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EX-10.1

 Exhibit 10.1 

EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 
 OFG BANCORP

 AND 

JOSÉ RAFAEL FERNÁNDEZ 

This Employment Agreement (the “Agreement”) is made and entered into on the 28th day of July 2021, by and between OFG
BANCORP, a financial holding company that has its principal office in San Juan, Puerto Rico (the “Company”), and JOSÉ RAFAEL FERNÁNDEZ (the “President and CEO” or “Mr. Fernández”).

 WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, Mr. Fernández has been an executive officer of the Company since June 1991, is presently the Company’s
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors, and the retention of his services for and on behalf of the Company is of material importance to the preservation and enhancement of the value of the Company’s
business; 
 WHEREAS, the Company and the President and CEO wish to enter into this Agreement and intend that this Agreement shall
become effective on July 1, 2021 (the “Effective Date”), and replace the Employment Agreement, dated February 28, 2018 between the Company and the President and CEO, which is now in effect; 

 NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants herein set forth, the Company
and the President and CEO do hereby agree as follows: 
  

	1.	 TERM OF EMPLOYMENT 

1.1    The Company hereby employs Mr. Fernández as its President and Chief Executive Officer, and
Mr. Fernández hereby accepts said employment and agrees to render such services to the Company on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement for a term commencing on the Effective Date and ending on June 30, 2024 , unless
further extended or sooner terminated in accordance with the terms and conditions herein set forth. 
 Unless written notice of non-renewal is given by either party not less than one hundred twenty (120) days in advance of the expiration of the term, this Agreement will be automatically extended for one (1) additional year. Unless
otherwise agreed to in writing by Mr. Fernández and the Company, and except in the event of a termination for just cause pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or a removal or bar from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof,
Mr. Fernández shall remain as an employee of the Company after the expiration of the term of this Agreement and shall be entitled to all the rights and benefits of an employee under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. 

1.2    During the term of this Agreement, the President and CEO shall devote his best efforts to performing such
services for the Company as may be consistent with his title of President and Chief Executive Officer and those which from time to time may be assigned to him by the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board of Directors”). 

  
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 1.3    The services of the President and CEO to the Company shall
be rendered principally in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, but he shall do such traveling on behalf of the Company as may be reasonably required by his duties. 

1.4    The President and CEO shall report directly to the Board of Directors and shall have overall responsibility
for all of the business and affairs of the Company, including making all determinations concerning hiring, dismissal and compensation for all classes of employees of the Company (exception in the case of the Head of the Company’s Internal Audit
Department), which determinations shall be in accordance with the policies for such hiring, dismissal and compensation established by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (the “Compensation Committee”) from time to time and
in accordance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, including the applicable regulations of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (the “FDIC”), the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (the “FRB”), the
Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico (the “OCFI”). 

1.5    The President and CEO shall continue to occupy his position as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
Furthermore, during the term of this Agreement and any extension thereof, and in any election of directors in which his term as a member of the Board of Directors will expire, the Board of Directors shall nominate and recommend to the Company’s
stockholders the election of Mr. Fernández to the Board of Directors and, if elected, the Board of Directors shall appoint him as its Vice Chairperson. 

  
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	2.	 COMPETITIVE ACTIVITIES 

2.1    The President and CEO agrees that during the term of this Agreement, except with the express written consent
of the Board of Directors, he will not, directly or indirectly, engage or participate in, become a director of, or render advisory or other services for, or in connection with, or become interested in, or make financial investment in any firm,
corporation, business entity or business enterprise; provided, however, that the President and CEO shall not thereby be precluded or prohibited from owning passive investments including investments in the securities of other financial institutions,
so long as such ownership does not require him to devote substantial time to management or control of the business or activities in which he has invested. 

