Oriental Financial Group Inc.'s conversion into a more traditional bank following the April 2010 acquisition of the defunct EuroBank seems to be going in the right direction, as on Monday the financial institution announced $9.5 million in income for the first quarter ended Mar. 31.
Looking to lend a hand to Puerto Rico nonprofits, Oriental Bank & Trust is taking a different approach to its Individual Retirement Account program this year, launching Tuesday a product that lets customers who open an account choose an organization that will benefit from a cash donation from the bank.
Oriental Financial Group Inc. reported a loss of $13.1 million during the fourth quarter of 2001, sharply contrasting the positive results for the same year-ago quarter, when it recorded $3.9 million in income. The result for the quarter ended Dec. 31, 2011 also reflected a drop from the $15.6 million in the books for the prior quarter ended Sept. 30.