CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended
		Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Interest income:
Loans secured by real estate		$ 204,487	$ 191,856	$ 171,347
C&I loans		3,072	41	0
Other loans		75	74	93
MBS		542	20	186
Investment securities		577	880	875
Other short-term investments		3,343	2,756	2,290
Total interest income		212,096	195,627	174,791
Interest expense:
Deposits and escrow		38,391	32,374	23,005
Borrowed funds		20,975	19,767	23,222
Total interest expense		59,366	52,141	46,227
Net interest income		152,730	143,486	128,564
Provision (Credit) for loan losses		520	2,118	(1,330)
Net interest income after provision for loan losses		152,210	141,368	129,894
Non-interest income:
Service charges and other fees		3,828	3,429	3,323
Mortgage banking income, net		201	96	183
Net gain on securities and other assets	[1]	2,740	123	1,273
Gain on sale of loans		1,475	0	0
Gain on the sale of premises held for sale		10,412	68,183	0
Income from BOLI		2,217	2,734	2,405
Other		641	1,369	1,432
Total non-interest income		21,514	75,934	8,616
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits		37,365	34,854	31,350
Stock benefit plan compensation expense		1,358	14,651	3,640
Occupancy and equipment		14,201	12,103	10,514
Data processing costs		8,280	5,194	4,017
Advertising and marketing		5,774	4,121	2,685
Federal deposit insurance premiums		2,966	2,515	2,304
Loss from extinguishment of debt		1,272	0	0
Other		13,770	10,393	7,983
Total non-interest expense		84,986	83,831	62,493
Income before income taxes		88,738	133,471	76,017
Income tax expense		36,856	60,957	31,245
Net income		$ 51,882	$ 72,514	$ 44,772
Earnings per Share ("EPS"):
Basic (in dollars per share)		$ 1.38	$ 1.97	$ 1.24
Diluted (in dollars per share)		$ 1.38	$ 1.97	$ 1.23

[1] Amount includes periodic valuation gains or losses on trading securities.