EXHIBIT 23.2


                  CONSENT OF COOPERS & LYBRAND, L.L.P.


                   CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration
statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 18, 1995, on our
audits of the consolidated financial statements of Progress Financial
Corporation and Subsidiaries.

/s/ Coopers & Lybrand L.L.P.
2400 Eleven Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 20, 1995