CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2021	Sep. 30, 2020
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 116,487	$ 116,716	$ 340,802	$ 350,815
Mortgage-backed securities	11,695	7,234	32,503	24,354
Securities and cash equivalents	7,686	5,631	20,649	14,824
Total interest income	135,868	129,581	393,954	389,993
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	2,749	5,179	9,386	20,623
FHLB advances	655	988	2,244	4,036
Other borrowings	125	128	358	482
Subordinated debt	2,193	2,260	6,605	4,988
Total interest expense	5,722	8,555	18,593	30,129
Net interest income	130,146	121,026	375,361	359,864
(RECAPTURE)/PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	(8,638)	15,180	(28,145)	67,273
Net interest income after (recapture)/provision for credit losses	138,784	105,846	403,506	292,591
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	10,457	8,742	29,154	26,091
Mortgage banking operations	9,752	16,562	28,670	40,891
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	1,245	1,286	3,797	4,653
Miscellaneous	2,046	951	7,808	5,017
Other operating income	23,500	27,541	69,429	76,652
Net gain on sale of securities	56	644	618	815
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	1,778	37	1,895	(2,360)
Total non-interest income	25,334	28,222	71,942	75,107
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	59,799	61,171	186,553	184,494
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(8,290)	(8,517)	(26,754)	(25,433)
Occupancy and equipment	13,153	13,022	38,965	39,114
Information/computer data services	6,110	6,090	17,915	17,984
Payment and card processing expenses	6,181	4,044	15,482	12,135
Professional and legal expenses	12,324	2,368	20,023	6,450
Advertising and marketing	1,521	1,105	3,965	3,584
Deposit insurance expense	1,469	1,628	4,243	4,968
State/municipal business and use taxes	1,219	1,196	3,367	3,284
REO operations, net	53	(11)	(71)	93
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,575	1,864	4,997	5,867
Miscellaneous	6,977	5,285	18,642	16,841
Noninterest Operating Expense, Before COVID-19 and Acquisition Related Costs	102,091	89,245	287,327	269,381
COVID-19 Expenses	44	778	309	3,169
Acquisition-related costs	10	5	660	1,483
Total non-interest expense	102,145	90,028	288,296	274,033
Income before provision for income taxes	61,973	44,040	187,152	93,665
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	12,089	7,492	36,031	16,694
NET INCOME	$ 49,884	$ 36,548	$ 151,121	$ 76,971
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 1.45	$ 1.04	$ 4.35	$ 2.18
Diluted	1.44	1.03	4.32	2.17
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.41	$ 0.41	$ 1.23	$ 0.82
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	34,446,510	35,193,109	34,716,914	35,285,567
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	34,669,492	35,316,679	35,012,228	35,524,771