CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans receivable	$ 66,899	$ 44,666	$ 129,226	$ 85,816
Processing fees on PPP loans	2	559	3	1,796
Securities:
Taxable	5,083	4,254	9,113	7,868
Tax-exempt	180	227	377	446
Dividends	168	35	253	69
Total interest and dividend income	72,332	49,741	138,972	95,995
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	23,578	2,487	40,277	5,193
Borrowed funds and finance lease liabilities	445	5	1,708	10
Subordinated notes and debentures (includes $(51), $51, $(96), and $118 accumulated other comprehensive income reclassification for change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, respectively)	1,049	948	2,088	1,874
Total interest expense	25,072	3,440	44,073	7,077
NET INTEREST INCOME	47,260	46,301	94,899	88,918
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	2,405	2,905	3,695	4,548
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	44,855	43,396	91,204	84,370
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on deposit accounts	1,913	1,771	3,708	3,528
Other service charges and fees	1,085	784	1,716	1,439
Wealth and asset management fees	1,917	1,803	3,734	3,586
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities (includes $30, $0, $52, and $651 accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications for net realized gains on available-for-sale securities, respectively)	30	0	52	651
Net realized and unrealized losses on equity securities	(244)	(641)	(530)	(1,035)
Mortgage banking	176	292	344	767
Bank owned life insurance	693	1,390	1,457	2,084
Card processing and interchange income	2,062	1,992	4,121	3,801
Other non-interest income	661	755	1,733	2,979
Total non-interest income	8,293	8,146	16,335	17,800
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:
Compensation and benefits	17,059	16,771	34,104	33,759
Net occupancy expense	3,628	3,335	7,194	6,565
Technology expense	5,187	4,024	9,445	7,396
State and local taxes	1,030	1,037	2,080	2,085
Legal, professional, and examination fees	1,002	1,176	1,847	2,013
Advertising	701	537	1,245	1,157
FDIC insurance premiums	1,001	710	1,874	1,433
Card processing and interchange expenses	1,572	1,256	3,062	2,285
Other non-interest expenses	4,808	3,763	9,127	7,808
Total non-interest expenses	35,988	32,609	69,978	64,501
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	17,160	18,933	37,561	37,669
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (includes $17, $(11), $31 and $113 income tax expense from reclassification items, respectively)	3,333	3,495	7,245	6,986
NET INCOME	13,827	15,438	30,316	30,683
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS	1,075	1,075	2,150	2,150
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 12,752	$ 14,363	$ 28,166	$ 28,533
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, Basic (in share)	20,916,861	16,781,743	20,979,373	16,796,154
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, Diluted (in shares)	20,956,575	16,815,124	21,019,178	16,829,535
PER COMMON SHARE DATA:
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.85	$ 1.34	$ 1.69
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	0.61	0.85	1.33	1.69
Cash Dividends Declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.175	$ 0.175	$ 0.350	$ 0.350