2.2    The President and CEO agrees and acknowledges that during the time that he is employed by the Company, he
will maintain an intimate knowledge of the activities and affairs of the Company including trade secrets and other confidential matters. As a result, and also because of the special, unique, and extraordinary services that the President and CEO is
capable of performing for the Company or one of its competitors, the President and CEO recognizes that the services to be rendered by him hereunder are of a character giving them a peculiar value, the loss of which cannot be adequately or reasonably
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the Company, the President and CEO renders services to a competitor of the Company other than as authorized pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof, the Company shall be entitled to immediate
injunctive or other equitable relief to restrain the President and CEO from rendering his services to the competitor of the Company, in addition to any other remedies to which the Company may be entitled under law; provided, however, that the right
to such injunctive or other equitable relief shall not survive the termination of the President and CEO’s employment with the Company. 
  

	3.	 COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES 

3.1    Compensation. 

(a) The Company will compensate and pay the President and CEO an annual base salary of nine hundred thirty five thousand dollars
($935,000) equivalent to seventy seven thousand nine hundred sixteen dollars and sixty six cents ($77,916.66) per month for his services to the Company during the term of this Agreement. 

(b) Not later than March 31 of each contract year, the Compensation Committee shall evaluate and determine the amount of any
increase to the President and CEO’s annual base salary. Any increases to the President and CEO’s annual base salary determined by the Compensation Committee shall be effective on January 1 of the then running contract year and the
increased annual base salary shall become the President and CEO’s new contractual annual base salary. 

  
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 3.2    Bonus. The Compensation Committee
shall set for the President and CEO an annual target bonus based on a percentage of his annual base salary as may be earned by him under the Company’s non-equity incentive bonus plan (the “Incentive
Bonus”). The bonus shall be due and payable on or before March 31 of each contract year of this Agreement commencing with the bonus corresponding to calendar year 2021 due and payable on or before March 31, 2022 . 

3.3    Expense Allowance. During the term of this Agreement and any extension thereof, the Company
shall provide the President and CEO an annual expense allowance (the “Expense Allowance”) in the amount of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) from which the President and CEO shall pay his
(i) car-related expenses; (ii) membership expenses for social, business or professional organizations (all such membership(s) shall be maintained in the name of the President and CEO); and
(iii) any other expenses which, in his judgment, are reasonably appropriate for the performance of his duties under this Agreement. 

3.4    Reimbursement of Expenses. Not less frequently than monthly, the Company shall pay for or
reimburse the President and CEO for all reasonable travel and other expenses incurred by the President and CEO in the performance of his duties under this Agreement, including, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, the Expense Allowance
provided for in Section 3.3 above. 
 3.5    Life Insurance. The Company shall renew for an
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life insurance policy in the sum of three million dollars ($3,000,000) covering the life of the President and CEO and having as its beneficiary the spouse and heirs of Mr. Fernández;
provided, that the President and CEO may designate in writing from to time any other person or entity as its beneficiary. For as long as the President and CEO is employed by the Company, all premiums and costs associated with such term life
insurance policy shall be for the account of the Company. 
 3.6    Vacation. The President and CEO
shall be entitled to twenty-five (25) days of paid vacation each year during the term of this Agreement. 
  

	4.	 DISABILITY 

4.1    If the President and CEO shall become physically or mentally disabled or incapacitated to the extent that he
is unable to perform his duties under this Agreement, and so long as such disability continues, the President and CEO shall, subject to the provisions of Section 6.2 and 6.3 hereof, and for a period not to exceed the remaining term of this
Agreement, continue to receive his full compensation, as set forth in Section 3 hereof, including an annual cash bonus equal to the annual cash bonus paid to him in the last fiscal year prior to his disability or incapacitation. 

4.2    There shall be deducted from the amounts paid to the President and CEO hereunder during any period of
disability or incapacitation, as described in Section 4.1 hereof, any amounts actually paid to the President and CEO pursuant to any disability insurance or other similar program(s) which the Company has instituted or may institute on behalf of
its employees for the purpose of providing compensation in the event of disability. 

