CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
ASSETS:
Cash and due from banks	$ 676,723	$ 243,603
Mortgage-backed securities available-for-sale, at fair value	846,529	426,979
Investment securities available-for-sale, at fair value	305,964	111,882
Marketable equity securities, at fair value		5,970
Loans held for sale	23,704	5,903
Loans:
Loans	10,506,098	5,622,044
Allowance for credit losses	(98,200)	(41,461)
Total loans held for investment, net	10,407,898	5,580,583
Premises and fixed assets, net	53,829	19,053
Restricted stock	45,063	60,707
Bank Owned Life Insurance ("BOLI")	251,521	156,096
Goodwill	155,339	55,638
Other intangible assets	10,627
Operating lease assets	69,094	33,898
Derivative assets	45,760	18,932
Accrued interest receivable	51,100	34,815
Other assets	75,477	27,551
Total assets	13,018,628	6,781,610
Due to depositors:
Interest-bearing deposits	7,271,876	3,744,371
Non-interest-bearing deposits	3,538,936	780,751
Total deposits	10,810,812	4,525,122
FHLBNY advances	533,865	1,204,010
Other short-term borrowings	126,763	120,000
Subordinated debt, net	197,234	114,052
Operating lease liabilities	71,249	39,874
Derivative liabilities	41,816	37,374
Other liabilities	64,065	40,082
Total Liabilities	11,845,804	6,080,514
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, Series A ($0.01 par, $25.00 liquidation value, 9,000,000 shares authorized and 5,299,200 shares issued and outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020)	116,569	116,569
Common stock ($0.01 par 81,000,000 shares authorized, 41,583,837 shares and 34,813,302 shares issued at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively, and 41,536,054 shares and 21,232,984 shares outstanding at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	416	348
Additional paid-in capital	492,431	278,295
Retained earnings	574,297	600,641
Accumulated other comprehensive gain (loss), net of deferred taxes	531	(5,924)
Unearned equity awards	(10,107)
Common stock held by the Benefit Maintenance Plan ("BMP")		(1,496)
Treasury stock, at cost (47,783 shares and 13,580,318 shares at March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively)	(1,313)	(287,337)
Total stockholders' equity	1,172,824	701,096
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	13,018,628	6,781,610
Real estate
Loans:
Loans	8,149,079	4,978,195
Commercial and industrial ("C&I")
Loans:
Loans	2,332,610	641,533
Other loans
Loans:
Loans	$ 24,409	$ 2,316