CONSOLIDATED CONDENSED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2017
Loans receivable:
Taxable	$ 84,663	$ 59,386	$ 162,930	$ 115,743
Tax exempt	3,632	2,492	7,228	4,825
Investment securities:
Taxable	5,434	4,180	10,530	8,488
Tax exempt	6,246	5,091	12,372	10,094
Deposits with financial institutions	633	114	764	158
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	263	204	667	393
Total Interest Income	100,871	71,467	194,491	139,701
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	12,165	5,137	21,167	9,261
Federal funds purchased	61	103	441	331
Securities sold under repurchase agreements	172	110	345	198
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	1,845	1,177	4,004	2,155
Subordinated debentures and term loans	2,057	1,840	4,047	3,657
Total Interest Expense	16,300	8,367	30,004	15,602
NET INTEREST INCOME	84,571	63,100	164,487	124,099
Provision for loan losses	1,663	2,875	4,163	5,260
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	82,908	60,225	160,324	118,839
OTHER INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	5,038	4,438	9,815	8,612
Fiduciary and wealth management fees	3,150	2,609	6,566	5,249
Other customer fees	5,362	5,406	10,778	10,269
Increase in cash surrender value of life insurance	907	817	1,985	1,715
Gains on life insurance benefits	100	2,154	198	2,154
Net gains and fees on sales of loans	1,600	1,617	3,421	2,892
Net realized gains on sales of available for sale securities	1,122	567	2,731	1,165
Other income	912	826	2,258	1,224
Total Other Income	18,191	18,434	37,752	33,280
OTHER EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits	32,192	27,076	64,418	52,808
Net occupancy	4,348	3,965	9,018	8,181
Equipment	3,556	2,907	7,224	5,714
Marketing	1,474	792	2,358	1,357
Outside data processing fees	3,462	3,086	6,426	5,702
Printing and office supplies	324	275	658	539
Intangible asset amortization	1,718	991	3,444	1,894
FDIC assessments	711	579	1,430	1,149
Other real estate owned and foreclosure expenses	362	731	764	1,262
Professional and other outside services	1,789	3,266	3,330	5,000
Other expenses	3,568	3,648	8,121	6,809
Total Other Expenses	53,504	47,316	107,191	90,415
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAX	47,595	31,343	90,885	61,704
Income tax expense	7,961	7,207	14,572	14,375
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON STOCKHOLDERS	$ 39,634	$ 24,136	$ 76,313	$ 47,329
Per Share Data:
Basic Net Income Available to Common Stockholders (in dollars per share)	$ 0.80	$ 0.57	$ 1.55	$ 1.14
Diluted Net Income Available to Common Stockholders (in dollars per share)	0.80	0.57	1.54	1.13
Cash Dividends Paid (in dollars per share)	$ 0.22	$ 0.18	$ 0.40	$ 0.33
Average Diluted Shares Outstanding (in shares)	49,451,406	42,243,539	49,440,045	41,735,021