Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 11,899	$ 10,285	$ 11,856
Federal funds sold	3,222	2,397	14,905
Interest bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments	464,061	355,481	175,136
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value	499,807	538,108	487,609
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	25,573	21,600	17,696
Loans held for sale	29,567	51,629	45,679
Loans	5,824,946	5,677,893	5,155,871
Less allowance for credit losses	(59,848)	(59,074)	(54,608)
Loans, net	5,765,098	5,618,819	5,101,263
Premises and equipment, net	20,535	20,661	17,939
Deferred income taxes	48,203	48,220	41,136
Bank owned life insurance	60,496	60,130	58,974
Intangible assets, net	107,061	107,419	108,268
Other real estate owned	1,394	2,694	3,846
Other assets	53,247	52,653	46,915
Total Assets	7,090,163	6,890,096	6,131,222
Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity
Noninterest bearing demand	1,831,837	1,775,684	1,474,102
Interest bearing transaction	372,947	289,122	219,646
Savings and money market	2,794,030	2,902,560	2,704,249
Time, $100,000 or more	455,830	464,842	409,698
Other time	334,845	283,906	381,951
Total deposits	5,789,489	5,716,114	5,189,646
Customer repurchase agreements	82,160	68,876	66,963
Other short-term borrowings	75,000
Long-term borrowings	216,612	216,514	68,958
Other liabilities	53,860	45,793	43,159
Total Liabilities	6,217,121	6,047,297	5,368,726
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized 100,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 34,110,056, 34,023,850 and 33,581,599, respectively	339	338	333
Warrant			946
Additional paid in capital	515,656	513,531	505,338
Retained earnings	358,328	331,311	256,926
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(1,281)	(2,381)	(1,047)
Total Shareholders' Equity	873,042	842,799	762,496
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	$ 7,090,163	$ 6,890,096	$ 6,131,222