  
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	5.	 ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 

5.1    During the term of this Agreement, the President and CEO will be entitled to participate in, and receive the
benefits of, any equity-based compensation plan, profit sharing plan, or other plans, benefits and privileges given to employees and executives of the Company or its subsidiaries and affiliates which may now exist or come into existence hereinafter,
to the extent commensurate with his then duties and responsibilities, as fixed by the Compensation Committee, and, to the extent that the President and CEO is otherwise eligible and qualifies, to so participate in, and receive such benefits or
privileges. The Company shall not make any changes in such plans, benefits or privileges which would adversely affect the President and CEO’s rights or benefits there under, unless such change or changes are made pursuant to a program
applicable to all executives of the Company and does not result in a proportionately greater adverse change in the rights of or benefits to the President and CEO as compared to any executive officer of the Company. Nothing paid to the President and
CEO under any plan or arrangement presently in effect or made available in the future shall be deemed in lieu of the annual base salary, Incentive Bonus, Special Bonus, Expense Allowance and term life insurance payable or provided to the President
and CEO pursuant to Sections 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 and 3.5 hereof. 

  
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 5.2     (a ) The Compensation Committee shall consider in each
contract year of this Agreement granting the President and CEO additional incentive compensation under the Company’s equity-based compensation plan based on his performance scorecard, as approved by the Compensation Committee, up to an annual
amount equal to a percentage, to be determined by the Compensation Committee from time to time, of his annual base salary. The incentive compensation grants to the President and CEO shall be made on or before March 31 of each contract year of
this Agreement commencing with the year 2022 . As long as he is in compliance with the requirements of the Company’s Stock Ownership Policy, with respect to any incentive compensation award granted to him by the Compensation Committee, the
President and CEO shall have the option of electing to receive the award in deferred cash equivalents. 
 (c) Restrictions on the restricted
stock units granted to the President and CEO hereunder will expire as established by the Compensation Committee under the terms of the award agreement but not later than on the third anniversary of the award or earlier in the event of a Change of
Control of the Company, as defined in the Change in Control Compensation Agreement between the Company and the President and CEO, dated December 5, 2004, as amended (the “Change in Control Compensation Agreement”), or if the President
and CEO dies or becomes disabled. 
  

	6.	 TERMINATION 

6.1    The Board of Directors shall have the right, at any time upon prior written Notice of Termination (as defined
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Section 6.8(b) hereof), to terminate the President and CEO’s employment hereunder for just cause or in connection with a removal or bar from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term “termination for just cause” shall mean termination because of the willful and continued failure of the President and CEO to perform his duties under this Agreement, or the willful engaging by the
President and CEO in illegal conduct or gross misconduct materially injurious to the Company as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction or a federal or state regulatory agency having jurisdiction over the Company. For purposes of this
paragraph, no act, or failure to act, on the part of the President and CEO shall be considered “willful” unless done, or omitted to be done, by him not in good faith and without reasonable belief that his action or omission was in the best
interest of the Company; provided, however, that any act or omission to act by the President and CEO in reliance upon an opinion of counsel to the Company or counsel to the President and CEO shall not be deemed to be willful. 

6.2    In the event the President and CEO’s employment is terminated for just cause pursuant to
Section 6.1 hereof or he is removed or barred from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, the President and CEO shall have no right to compensation or other benefits for any period after such date of termination. If the President and CEO
is terminated by the Company other than for just cause pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, other than in connection with a removal or bar from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, and other than in connection with a Change of Control of the
Company, as defined in the Change in Control Compensation Agreement, the President and CEO’s right to compensation and other benefits under this Agreement shall be as set forth in Sections 6.8(c) and (d) hereof. 

  
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 6.3    The President and CEO shall have the right, upon prior
written Notice of Termination of not less than thirty (30) days, to terminate his employment hereunder. In such event, the President and CEO shall have the right, as of the date of termination, to receive all accrued compensation and other
benefits provided for in this Agreement; provided, however, that if the President and CEO terminates his employment hereunder for “good reason” pursuant to Section 6.8(a) hereof he shall be entitled to receive the severance payment
provided for in Section 6.8(c) hereof. If the President and CEO provides a Notice of Termination for good reason, the date of termination shall be the date on which the Notice of Termination is given to the Company. 

