CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans receivable	$ 70,980	$ 50,552	$ 200,206	$ 136,368
Processing fees on PPP loans	0	74	3	1,870
Securities:
Taxable	4,247	4,413	13,360	12,281
Tax-exempt	176	219	553	665
Dividends	113	40	366	109
Total interest and dividend income	75,516	55,298	214,488	151,293
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	27,113	4,408	67,390	9,601
Borrowed funds and finance lease liabilities	91	5	1,799	15
Subordinated notes and debentures (includes $(55), $26, $(151), and $144 accumulated other comprehensive income reclassification for change in fair value of interest rate swap agreements, respectively)	1,076	977	3,164	2,851
Total interest expense	28,280	5,390	72,353	12,467
NET INTEREST INCOME	47,236	49,908	142,135	138,826
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	1,056	1,091	4,751	5,639
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	46,180	48,817	137,384	133,187
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on deposit accounts	1,861	1,872	5,569	5,400
Other service charges and fees	567	814	2,283	2,253
Wealth and asset management fees	1,833	1,870	5,567	5,456
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities (includes $0, $0, $52, and $651 accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications for net realized gains on available-for-sale securities, respectively)	0	0	52	651
Net realized and unrealized losses on equity securities	(400)	(398)	(930)	(1,433)
Mortgage banking	172	298	516	1,065
Bank owned life insurance	754	694	2,211	2,778
Card processing and interchange income	2,098	1,975	6,219	5,776
Other non-interest income	978	834	2,711	3,813
Total non-interest income	7,863	7,959	24,198	25,759
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:
Compensation and benefits	17,758	18,901	51,862	52,660
Net occupancy expense	3,596	3,375	10,790	9,940
Technology expense	5,232	4,552	14,677	11,948
State and local taxes	1,028	1,036	3,108	3,121
Legal, professional, and examination fees	1,320	1,019	3,167	3,032
Advertising	840	709	2,085	1,866
FDIC insurance premiums	1,027	709	2,901	2,142
Dues and subscriptions	495	476	1,451	1,610
Card processing and interchange expenses	1,207	1,201	4,269	3,486
Other non-interest expenses	4,411	4,122	12,582	10,796
Total non-interest expenses	36,914	36,100	106,892	100,601
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	17,129	20,676	54,690	58,345
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (includes $12, $(7), $43 and $106 income tax expense from reclassification items, respectively)	3,402	4,051	10,647	11,037
NET INCOME	13,727	16,625	44,043	47,308
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS	1,076	1,076	3,226	3,226
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 12,651	$ 15,549	$ 40,817	$ 44,082
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, Basic (in share)	20,859,872	17,254,389	20,939,102	16,950,577
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, Diluted (in shares)	20,899,744	17,287,770	20,979,032	16,983,958
PER COMMON SHARE DATA:
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.60	$ 0.90	$ 1.94	$ 2.59
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	0.60	0.90	1.94	2.59
Cash Dividends Declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.175	$ 0.175	$ 0.525	$ 0.525