CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
INTEREST INCOME:
Loans receivable	$ 104,506	$ 115,391	$ 204,856	$ 224,315
Mortgage-backed securities	16,819	11,437	30,928	20,808
Securities and cash equivalents	11,676	6,737	20,108	12,963
Total interest income	133,001	133,565	255,892	258,086
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	2,008	3,028	4,094	6,637
FHLB advances	0	655	291	1,589
Other borrowings	80	124	164	233
Interest Expense, Subordinated Notes and Debentures	1,902	2,204	3,678	4,412
Total interest expense	3,990	6,011	8,227	12,871
Net interest income	129,011	127,554	247,665	245,215
PROVISION (RECAPTURE) FOR CREDIT LOSSES	4,534	(10,256)	(2,427)	(19,507)
Net interest income after provision (recapture) for credit losses	124,477	137,810	250,092	264,722
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Deposit fees and other service charges	11,000	9,758	22,189	18,697
Mortgage banking operations	3,978	7,345	8,418	18,692
BOLI	2,239	1,245	3,870	2,552
Miscellaneous	2,051	3,853	3,734	5,988
Other operating income	19,268	22,201	38,211	45,929
Net gain on sale of securities	32	77	467	562
Net change in valuation of financial instruments carried at fair value	69	58	118	117
Gain on sale of branches, including related deposits	7,804	0	7,804	0
Total non-interest income	27,173	22,336	46,600	46,608
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE:
Salary and employee benefits	60,832	61,935	120,318	126,754
Less capitalized loan origination costs	(7,222)	(8,768)	(13,452)	(18,464)
Occupancy and equipment	13,284	12,823	26,504	25,812
Information/computer data services	5,997	5,602	12,648	11,805
Payment and card processing expenses	5,682	4,975	10,578	9,301
Professional and legal expenses	2,878	4,371	5,058	7,699
Advertising and marketing	822	1,181	1,283	2,444
Deposit insurance	1,440	1,241	2,964	2,774
State/municipal business and use taxes	1,004	1,083	2,166	2,148
REO operations, net	(121)	118	(200)	(124)
Amortization of core deposit intangibles	1,425	1,711	2,849	3,422
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	793	0
Miscellaneous	6,032	6,156	11,739	11,665
Noninterest Operating Expense, Before COVID-19 and Acquisition Related Costs	92,053	92,428	183,248	185,236
COVID-19 Expenses	0	117	0	265
Merger and acquisition - related expenses	0	79	0	650
Total non-interest expense	92,053	92,624	183,248	186,151
Income before provision for income taxes	59,597	67,522	113,444	125,179
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES	11,632	13,140	21,516	23,942
NET INCOME	$ 47,965	$ 54,382	$ 91,928	$ 101,237
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 1.40	$ 1.57	$ 2.68	$ 2.90
Diluted	1.39	1.56	2.66	2.88
Cumulative dividends declared per common share	$ 0.44	$ 0.41	$ 0.88	$ 0.82
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Basic	34,307,001	34,736,639	34,303,889	34,854,357
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding, Diluted	34,451,740	34,933,714	34,532,935	35,149,986