6.4    If the President and CEO is suspended from office and/or temporarily prohibited from participating in the
conduct of the Company’s affairs pursuant to a notice served under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (“FDIA”), the Federal Reserve Act (“FRA”), the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (the “BHCA”), the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the “SEA”), or the Puerto Rico Banking Act (the “PRBA”), each as amended from time to time, the Company’s obligations under this Agreement shall be suspended as of the date of service unless stayed by
appropriate proceedings. If the charges in the notice are dismissed, the Company shall: (i) pay the President and CEO all the compensation withheld while contractual obligations were suspended, and (ii) reinstate in whole or in part, as
applicable, any of the Company’s obligations which were suspended. 

  
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 6.5    If the President and CEO is removed from office and/or
permanently prohibited from participating in the conduct of the Company’s affairs by an order issued under the FDIA, the FRA, the BHCA, the SEA, or the PRBA all obligations of the Company under this Agreement shall terminate, as of the
effective date of the order, but the rights of the President and CEO to compensation earned as of the date of termination shall not be affected. 

6.6    If the Company is in default, as defined to mean an adjudication or other official determination of a court
of competent jurisdiction or other public authority pursuant to which a conservator, receiver or other legal custodian is appointed for the Company for the purpose of liquidation, all obligations under this Agreement shall terminate as of the date
of default, but the rights of the President and CEO to compensation and benefits accrued as of the date of termination shall not be affected. 

6.7    In the event that the President and CEO is terminated in a manner which violates the provisions of
Section 6.1 hereof, as determined by a court of competent jurisdiction, the President and CEO shall be entitled to reimbursement for all reasonable costs, including attorneys’ fees, in challenging such termination. Such reimbursement shall
be in addition to all rights to which the President and CEO is otherwise entitled under this Agreement. 

6.8    (a) The President and CEO may terminate his employment hereunder for good reason. For purposes of this
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term “good reason” shall mean (i) a failure by the Company to comply with any material provision of this Agreement, which failure has not been cured within ten (10) days after
a notice of such noncompliance has been given by the President and CEO to the Company; (ii) any purported termination of the President and CEO’s employment hereunder which is not effected pursuant to a Notice of Termination (and for
purposes of this Agreement no such purported termination shall be effective); (iii) any reduction in the President and CEO’s compensation and fringe benefits, including a reduction in his Incentive Bonus opportunity, or Special Bonus, without
his written consent; (iv) failure to nominate the President and CEO for reelection as a member of the Board of Directors and, if elected, failure to appoint him as Vice Chairperson of the Board of Directors as herein provided; (v) a
material diminution in his positions, duties and authorities as President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company; (vi) if President and CEO is not the President and Chief Executive Officer of the ultimate parent entity resulting from a
Change of Control of the Company, as defined in the Change in Control Compensation Agreement; (vii) a change in reporting structure so that the President and CEO reports to someone other than the Board of Directors, or (viii) the failure
of any successor to all or substantially all of the Company’s assets to assume this Agreement whether in writing or by operation of law. 

(b) Any termination of the President and CEO’s employment by the Company or by the President and CEO shall be communicated by a written
Notice of Termination to the other party hereto. For purposes of this Agreement, the term “Notice of Termination” shall mean a dated notice which shall (i) indicate 

  
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the specific termination provision in the Agreement relied upon; (ii) set forth in reasonable detail the facts and circumstances claimed to provide a basis for termination of the President
and CEO’s employment under the provision so indicated; (iii) specify a date of termination, which shall be not less than thirty (30) nor more than ninety (90) days after such Notice of Termination is given, except in the case of
the Company’s termination of the President and CEO’s employment for just cause pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof or in connection with a removal or bar from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, in which case the Notice of
Termination may specify a date of termination as of the date such Notice of Termination is given; and (iv) be given in the manner specified in Section 9.1 hereof. 

