CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 95,221	$ 89,805	$ 281,304	$ 265,697
Mortgage-backed securities	6,644	4,803	17,529	15,467
Securities and cash equivalents	3,413	3,241	9,976	9,306
Total interest income	105,278	97,849	308,809	290,470
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	3,189	2,784	9,162	8,501
FHLB advances	569	256	1,142	874
Other borrowings	84	82	241	234
Junior subordinated debentures	1,226	1,019	3,494	2,962
Total interest expense	5,068	4,141	14,039	12,571
Net interest income	100,210	93,708	294,770	277,899
PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	2,000	2,000	6,000	4,000
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	98,210	91,708	288,770	273,899
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	13,316	12,927	38,739	36,957
Mortgage banking operations	4,498	8,141	15,854	20,409
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	1,043	1,333	3,599	3,646
Miscellaneous	1,705	1,344	7,062	3,936
Other operating income	20,562	23,745	65,254	64,948
Net gain on sale of securities	270	891	230	531
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	(493)	(1,124)	(1,831)	(1,472)
Total non-interest income	20,339	23,512	63,653	64,007
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	48,931	44,758	144,014	136,497
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(4,331)	(4,953)	(13,245)	(14,110)
Occupancy and equipment	11,737	10,979	35,778	32,419
Information/computer data services	4,420	4,836	12,513	14,607
Payment and card processing expenses	5,839	5,878	16,651	16,164
Professional services	3,349	2,258	12,233	5,736
Advertising and marketing	2,130	2,282	5,225	6,489
Deposit insurance	1,101	890	3,438	3,539
State/municipal business and use taxes	780	956	1,857	2,564
REO operations	240	(21)	(1,089)	513
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,542	1,724	4,790	5,339
Miscellaneous	6,851	7,785	20,432	22,311
Operating expenses, before acquisition-related costs	82,589	77,372	242,597	232,068
Acquisition-related costs	0	1,720	0	10,945
Total non-interest expense	82,589	79,092	242,597	243,013
Income before provision for income taxes	35,960	36,128	109,826	94,893
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	10,883	12,277	35,502	32,312
NET INCOME	$ 25,077	$ 23,851	$ 74,324	$ 62,581
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 0.76	$ 0.70	$ 2.25	$ 1.84
Diluted	0.76	0.70	2.25	1.83
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.25	$ 0.23	$ 1.75	$ 0.65
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	32,982,532	34,045,225	32,966,214	34,050,459
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	33,079,099	34,124,611	33,061,172	34,104,875