OFG Bancorp Forecasts Margin Near 5.25% Through 2026 After $13.5 Million Buyback

OFG Bancorp expects its net interest margin to stay near 5.25% through the rest of 2026. The forecast assumes one additional 25-basis-point rate hike in December. For the quarter ended Sept. 30, the margin was 5.23%, down from 5.45% in the second quarter and just below 5.24% a year earlier. Net interest margin measures annualized net interest income against average interest-earning assets. Diluted earnings per share were $1.33, compared with $1.39 in the previous quarter and $1.16 in the third quarter of 2025.

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