CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2016
Interest and fees on loans	$ 38,209	$ 29,244	$ 70,100	$ 55,278
Interest and dividends on securities	8,585	6,902	16,959	12,749
Interest on interest bearing deposits and other investments	604	433	1,114	723
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	47,398	36,579	88,173	68,750
Interest on deposits	1,668	1,238	2,858	2,155
Interest on borrowed money	1,574	848	2,994	1,880
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	3,242	2,086	5,852	4,035
NET INTEREST INCOME	44,156	34,493	82,321	64,715
Provision for loan losses	1,401	662	2,705	861
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	42,755	33,831	79,616	63,854
Noninterest income
Other income	10,467	9,111	20,372	17,741
Securities gains, net (includes net gains (losses) of $23 and ($19) in other comprehensive income reclassifications for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and net gains of $23 and $28 for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	21	47	21	136
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	10,488	9,158	20,393	17,877
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES	41,625	34,808	76,371	67,149
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	11,618	8,181	23,638	14,582
Provision for income taxes (includes $9 and $(7) in income tax provision (benefit) from reclassification items for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $9 and $11 in income tax provision for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively).	3,942	2,849	8,036	5,284
NET INCOME	$ 7,676	$ 5,332	$ 15,602	$ 9,298
PER SHARE COMMON STOCK:
Net income diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.18	$ 0.14	$ 0.38	$ 0.25
Net income basic (in dollars per share)	0.18	0.14	0.38	0.26
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00	$ 0.00
Average shares outstanding-diluted (in shares)	43,556,285	38,141,550	41,538,769	36,797,259
Average shares outstanding-basic (in shares)	42,841,152	37,470,071	40,851,273	36,159,473