(c) In the event that: (i) the President and CEO shall terminate his employment for good reason as defined in Section 6.8(a) hereof,
or (ii) if the President and CEO is terminated by the Company other than for just cause pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, other than in connection with a removal or bar from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, and other than in
connection with a Change of Control of the Company, as defined in the Change in Control Compensation Agreement, then in lieu of any further compensation to the President and CEO for periods subsequent to the date of termination, the Company shall
pay as severance to the President and CEO an amount equal to the product of (A) the aggregate annual compensation paid to or payable by the Company and any of its subsidiaries to the President and CEO during the year in which the termination of
the President and CEO’s employment occurs, which amount shall include the President and CEO’s (i) annual base salary, and (ii) Incentive Bonus (equal to 

  
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the average aggregate cash bonuses paid to the President and CEO in the last two fiscal years prior to the date of termination of employment), multiplied by (B) 3.00, such payment to be made in a
lump sum on or before the fifth day following the date of termination. 
 (d) Unless the President and CEO’s employment is terminated
for just cause pursuant to Section 6.1 hereof, or in connection with a removal or bar from office pursuant to Section 6.5 hereof, or in connection with a Change of Control of the Company, as defined in the Change in Control Compensation
Agreement, the Company shall maintain in full force and effect, for the continued benefit of the President and CEO for the balance of the term of this Agreement (as such term may have been extended as provided herein), all employee benefit plans and
programs in which the President and CEO was entitled to participate immediately prior to the date of termination, provided that the President and CEO’s continued participation is possible under the general terms and provisions of such plans and
programs, and, further provided, that the Company shall not be obligated to continue the payment of health benefits if the President and CEO receives equal or greater health benefits under the medical plan of a subsequent employer. 

(e) The President and CEO shall not be required to mitigate the amount of any payment provided for in paragraphs (c) and (d) of this
Section 6.8 by seeking other employment or otherwise. 

  
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	7.	 INDEMNIFICATION 

7.1    The Company shall indemnify the President and CEO to the fullest extent authorized by applicable federal and
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico laws and regulations (including 12 C.F.R. part 359), with respect to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in
the right of the Company) that the President and CEO is a party or is threatened to made a party by reason of the fact that he is or was the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Company or that he is or was a member of the Board of
Directors, or is or was serving at the written request of the Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against costs and expenses (including attorneys’
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a matter he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Company, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful, provided that the Company shall not be liable for any amounts which may be due to the President and CEO in
connection with a settlement of any action, suit or proceeding effected without its prior written consent or any action, suit or proceeding initiated by the President and CEO seeking indemnification hereunder without its prior written consent. The
provisions of this Section 7.1 shall also extend the conjugal partnership of the President and CEO and his spouse and to the President and CEO’s spouse, when applicable, and shall survive the termination of this Agreement. 

  
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	8.	 SUCCESSORS OF THE PARTIES 

8.1    This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the President and CEO, and, to the extent
applicable, his assigns, executors, and personal representatives and the Company, its successors, and assigns, including, without limitation, any person, partnership, or corporation which may acquire all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets and business, or with or into which the Company may be consolidated or merged, and this provision shall apply in the event of any subsequent merger, consolidation, or transfer. 

8.2    This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto and neither party may assign or delegate any of his
or its rights or obligations hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party. 
  

	9.	 NOTICES 

9.1    All notices required by this Agreement to be given by one party to the other shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to have been delivered either: 
 (a) When personally delivered to the office of the Secretary of the Company at his regular
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 (b) Five days after depositing such notice in the United States mails, certified mail with
return receipt requested and postage prepaid to: 
  

	 	(i)	 José Rafael Fernández 

(at the address of record in his employment file with the Company) 
  

	 	(ii)	 OFG Bancorp 

P.O. Box 195115 
 San Juan,
Puerto Rico 00919-5115 
 Attention:Chairperson – Compensation Committee 

or such other address as either party may designate to the other by notice in writing in accordance with the terms hereof. 

 

	10.	 AMENDMENTS OR ADDITIONS 

10.1    No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties.
The prior approval by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the full Board of Directors shall be required in order for the Company to authorize any amendments or additions to this Agreement, to give any consent or
waivers of provisions of this Agreement, or to take any other action under this Agreement including any termination of the employment of the President and CEO with or without just cause under Section 6.1 hereof. 

