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Catalyst Bancorp(CLST) - 2023 Q4 - Annual Report
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Loan Portfolio - As of December 31, 2023, Catalyst Bancorp's total loan portfolio included 83.6millioninsinglefamilyresidentialmortgageloans,representing57.783.6 million in single-family residential mortgage loans, representing 57.7% of the total[24] - Total loans for one- to four-family residential properties amounted to 80,795,000 in 2023, a decrease from 83,623,000in2022,reflectingadeclineofapproximately3.383,623,000 in 2022, reflecting a decline of approximately 3.3%[40] - The commercial real estate loans totaled 21,478,000 in 2023, up from 19,984,000in2022,indicatinganincreaseofabout7.519,984,000 in 2022, indicating an increase of about 7.5%[40] - As of December 31, 2023, commercial real estate and multi-family residential loans represented 17.1% of the total loan portfolio, amounting to 24,900,000[44] - The largest segment of the Company's loan portfolio consists of one- to four-family residential real estate loans, primarily secured by properties in rural Acadiana[180] - The commercial real estate loan portfolio amounted to 21.5million,or14.821.5 million, or 14.8% of the total loan portfolio, as of December 31, 2023[117] - Construction and land loans amounted to 13.9 million, or 9.6% of total loans outstanding, more than doubling since December 31, 2022[53] - Commercial and industrial loans totaled 20.0million,representing13.820.0 million, representing 13.8% of the total loan portfolio as of December 31, 2023[58] - Consumer loans reached 2.6 million, accounting for 1.8% of the total loan portfolio as of December 31, 2023[63] - Loans classified as "substandard" totaled 3.3millionasofDecember31,2023,with"specialmention"loansat3.3 million as of December 31, 2023, with "special mention" loans at 212,000[72] Financial Performance - Net income available to common shareholders for the year ended December 31, 2023, was 602,000,comparedto602,000, compared to 180,000 for the year ended December 31, 2022, representing a significant increase of 233.3%[52] - Basic and diluted earnings per common share for the year ended December 31, 2023, were both 0.14,upfrom0.14, up from 0.04 in the previous year, marking a 250% increase[52] - The total charge-offs for the year 2023 were 6,000,comparedto6,000, compared to 7,000 in 2022, showing a reduction of approximately 14.3%[41] - The company reported recoveries of 119,000in2023,slightlydownfrom119,000 in 2023, slightly down from 123,000 in 2022, reflecting a decrease of about 3.2%[41] - The provision for credit losses for the year ended December 31, 2023, totaled 128,000,comparedtoareversalof128,000, compared to a reversal of 375,000 in 2022[77] Capital and Regulatory Compliance - The Bank's Common Equity Tier 1 Capital ratio was 52.34% as of December 31, 2023, significantly above the required minimum of 6.5%[111] - Catalyst Bank's capital exceeded all applicable regulatory requirements as of December 31, 2023, including a common equity Tier 1 capital ratio of 4.5%[143] - Federal regulations require a capital conservation buffer of 2.5% of common equity Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets for capital distributions[145] - The company was in compliance with the loans-to-one borrower limitations as of December 31, 2023[148] Deposits and Borrowings - Total deposits as of December 31, 2023, amounted to 165,622,000,aslightincreasefrom165,622,000, a slight increase from 165,094,000 in 2022[93] - Non-interest-bearing demand deposits decreased to 28,183,000(17.028,183,000 (17.0%) in 2023 from 33,657,000 (20.4%) in 2022[93] - The estimated amount of total uninsured deposits was 44.6millionatDecember31,2023,comparedto44.6 million at December 31, 2023, compared to 43.4 million in 2022[94] - As of December 31, 2023, the Company had total borrowings of 19.4million,anincreasefrom19.4 million, an increase from 9.2 million in 2022[97] - The Company had 48.5millioninavailableborrowingcapacitywiththeFHLBasofDecember31,2023,comparedto48.5 million in available borrowing capacity with the FHLB as of December 31, 2023, compared to 34.2 million in 2022[100] Asset Management - The total assets of the company as of December 31, 2023, amounted to 84,734,000,downfrom84,734,000, down from 88,526,000 in 2022, indicating a decrease of about 4.3%[195] - The company's retained earnings increased to 53,045,000in2023from53,045,000 in 2023 from 52,778,000 in 2022, reflecting a growth of approximately 0.5%[195] - The fair value of loans receivable, net, was reported at 132,742,000asofDecember31,2023,downfrom132,742,000 as of December 31, 2023, down from 142,796,000 in 2022, a decrease of approximately 7.1%[192] - The total carrying amount of financial assets as of December 31, 2023 is 131,800,000,withafairvalueof131,800,000, with a fair value of 121,208,000[213] Staffing and Operations - The company employs only officers of the Bank and may hire additional staff as business expands[18] - At December 31, 2023, the company had 48 full-time equivalent employees, with plans to assess management and staffing needs for future growth[127][128] Regulatory and Compliance Issues - The company is subject to significant anti-money laundering and anti-terrorism laws, which could impact its business activities[132] - Catalyst Bank received an "outstanding" rating under the Community Reinvestment Act in its latest federal examination[153] - The revised CRA regulations will take effect on January 1, 2026, with new data reporting requirements starting January 1, 2027, although the impact on the Bank has not yet been determined[153]