{"schema_version":"secwatch.filing_event.v1","accession":"0001849867-24-000033","form_type":"8-K","ticker":"CLST","cik":"0001849867","company_name":"Catalyst Bancorp, Inc.","filed_at":"2024-11-26T23:59:59+00:00","discovered_at":"2026-05-14T18:03:10.044704+00:00","generated_at":"2026-05-29T18:06:06.636013+00:00","sec_items":["8.01","9.01"],"event_type":"other_material","sentiment":"positive","materiality_score":0.6,"calibrated_materiality_score":0.6,"confidence":"high","headline":"Catalyst Bancorp authorizes 215,000-share buyback (5% of outstanding); Q3 loan growth record $21M","bullets":["New repurchase plan allows up to 215,000 shares (~5% of outstanding); 9,799 shares remain under prior May 2024 plan.","Since Jan 2023, company repurchased 972,916 shares (~18% of original issued) at avg cost $11.93 per share.","Record Q3 loan growth of $21M driven by organic customer growth; branch network expanded to Carencro and Lafayette.","Systems upgrade reduces non-interest expense by over $200K annually; employee count held steady despite 50% branch increase.","CEO notes no M&A opportunities yet but maintains capital and management depth for future deals."],"urls":{"canonical":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001849867-24-000033","json":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001849867-24-000033.json","markdown":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001849867-24-000033.md","text":"https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001849867-24-000033.txt","edgar_index":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000184986724000033/0001849867-24-000033-index.htm","edgar_primary_document":"https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1849867/000184986724000033/clst-20241125x8k.htm"},"model":{"generated_by":"deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2","generated_at":"2026-05-29T18:06:06.636013+00:00"},"review":{"review_status":"machine_generated","human_reviewed":false,"corrected":false,"correction_note":null,"correction_timestamp":null,"superseded_by":null,"related_filings":[]},"source_grounded_claims":[],"license":"Source filings: public domain (SEC EDGAR). Summaries (headline + bullets): CC-BY-4.0; attribute https://secwatch.observer"}