 

	11.	 MISCELLANEOUS 

11.1    No course of conduct between the Company and President and CEO to exercise any right or power given under
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shall: (i) impair the subsequent exercise of any right or power, or (ii) be construed to be a waiver of any default or any acquiescence in or consent to the curing of any default while
any other default shall continue to exist, or be construed to be a waiver of such continuing default or of any other right or power that shall theretofore have arisen; and, every power and remedy granted by law and by this Agreement to any party
hereto may be exercised from time to time, and as often as may be deemed expedient. All such rights and powers shall be cumulative to the fullest extent permitted by law. 

11.2    The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 
 11.3    This
Agreement shall be governed in all respects and be interpreted by and under the laws of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, except to the extent that such law may be preempted by applicable federal law, including applicable regulations, opinions or
orders duly issued by the FDIC, the FRB or the SEC (“Federal Law”), in which event this Agreement shall be governed and be interpreted by and under Federal Law. Venue for the litigation of any and all matters arising under or in connection
with this Agreement shall be laid in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, in the case of federal jurisdiction, and in the Court of First Instance, Superior Part of San Juan, of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, in the
case of state court jurisdiction. 

  
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 11.4    Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein
contained, the payment or obligation to pay any monies or granting of any rights or privileges to the President and CEO as provided in this Agreement shall not be in lieu or derogation of the rights and privileges that the President and CEO now has
under any plan or benefit presently outstanding. 
 11.5    As used herein, the term “Company”
shall include all of the Company’s subsidiaries. 
 11.6    This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement
and understanding between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and, as of the Effective Date, supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, whether written or oral, relating to such subject matter. For the avoidance of
doubt, nothing in this Agreement limits, expands or otherwise amends the terms of the Change in Control Compensation Agreement. 

11.7    This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original and
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement. 
 11.8    The heading of each section
or paragraph of this Agreement is for reference purposes only and shall not in any way affect the meaning or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. 

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have duly executed and delivered this Agreement in San Juan, Puerto Rico, as of the date first above
written. 

  
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	PRESIDENT AND CEO
	
	 /s/ José Rafael Fernández

	José Rafael Fernández
	
	OFG BANCORP
		
	By:	 	Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
		
	By:	 	 /s/ Jorge Colón Gerena

		 	 Jorge Colón Gerena
 Chairperson –
Compensation Committee

  
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 Exhibit 10.2 

AMENDED AND RESTATED CHANGE IN CONTROL COMPENSATION AGREEMENT 

BETWEEN 
 OFG BANCORP

 AND 

JOSÉ R. FERNÁNDEZ 

Agreement made as of the 28th day July, 2021, by and between OFG Bancorp, a Puerto Rico corporation and a financial holding company with
principal offices in San Juan, Puerto Rico (hereinafter referred to as “OFG”) and José R. Fernández, of legal age, married, business executive and resident of San Juan, Puerto Rico (hereinafter referred to as the
“Executive Officer”). 
 WITNESSETH: 

WHEREAS, on December 15, 2004, OFG and the Executive Officer entered into a Change In Control Compensation Agreement (the “2004
Agreement”); 
 WHEREAS, the Executive Officer is presently the President and Chief Executive Officer of OFG; 

WHEREAS, it is in the best interest of OFG to continue to promote the retention of the Executive Officer’s services on behalf of OFG by
reducing concerns that the Executive Officer may be adversely affected in the event of change in control of OFG as defined herein below; 

WHEREAS, OFG and the Executive Officer wish to amend and restate the 2004 Agreement to set forth the terms and conditions for the payment by
OFG of certain compensation to the Executive Officer in the event of a termination of Executive Officer’s employment as a result of a change in control of OFG; 

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants set forth herein, OFG and the Executive Officer do hereby agree as follows: 

 

	 	1.	 TERM. 

This Agreement shall be in full force and effect so long as the Executive Officer is employed by the Company. 

 

	 	2.	 TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT DUE TO A CHANGE IN CONTROL 

 

	 	A.	 In the event there is a Change in Control of OFG (as defined herein below) while this Agreement is in effect
and as a result thereof or within one (1) year after the 

	 	
Change in Control, the Executive Officer’s employment with OFG is terminated by OFG or its successor in interest, the Executive Officer shall be entitled to the cash payment compensation
determined as provided in subparagraph B below. 

