CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
INTEREST INCOME
Loans	$ 111,097	$ 75,751	$ 58,089
Investment securities and other interest-earning assets	7,259	5,588	5,711
Total interest income	118,356	81,339	63,800
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	6,630	5,037	4,065
FHLB advances and other borrowings	1,490	1,124	984
Subordinated debentures	3,937	1,543	307
Total interest expense	12,057	7,704	5,356
NET INTEREST INCOME BEFORE PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	106,299	73,635	58,444
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	6,425	4,684	1,860
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	99,874	68,951	56,584
NONINTEREST INCOME
Loan servicing fees	1,459	1,475	910
Deposit fees	2,532	1,809	1,873
Net gain from sales of loans	7,970	6,300	3,228
Net gain from sales of investment securities	290	1,547	1,544
Other income	2,190	2,246	1,256
Total noninterest income	14,441	13,377	8,811
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits	38,456	28,705	23,018
Premises and occupancy	8,205	6,608	5,797
Data processing and communications	2,816	2,570	3,080
Other real estate owned operations, net	121	75	618
FDIC insurance premiums	1,376	1,021	749
Legal, audit and professional expense	2,514	2,240	1,863
Marketing expense	2,305	1,208	1,088
Office and postage expense	2,005	1,576	1,313
Loan expense	1,268	848	1,009
Deposit expense	3,643	2,964	1,818
Merger-related expense	4,799	1,490	6,926
CDI amortization	1,350	1,014	764
Other expense	4,733	4,674	2,772
Total noninterest expense	73,591	54,993	50,815
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX	40,724	27,335	14,580
INCOME TAX	15,209	10,719	5,587
NET INCOME	$ 25,515	$ 16,616	$ 8,993
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.21	$ 0.97	$ 0.57
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.19	$ 0.96	$ 0.54
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic (in shares)	21,156,668	17,046,660	15,798,885
Diluted (in shares)	21,488,698	17,343,977	16,609,954