UNAUDITED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$ 205,751	$ 102,791
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable	10,796	5,118
Tax-exempt	1,739	3,266
Other interest income	3,899	1,918
Total interest income	222,185	113,093
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on time deposits	17,186	7,491
Interest on other deposits	29,485	9,139
Interest on borrowed funds	6,225	5,352
Total interest expense	52,896	21,982
Net interest income	169,289	91,111
Provision for credit losses	11,210	4,380
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	158,079	86,731
NONINTEREST INCOME
Investment advisory revenue	5,642	5,299
Trust services revenue	4,335	5,015
Credit related fees	4,870	3,577
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,130	3,960
Payroll processing and insurance revenue	1,859
SBA income	1,449
Other service fees	1,862	1,333
Mortgage banking income	579	577
Securities gains (losses), net	(12)	12
Other income	4,950	5,210
Total noninterest income	30,664	24,983
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	53,471	37,353
Premises and equipment	10,958	7,591
Merger related expenses	22,000
Intangible asset amortization	6,073	792
Other expense	20,938	16,203
Total noninterest expense	113,440	61,939
Income before income taxes	75,303	49,775
Income tax expense	17,102	10,950
Net income	$ 58,201	$ 38,825
Weighted average common shares outstanding (Basic)	130,485,521	83,625,000
Weighted average common shares outstanding (Diluted)	130,549,319	84,674,807
Earnings per common share (Basic)	$ 0.44	$ 0.46
Earnings per common share (Diluted)	$ 0.44	$ 0.46