  

	 	B.	 The cash payment compensation shall be in an amount equal to three (3) times the sum of the Executive
Officer’s annual base salary at the time the termination of his employment occurs and the last cash bonus paid to the Executive Officer prior to the termination of his employment. 

 

	 	C.	 The cash payment compensation shall be in lieu of any other payments which the Executive Officer may be
entitled to receive by law, contract or otherwise. The cash payment compensation shall be due and payable in a lump sum to the Executive Officer on or before the thirtieth (30th) day following the termination of the Executive Officer’s
employment. The receipt of the cash payment compensation shall not affect the rights of the Executive Officer to any vested benefits or accrued compensation, including bonuses. 

 

	 	D.	 For purposes of this Agreement, a “Change in Control of OFG” shall be deemed to have occurred if any
Person or persons acting as a group within the meaning of Sections 13 (d) and 14(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), is or becomes the Beneficial Owner (as defined in Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of securities of OFG representing 25% or more of either the then outstanding shares of common stocks of OFG or the combined voting power of OFG’s then
outstanding securities and if individuals who on the date hereof are members of OFG’s Board of Directors cease for any reason to constitute at least a majority thereof, unless the appointment election or nomination of each new director who was
not a director on the date hereof has been approved by at least two-thirds of the directors in office on the date hereof. 

 

	 	E.	 For purposes of this Agreement, “Person” shall have the meaning given in Section 3(a)(9) of the
Exchange Act, except that such term shall not include (i) OFG or any of its subsidiaries; (ii) an individual who on the date of this Agreement is a director or officer of OFG or any of its subsidiaries, or a beneficial owner of more than
ten percent (10%) of OFG’s outstanding securities; (iii) a trustee or other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of OFG or any of its subsidiaries; (iv) an underwriter temporarily holding securities pursuant to
an offering of such securities; or (v) a corporation or entity owned, directly or indirectly, by the stockholders of OFG in substantially the same proportion as their ownership of stock of OFG on the date of this Agreement.

  

	 	F.	 Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein, any event or transaction which would otherwise constitute a
Change in Control of OFG (hereinafter referred to as a “Transaction”) shall not constitute a Change in Control of OFG for purposes of this Agreement if the Executive Officer participates as an acquirer in the Transaction or as an equity
investor or stockholder of the acquiring entity or any of its affiliates and thus, the Executive Officer shall not be entitled to receive the benefits provided for in this Agreement. 

  

					
		 	2	  	Approved July 28, 2021

	 	3.	 ASSIGNMENT. 

This Agreement is personal to each of the parties hereto and neither party may assign or delegate any of his or its rights or obligations
hereunder without first obtaining the written consent of the other party. 
  

	 	4.	 AMENDMENTS OR ADDITIONS. 

No amendments or additions to this Agreement shall be binding unless in writing and signed by both parties. The prior approval by a two-thirds affirmative vote of the full Board of Directors of OFG shall be required in order for OFG to authorize any amendments or additions to this Agreement, to give any consent or waivers of provisions of this
Agreement, or to take any other action under this Agreement. 
  

	 	5.	 MISCELLANEOUS. 

  

	 	A.	 The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any
provision shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. 

  

	 	B.	 This Agreement shall be governed in all respects and be interpreted by and under the laws of the Commonwealth
of Puerto Rico, except to the extent that such law may be preempted by applicable United States federal law, in which case this Agreement shall be governed and be interpreted by and under United States federal law. Venue for the litigation of any
and all maters arising under or in connection with this Agreement shall be laid in the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, at San Juan, in the case of federal jurisdiction, and in the Court of First Instance, Superior Part,
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico in San Juan, in the case of state court jurisdiction. 

  

					
	EXECUTIVE OFFICER	 		 	OFG BANCORP
			
	 /s/ José R. Fernández
	 		 	 /s/ Jorge Colón Gerena

	José R. Fernández	 		 	Jorge Colón Gerena
		 		 	Chairperson Compensation Committee

  

					
		 	3	  	Approved July 28, 2021

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