CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Loans receivable:
Taxable	$ 71,491	$ 53,819	$ 187,234	$ 156,407
Tax exempt	2,851	1,649	7,676	4,429
Investment securities:
Taxable	4,524	3,992	13,012	12,522
Tax exempt	5,455	4,668	15,549	13,760
Deposits with financial institutions	284	55	442	283
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	242	193	635	906
Total Interest Income	84,847	64,376	224,548	188,307
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	6,710	3,926	15,971	12,028
Federal funds purchased	175	27	506	62
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	133	91	331	283
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	1,464	853	3,619	2,467
Subordinated debentures and term loans	1,945	1,797	5,602	5,368
Total Interest Expense	10,427	6,694	26,029	20,208
NET INTEREST INCOME	74,420	57,682	198,519	168,099
Provision for loan losses	2,083	1,900	7,343	3,240
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	72,337	55,782	191,176	164,859
OTHER INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,044	4,667	13,656	13,228
Fiduciary activities	2,995	2,448	8,244	7,318
Other customer fees	5,341	4,777	15,610	14,531
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	1,058	906	2,773	2,784
Gains on life insurance benefits	517	(292)	2,671	603
Net gains and fees on sales of loans	2,317	1,989	5,209	5,166
Net realized gains on sales of available for sale securities	332	839	1,497	2,542
Other income	1,064	1,527	2,288	2,911
Total Other Income	18,668	16,861	51,948	49,083
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits	33,244	26,651	86,052	79,558
Net occupancy	4,371	4,348	12,552	12,429
Equipment	3,478	2,947	9,192	9,428
Marketing	1,021	630	2,378	2,218
Outside data processing fees	3,162	2,382	8,864	6,476
Printing and office supplies	366	314	905	1,047
Intangible asset amortization	1,698	978	3,592	2,933
FDIC assessments	704	534	1,853	2,486
Other real estate owned and foreclosure expenses	330	637	1,592	2,303
Professional and other outside services	5,843	1,242	10,843	4,882
Other expenses	4,491	3,452	11,300	11,665
Total Other Expenses	58,708	44,115	149,123	135,425
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX	32,297	28,528	94,001	78,517
Income tax expense	7,939	7,469	22,314	19,759
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 24,358	$ 21,059	$ 71,687	$ 58,758
Per Share Data:
Basic Net Income Available to Common Stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.50	$ 0.51	$ 1.64	$ 1.44
Diluted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.50	0.51	1.63	1.43
Cash Dividends Paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.14	$ 0.51	$ 0.39
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding (in shares)	48,643,774	41,025,784	44,063,219	40,970,215