CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 89,805	$ 51,749	$ 265,697	$ 149,192
Mortgage-backed securities	4,803	1,307	15,467	3,609
Securities and cash equivalents	3,241	1,737	9,306	5,138
Total interest income	97,849	54,793	290,470	157,939
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	2,784	1,738	8,501	5,240
FHLB advances	256	4	874	24
Other borrowings	82	47	234	137
Junior subordinated debentures	1,019	816	2,962	2,357
Total interest expense	4,141	2,605	12,571	7,758
Net interest income	93,708	52,188	277,899	150,181
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	2,000	0	4,000	0
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	91,708	52,188	273,899	150,181
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	12,927	9,746	36,957	27,435
Mortgage banking operations	8,141	4,426	20,409	13,238
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	1,333	550	3,646	1,441
Miscellaneous	1,344	489	3,936	1,623
Other operating income	23,745	15,211	64,948	43,737
Net gain (loss) on sale of securities	891	0	531	(537)
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	(1,124)	(1,113)	(1,472)	735
Total non-interest income	23,512	14,098	64,007	43,935
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	44,758	27,026	136,497	78,057
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(4,953)	(3,747)	(14,110)	(10,372)
Occupancy and equipment	10,979	6,470	32,419	18,833
Information/computer data services	4,836	2,219	14,607	6,744
Payment and card processing expenses	5,878	4,168	16,164	10,926
Professional services	2,258	951	5,736	2,489
Advertising and marketing	2,282	1,959	6,489	5,767
Deposit insurance	890	713	3,539	1,905
State/municipal business and use taxes	956	475	2,564	1,383
REO operations	(21)	(2)	513	190
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,724	286	5,339	1,268
Miscellaneous	7,785	3,972	22,311	11,416
Operating expenses, before acquisition-related costs	77,372	44,490	232,068	128,606
Acquisition-related costs	1,720	2,207	10,945	7,741
Total non-interest expense	79,092	46,697	243,013	136,347
Income before provision for income taxes	36,128	19,589	94,893	57,769
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	12,277	6,642	32,312	19,440
NET INCOME	$ 23,851	$ 12,947	$ 62,581	$ 38,329
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 0.70	$ 0.62	$ 1.84	$ 1.88
Diluted	0.70	0.62	1.83	1.87
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.23	$ 0.18	$ 0.65	$ 0.54
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	34,045,225	20,755,394	34,050,459	20,417,601
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	34,124,611	20,821,377	34,104,875	20,467,609