CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2015
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 86,958	$ 46,365
Mortgage-backed securities	5,390	1,027
Securities and cash equivalents	2,953	1,677
Total interest income	95,301	49,069
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	2,946	1,733
FHLB advances	279	17
Other borrowings	75	43
Junior subordinated debentures	958	740
Total interest expense	4,258	2,533
Net interest income before provision for loan losses	91,043	46,536
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	0	0
Net interest income	91,043	46,536
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	11,818	8,126
Mortgage banking operations	5,643	4,109
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	1,185	438
Miscellaneous	1,263	483
Other operating income	19,909	13,156
Gain (loss) on sale of securities	21	(510)
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	29	1,050
Total non-interest income	19,959	13,696
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	46,564	24,287
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(4,250)	(2,838)
Occupancy and equipment	10,388	6,006
Information/computer data services	4,920	2,253
Payment and card processing expenses	4,785	3,016
Professional services	2,614	814
Advertising and marketing	1,734	1,610
Deposit insurance	1,338	567
State/municipal business and use taxes	838	453
REO operations	397	24
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,808	616
Miscellaneous	6,085	3,458
Operating expenses, before acquisition-related costs	77,221	40,266
Acquisition-related costs	6,813	1,648
Total non-interest expense	84,034	41,914
Income before provision for income taxes	26,968	18,318
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	9,194	6,184
NET INCOME	$ 17,774	$ 12,134
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 0.52	$ 0.61
Diluted	0.52	0.61
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.21	$ 0.18
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	34,023,800	19,760,645
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	34,103,727	19,845,019