CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2024	Mar. 31, 2023
INTEREST INCOME
Loans	$ 172,975	$ 180,958
Investment securities and other interest-earning assets	40,456	40,385
Total interest income	213,431	221,343
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	59,506	40,234
FHLB advances and other borrowings	4,237	7,938
Subordinated debentures	4,561	4,561
Total interest expense	68,304	52,733
Net interest income before provision for credit losses	145,127	168,610
Provision for credit losses	3,852	3,016
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	141,275	165,594
NONINTEREST INCOME
Loan servicing income	529	573
Earnings on bank owned life insurance	4,159	3,374
Net gain from sales of loans	0	29
Net gain from sales of investment securities	0	138
Other income	5,959	1,261
Total noninterest income	25,774	21,186
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Compensation and benefits	54,130	54,293
Premises and occupancy	10,807	11,742
Data processing	7,511	7,265
Other real estate owned operations, net	46	108
FDIC insurance premiums	2,629	2,425
Legal and professional services	4,143	5,501
Marketing expense	1,558	1,838
Office expense	1,093	1,232
Loan expense	770	646
Deposit expense	12,665	8,436
Amortization of intangible assets	2,836	3,171
Other expense	4,445	4,695
Total noninterest expense	102,633	101,352
Net income before income taxes	64,416	85,428
Income tax expense	17,391	22,866
Net income	$ 47,025	$ 62,562
EARNINGS PER SHARE
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.66
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.49	$ 0.66
WEIGHTED AVERAGE SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic (in shares)	94,350,259	93,857,812
Diluted (in shares)	94,477,355	94,182,522
Service charges on deposit accounts
NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income	$ 2,688	$ 2,629
Other service fee income
NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income	336	296
Debit card interchange fee income
NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income	765	803
Trust custodial account fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income	10,642	11,025
Escrow and exchange fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Noninterest income	$ 696	$ 1,058