EXHIBIT 32.1

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(18 U.S.C. §1350)

In connection with Oriental Financial Group Inc.’s (“Oriental”) quarterly report on Form 10-Q for the period ended March 31, 2012, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, José Rafael Fernández, President and Chief Executive Officer of Oriental, hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (18 U.S.C. §1350), that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Oriental.

In witness whereof, I execute this certification in San Juan, Puerto Rico, this 4th day of May, 2012.

By:	/s/ José Rafael Fernández
	José Rafael Fernández
	President and Chief Executive Officer