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Catalyst Bancorp (CLST) closes Lakeside Bancshares acquisition

7/18/2026

CLST is in focus after Catalyst Bancorp, Inc. confirmed completion of its previously announced acquisition of Lakeside Bancshares, Inc.

The Opelousas, Louisiana holding company for Catalyst Bank absorbed the OTC Markets-listed institution, with no purchase price or financial terms included in the company announcement.

Regulatory filings are the next stop for the numbers. What closed Catalyst Bancorp, the parent of Catalyst Bank, now holds Lakeside Bancshares within its structure.

Lakeside had traded on OTC Markets before the close; its ticker was not included in the release. The deal had been publicly announced before July 14, though no earlier date appears in the source.

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