ended March 31, 1996,  as
compared  to $614,000 for the same period in 1995.  The effective
tax  rate was 28.1% for the three months ended March 31, 1996  as
compared to 24.4% for March 31, 1995.  The notes to the financial
statements provide additional information regarding the Company's
taxes.























                            PART II
                       OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1.   Legal Proceedings

          None

ITEM 2.   Change in Securities

          None

ITEM 3.   Defaults Upon Senior Securities

          None

ITEM 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

          The   annual   meeting  of  Pioneer  Bancshares,   Inc.
          stockholders  will  be held on  May  21,  1996  at  the
          corporate  offices of Pioneer Bank.  Only  those  items
          disclosed  within  the Pioneer Bancshares,  Inc.  Proxy
          Statement will be voted.

ITEM 5.   Other Information

          None

ITEM 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a)  The exhibits filed as part of the Report are as follows:

     Exhibit
     Number    Description
        3(a)          Certificate of Incorporation,  incorporated
herein by reference
                 from Registrant's Registration Statement on Form
S-4
                (Registration No. 33-49360).

        3(b)          By-laws, incorporated herein  by  reference
from Registrant's
                Registration  Statement on Form S-4 (Registration
No. 33-
               49360)

     11        Statement Re Computation of Per Share Earnings

(b)  Reports on Form 8-K.

     None
                           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.





                                   Pioneer Bancshares, Inc.





Date:  May 14, 1996                  /s/  Rodger B. Holley
                                   Rodger B. Holley
                                   President and CEO





Date:  May 14, 1996                  /s/  Gregory B. Jones
                                   Gregory B. Jones
                                    Executive Vice President  and
                                    Treasurer

                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
                                
            PIONEER BANCSHARES, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES
                                
                        INDEX TO EXHIBITS

          Exhibit
               Number                     Description   Page

               3(a) Certificate   of    Incorporation,
                    incorporated herein
                    by reference from Registrant's Registration
                    Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 33-
                    49360).

              3(b)  By-laws,  incorporated   herein   by
                    reference from
                    Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-
                    4
                    (Registration No. 33-49360).

            11      Statement  Regarding  Computation  of  Net
                    Earnings
                    per                   Share                  21

























                    PIONEER BANCSHARES, INC.
                   Form 10-Q, Part II, Item 6
        Exhibit 11 - Statement Regarding Computation of
                     Net Earnings Per Share

For   the  three  months  ended      1996             1995
March 31,
                                                        
Income    as    reported     in                         
consolidated                      $2,011,000       $1,907,000
   statements of income
                                                        
Per share computation of common                         
 and dilutive  common equivalent
 shares:
                                                        
Weighted average number of                              
   shares outstanding             1,879,956        1,879,956
Weighted   average  number   of                         
 shares issuable  upon exercise  of       0                0
 stock options applying the 
 treasury stock method
Weighted   average  number   of                         
 shares outstanding used  to      1,879,956        1,879,956
 calculate per share
 data assuming no dilution
                                                        
Net   income  per  common   and                         
 common                              $ 1.07           $ 1.01
 equivalent share
                                                        
                                                        
Per  share computation assuming                         
 full dilution:
                                                        
Weighted   average  number   of                         
 shares                            1,879,956        1,879,956
 outstanding
Weighted   average  number   of                         
 shares issuable  upon exercise  of       0                0
 stock options
 applying the treasury stock
 method
Weighted   average  number   of                         
 shares                                                  
 outstanding    used    to         1,879,956        1,879,956
 calculate per share
 data assuming full dilution
                                                        
Net   income  per  common   and                         
 common                              $ 1.07           $ 1.01
 equivalent  share  assuming
 full dilution



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