Exhibit 32.1


                    CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

   Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. 1350)


     The undersigned executive officer of Progress Financial Corporation (the
"Registrant") hereby certifies to the best of his knowledge that the
Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2003 fully complies
with the requirements of Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
and that the information contained therein fairly presents, in all material
respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.


                            /s/ W. Kirk Wycoff
                            ----------------------------------------------------
                              Name: W. Kirk Wycoff
                            Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Date:  November 12, 2003



     A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has
been provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.