CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2020
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 115,391	$ 115,173	$ 224,315	$ 234,099
Mortgage-backed securities	11,437	7,983	20,808	17,120
Securities and cash equivalents	6,737	5,591	12,963	9,193
Total interest income	133,565	128,747	258,086	260,412
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	3,028	6,694	6,637	15,444
FHLB advances	655	984	1,589	3,048
Other borrowings	124	238	233	354
Subordinated debt	2,204	1,251	4,412	2,728
Total interest expense	6,011	9,167	12,871	21,574
Net interest income	127,554	119,580	245,215	238,838
(RECAPTURE)/PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	(10,256)	28,623	(19,507)	52,093
Net interest income after (recapture)/provision for credit losses	137,810	90,957	264,722	186,745
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	9,758	7,546	18,697	17,349
Mortgage banking operations	7,478	14,138	18,918	24,329
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	1,245	2,317	2,552	3,367
Miscellaneous	3,720	1,427	5,762	4,066
Other operating income	22,201	25,428	45,929	49,111
Net gain on sale of securities	77	93	562	171
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	58	2,199	117	(2,397)
Total non-interest income	22,336	27,720	46,608	46,885
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	61,935	63,415	126,754	123,323
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(8,768)	(11,110)	(18,464)	(16,916)
Occupancy and equipment	12,823	12,985	25,812	26,092
Information/computer data services	5,602	6,084	11,805	11,894
Payment and card processing expenses	4,975	3,851	9,301	8,091
Professional and legal expenses	4,371	2,163	7,699	4,082
Advertising and marketing	1,181	652	2,444	2,479
Deposit insurance expense	1,241	1,705	2,774	3,340
State/municipal business and use taxes	1,083	1,104	2,148	2,088
REO operations, net	118	4	(124)	104
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,711	2,002	3,422	4,003
Miscellaneous	6,156	5,199	11,665	11,556
Noninterest Operating Expense, Before COVID-19 and Acquisition Related Costs	92,428	88,054	185,236	180,136
COVID-19 Expenses	117	2,152	265	2,391
Acquisition-related costs	79	336	650	1,478
Total non-interest expense	92,624	90,542	186,151	184,005
Income before provision for income taxes	67,522	28,135	125,179	49,625
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	13,140	4,594	23,942	9,202
NET INCOME	$ 54,382	$ 23,541	$ 101,237	$ 40,423
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 1.57	$ 0.67	$ 2.90	$ 1.14
Diluted	1.56	0.67	2.88	1.14
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.41	$ 0	$ 0.82	$ 0.41
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	34,736,639	35,189,260	34,854,357	35,326,401
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	34,933,714	35,283,690	35,149,986	35,545,086