CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 100,350	$ 108,924
Mortgage-backed securities	14,109	9,371
Securities and cash equivalents	8,432	6,226
Total interest income	122,891	124,521
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	2,086	3,609
FHLB advances	291	934
Other borrowings	84	109
Subordinated debt	1,776	2,208
Total interest expense	4,237	6,860
Net interest income	118,654	117,661
RECAPTURE OF PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	(6,961)	(9,251)
Net interest income after recapture of provision for credit losses	125,615	126,912
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	11,189	8,939
Mortgage banking operations	4,440	11,347
Bank-owned life insurance (BOLI)	1,631	1,307
Miscellaneous	1,683	2,135
Other operating income	18,943	23,728
Net gain on sale of securities	435	485
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	49	59
Total non-interest income	19,427	24,272
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	59,486	64,819
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(6,230)	(9,696)
Occupancy and equipment	13,220	12,989
Information/computer data services	6,651	6,203
Payment and card processing expenses	4,896	4,326
Professional and legal expenses	2,180	3,328
Advertising and marketing	461	1,263
Deposit insurance	1,524	1,533
State/municipal business and use taxes	1,162	1,065
REO operations, net	(79)	(242)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,424	1,711
Loss on extinguishment of debt	793	0
Miscellaneous	5,707	5,509
Noninterest Operating Expense, Before COVID-19 and Acquisition Related Costs	91,195	92,808
COVID-19 Expenses	0	148
Merger and acquisition - related expenses	0	571
Total non-interest expense	91,195	93,527
Income before provision for income taxes	53,847	57,657
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	9,884	10,802
NET INCOME	$ 43,963	$ 46,855
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 1.28	$ 1.34
Diluted	1.27	1.33
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.44	$ 0.41
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	34,300,742	34,973,383
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	34,598,436	35,303,483