Catalyst Bancorp Q2 net income falls 6.09% to 524,000 vs Q1

• Catalyst Bancorp posted Q2 net income of $524,000, down 6% from Q1, with diluted EPS of $0.14 versus $0.15.
• Net interest income rose 2% to $2.59 million; net interest margin widened 0.03 percentage points to 3.86%.
• Loans slipped 1% to $162.8 million; deposits edged up 1% to $196.4 million, leaving the loans-to-deposits ratio at 83%.
• Non-performing assets fell 14% to $2.3 million; allowance for credit losses eased to $2.2 million, or 1.34% of total loans.
• Completed the Lakeside acquisition on July 14; Joe Zanco cited sound credit quality, new deposit customers, and an early start in Southwest Louisiana.

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