Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 8,982	$ 9,577	$ 7,123
Federal funds sold	8,468	5,695	5,811
Interest bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments	213,501	291,688	257,957
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	387,790	378,133	318,431
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	10,599	11,272	11,154
Loans held for sale	21,862	42,030	132,698
Loans	3,063,975	2,945,158	2,548,024
Less allowance for credit losses	(42,018)	(40,921)	(38,811)
Loans, net	3,021,957	2,904,237	2,509,213
Premises and equipment, net	17,181	16,737	16,094
Deferred income taxes	27,146	28,949	20,661
Bank owned life insurance	40,052	39,738	14,229
Intangible assets, net	3,482	3,510	3,659
Other real estate owned	8,809	9,225	9,199
Other assets	34,123	30,712	18,636
Total Assets	3,803,952	3,771,503	3,324,865
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing demand	886,623	849,409	756,177
Interest bearing transaction	106,645	118,580	99,187
Savings and money market	1,861,355	1,811,088	1,456,318
Time, $100,000 or more	196,238	203,706	216,337
Other time	222,828	242,631	284,911
Total deposits	3,273,689	3,225,414	2,812,930
Customer repurchase agreements	66,437	80,471	92,664
Long-term borrowings	39,300	39,300	39,300
Other liabilities	14,144	32,455	18,119
Total Liabilities	3,393,570	3,377,640	2,963,013
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized 50,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 25,975,186, 25,885,863 and 23,389,238 respectively	255	253	228
Warrant	946	946	946
Additional paid in capital	244,332	242,990	181,993
Retained earnings	108,751	96,393	117,577
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(502)	(3,319)	4,508
Total Shareholders' Equity	410,382	393,863	361,852
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,803,952	3,771,503	3,324,865
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, shares authorized 1,000,000, Series B, $1,000 per share liquidation preference, shares issued and outstanding 56,600 at March 31, 2014, December 31, 2013 and March 31, 2013	$ 56,600	$ 56,600	$ 56,600

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.