CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks		$ 192,278	$ 177,083
Interest bearing deposits		49,488	70,636
Total cash and cash equivalents		241,766	247,719
Securities—trading, amortized cost $28,663 and $30,154, respectively		23,466	24,568
Securities—available-for-sale, amortized cost $1,338,863 and $806,336, respectively		1,339,057	800,917
Securities—held-to-maturity, fair value $268,663 and $270,528, respectively		264,752	267,873
Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) stock		20,854	12,506
Loans held for sale (includes $64,399 and $9,600, at fair value, respectively)		71,905	246,353
Loans receivable		7,774,449	7,451,148
Allowance for loan losses		89,100	85,997
Net loans		7,685,349	7,365,151
Accrued interest receivable		33,837	30,178
Real estate owned (REO), held for sale, net		1,496	11,081
Property and equipment, net		159,893	166,481
Goodwill		244,583	244,583
Other intangibles, net		25,219	30,162
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)		161,648	158,936
Deferred tax assets, net		119,333	127,694
Other assets		49,928	59,466
Total assets		10,443,086	9,793,668
Deposits:
Non-interest-bearing		3,379,841	3,140,451
Interest-bearing transaction and savings accounts		4,058,435	3,935,630
Interest-bearing certificates	[1]	1,100,574	1,045,333
Total deposits		8,538,850	8,121,414
Advances from FHLB at fair value		263,349	54,216
Other borrowings		103,713	105,685
Junior subordinated debentures at fair value (issued in connection with Trust Preferred Securities)		97,280	95,200
Accrued expenses and other liabilities		72,604	71,369
Deferred compensation		40,279	40,074
Total liabilities		9,116,075	8,487,958
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES (Note 12)
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Preferred stock - $0.01 par value per share, 500,000 shares authorized; no shares outstanding at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016		0	0
Retained earnings		111,405	95,328
Carrying value of shares held in trust for stock related compensation plans		7,283	7,283
Liability for common stock issued to deferred, stock related, compensation plans		7,283	7,283
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		124	(3,455)
Total shareholders' equity		1,327,011	1,305,710
Total liabilities & shareholders' equity		10,443,086	9,793,668
Voting Common Stock [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock and paid in capital		1,214,547	1,213,225
Nonvoting Common Stock [Member]
SHAREHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Common stock and paid in capital		$ 935	$ 612

[1] Certificates of deposit include $30,000 and $426,000 of acquisition premiums at September 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016, respectively.