Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 173,988	$ 195,440
Short-term investments and interest-bearing deposits	654,813	966,962
Securities available-for-sale (amortized cost of $1,726,080 in 2023 and $1,622,173 in 2022)	1,604,570	1,473,348
Loans	19,548,140	18,254,024
Less: Allowance for loan losses	(154,562)	(146,485)
Unamortized deferred loan fees, net	(10,720)	(6,641)
Loans, net	19,382,858	18,100,898
Equity securities	40,406	22,158
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	17,746	17,250
Other real estate owned, net	19,441	4,067
Affordable housing investments and alternative energy partnerships, net	315,683	327,128
Premises and equipment, net	91,097	94,776
Customers’ liability on acceptances	3,264	2,372
Accrued interest receivable	97,673	82,428
Goodwill	375,696	375,696
Other intangible assets, net	4,461	5,757
Right-of-use assets- operating leases	32,076	29,627
Other assets	267,762	250,069
Total assets	23,081,534	21,947,976
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing demand deposits	3,529,018	4,168,989
Interest-bearing deposits:
NOW deposits	2,370,685	2,509,736
Money market deposits	3,049,754	3,812,724
Savings deposits	1,039,203	1,000,460
Time deposits	9,336,787	7,013,370
Total deposits	19,325,447	18,505,279
Advances from the Federal Home Loan Bank	540,000	485,000
Other borrowings for affordable housing investments	15,787	22,600
Long-term debt	119,136	119,136
Acceptances outstanding	3,264	2,372
Lease liabilities - operating leases	34,797	32,518
Other liabilities	306,528	307,031
Total liabilities	20,344,959	19,473,936
Commitments and contingencies
Stockholders’ Equity
Common stock, $0.01 par value, 100,000,000 shares authorized, 91,392,480 issued and 72,668,927 outstanding at December 31, 2023, and 91,090,614 issued and 72,742,151 outstanding at December 31, 2022	914	911
Additional paid-in-capital	987,953	981,119
Accumulated other comprehensive income loss, net	(85,416)	(102,295)
Retained earnings	2,500,341	2,244,855
Treasury stock, at cost (18,723,553 shares at December 31, 2023, and 18,348,463 shares at December 31, 2022)	(667,217)	(650,550)
Total equity	2,736,575	2,474,040
Total liabilities and equity	$ 23,081,534	$ 21,947,976