Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2023
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans, including fees	$ 175,361	$ 145,741	$ 342,335	$ 279,147
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable	16,929	18,483	34,334	37,569
Tax-exempt	4,556	4,723	9,142	9,513
Total interest and dividends on securities	21,485	23,206	43,476	47,082
Other interest income	6,147	7,108	12,516	10,380
Total interest and dividend income	202,993	176,055	398,327	336,609
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest bearing demand deposits	26,925	17,203	52,516	28,309
Money market deposits	18,443	7,220	34,557	11,472
Savings deposits	7,883	5,860	15,549	9,860
Certificates of deposit	11,982	2,906	22,229	4,109
Total interest expense on deposits	65,233	33,189	124,851	53,750
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings	16,227	16,713	33,227	28,013
Other short-term borrowings	896	492	1,570	909
Subordinated debt and junior subordinated debt	4,044	4,094	8,119	8,039
Total interest expense	86,400	54,488	167,767	90,711
NET INTEREST INCOME	116,593	121,567	230,560	245,898
Provision for credit losses	10,541	3,028	14,555	6,605
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	106,052	118,539	216,005	239,293
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Trust fees	7,303	6,918	15,385	14,412
Service charges on deposits	7,111	6,232	13,895	12,401
Digital banking income	5,040	5,010	9,745	9,615
Net swap fee and valuation income	1,776	2,612	3,339	3,411
Net securities brokerage revenue	2,601	2,523	5,149	5,098
Bank-owned life insurance	2,791	3,189	4,859	5,149
Mortgage banking income	1,069	601	1,762	1,027
Net securities gains	135	205	672	350
Net gain on other real estate owned and other assets	34	871	188	1,104
Other income	3,495	3,680	6,990	6,926
Total non-interest income	31,355	31,841	61,984	59,493
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and wages	43,991	44,471	86,988	86,422
Employee benefits	10,579	11,511	22,763	23,570
Net occupancy	6,309	6,132	12,932	12,775
Equipment and software	10,457	8,823	20,465	17,885
Marketing	2,371	2,763	4,256	5,088
FDIC insurance	3,523	2,871	6,971	5,755
Amortization of intangible assets	2,072	2,282	4,164	4,583
Restructuring and merger-related expense	3,777	35	3,777	3,188
Other operating expenses	19,313	17,549	37,269	33,294
Total non-interest expense	102,392	96,437	199,585	192,560
Income before provision for income taxes	35,015	53,943	78,404	106,226
Provision for income taxes	6,099	9,063	13,795	19,005
Net income	28,916	44,880	64,609	87,221
Preferred stock dividends	2,531	2,531	5,063	5,063
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 26,385	$ 42,349	$ 59,546	$ 82,158
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic	$ 0.44	$ 0.71	$ 1.00	$ 1.39
Diluted	$ 0.44	$ 0.71	$ 1.00	$ 1.38
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	59,521,872	59,263,949	59,452,315	59,240,958
Diluted	59,656,429	59,385,847	59,592,960	59,389,314
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.36	$ 0.35	$ 0.72	$ 0.7