Progressive Neighborhood Federal Credit Union is a community development credit union based in Rochester, New York that has been operating for four years and has grown to $1.8 million in total assets and 1,500 members. The Credit Uniona€™s mission is to enable low-income people to cooperatively own and control a financial institution, encourage savings, assist members in gaining access to credit and becoming knowledgeable and responsible managers of their finances, and make available money and expertise for loans for the personal and financial needs of its members. It serves its mission by offering lending products(including consumer loans, auto loans, microenterprise loans, and home mortgage loans), financial services and technical assistance/training services. Additionally, the credit union has several programs, such as its Individual Development Accounts, that are specifically directed to its low-income members.