---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000927089-25-000032"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "HFBL"
cik: "0001500375"
company_name: "Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana"
filed_at: "2025-01-17T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-27T23:08:15.433303+00:00"
event_type: "leadership"
sentiment: "neutral"
materiality_score: 0.1
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Home Federal Bancorp promotes Cantu to EVP/Chief Banking Officer; two officers exit executive roles

## Summary
- Adalberto Cantu, Jr. promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer effective Jan 15, 2025.
- Cantu's role expanded to address increasing complexities in lending and regulatory environment.
- K. Matthew Sawrie and David S. Barber report to Cantu and cease to be executive officers (Section 16 insiders).
- Realignment described as routine management team change by the bank's subsidiary.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000927089-25-000032
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: HFBL
- cik: 0001500375
- company_name: Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana
- filed_at: 2025-01-17T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: leadership
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.1
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.1
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.02, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500375/000092708925000032/0000927089-25-000032-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500375/000092708925000032/hfbil20250117_8k.htm

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- HTML: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000927089-25-000032
- JSON: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000927089-25-000032.json
- Plain text: https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000927089-25-000032.txt

## Key facts
- Executive change
  Adalberto Cantu, Jr. changed role as Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer at Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana.
  - Action: promoted
  - Role: Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer
  source text: on January 15, 2025, Mr. Adalberto Cantu, Jr., who previously served as the Bank’s Senior Vice President and Senior Credit Officer was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Banking Officer.
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500375/000092708925000032/0000927089-25-000032-index.htm
- Executive change
  David S. Barber departed as Senior Vice President Mortgage Lending at Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana.
  - Action: ceased
  - Role: Senior Vice President Mortgage Lending
  source text: As a result of this realignment, Mr. K. Matthew Sawrie, Senior Vice President Commercial Lending, and Mr. David S. Barber, Senior Vice President Mortgage Lending, will now report directly to Mr. Cantu and will cease to be Company executive officers (Section 16 insiders).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500375/000092708925000032/0000927089-25-000032-index.htm
- Executive change
  K. Matthew Sawrie departed as Senior Vice President Commercial Lending at Home Federal Bancorp, Inc. of Louisiana.
  - Action: ceased
  - Role: Senior Vice President Commercial Lending
  source text: As a result of this realignment, Mr. K. Matthew Sawrie, Senior Vice President Commercial Lending, and Mr. David S. Barber, Senior Vice President Mortgage Lending, will now report directly to Mr. Cantu and will cease to be Company executive officers (Section 16 insiders).
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1500375/000092708925000032/0000927089-25-000032-index.htm

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