Reminder: OFG Bancorp's 7.125% Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series A Goes Ex-Dividend Soon

On 12/13/18, OFG Bancorp's 7.125% Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series A (Symbol: OFG.PRA) will trade ex-dividend, for its monthly dividend of $0.1484, payable on 12/31/18. As a percentage of OFG.PRA's recent share price of $24.12, this dividend works out to approximately 0.62%, so look for shares of OFG.PRA to trade 0.62% lower - all else being equal - when OFG.PRA shares open for trading on 12/13/18. On an annualized basis, the current yield is approximately 7.38%, which compares to an average yield of 6.20% in the "Financial" preferred stock category, according to Preferred Stock Channel . The chart below shows the one year performance of OFG.PRA shares, versus OFG:

Below is a dividend history chart for OFG.PRA, showing historical dividends prior to the most recent $0.1484 on OFG Bancorp's 7.125% Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series A:

In Tuesday trading, OFG Bancorp's 7.125% Non-cumulative Monthly Income Preferred Stock, Series A (Symbol: OFG.PRA) is currently up about 0.2% on the day, while the common shares (Symbol: OFG) are trading flat.

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