CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Interest and fees on loans	$ 31,891	$ 26,034
Interest and dividends on securities	8,374	5,847
Interest on interest bearing deposits and other investments	510	290
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	40,775	32,171
Interest on deposits	1,190	917
Interest on borrowed money	1,420	1,032
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	2,610	1,949
NET INTEREST INCOME	38,165	30,222
Provision for loan losses	1,304	199
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	36,861	30,023
Noninterest income
Other income	9,905	8,630
Securities gains, net (includes net gains of $0 and $47 in other comprehensive income reclassifications for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 respectively)	0	89
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	9,905	8,719
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES	34,746	32,341
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	12,020	6,401
Provision for income taxes (includes $0 and $18 in income tax provision from reclassification items for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.)	4,094	2,435
NET INCOME	$ 7,926	$ 3,966
PER SHARE COMMON STOCK:
Net income diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.11
Net income basic (in dollars per share)	0.20	0.11
Cash dividends declared	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	39,498,835	35,452,968
Average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	38,839,284	34,848,875