CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF (LOSS)/INCOME (UNAUDITED) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$ 64,869	$ 25,924	$ 128,424	$ 71,458
Interest and dividends on taxable investment securities	5,047	3,186	12,840	7,562
Interest and dividends on tax-exempt investment securities	27	0	41	0
Interest on federal funds sold	92	0	92	0
Interest on deposits with other banks	1,213	1,466	1,546	2,546
Total interest income	71,248	30,576	142,943	81,566
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits	23,473	2,561	40,668	5,429
Interest on short-term borrowings	692	0	5,501	2
Interest on long-term borrowings	1,461	700	2,992	1,776
Total interest expense	25,626	3,261	49,161	7,207
NET INTEREST INCOME	45,622	27,315	93,782	74,359
Provision for credit losses	28,176	675	30,056	1,475
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	17,446	26,640	63,726	72,884
NONINTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	1,505	1,509	3,981	4,306
Trust and investment fee income	1,933	421	2,764	1,383
Loss on sales and calls of investment securities	(2,166)	0	(2,166)	0
Interchange credits	1,557	1,241	4,081	3,532
Mortgage-banking revenue	1,377	680	3,408	3,643
Title Company revenue	89	397	412	1,146
Bargain purchase gain	8,816	0	8,816	0
Other noninterest income	1,873	1,096	4,317	3,214
Total noninterest income	14,984	5,344	25,613	17,224
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and wages	14,183	8,562	31,822	27,022
Employee benefits	3,607	2,191	8,968	7,122
Occupancy expense	2,245	1,496	5,463	4,548
Furniture and equipment expense	750	533	1,761	1,370
Data processing	2,485	1,759	6,022	5,034
Directors' fees	295	217	730	617
Amortization of core deposit intangible	2,634	499	3,510	1,528
FDIC insurance premium expense	618	339	1,747	1,111
Other real estate owned expenses, net	2	1	2	52
Legal and professional fees	1,217	756	2,926	2,204
Merger-related expenses	14,866	159	16,754	1,130
Other noninterest expenses	4,256	2,387	9,956	7,585
Total noninterest expense	47,158	18,899	89,661	59,323
(Loss)/income before income taxes	(14,728)	13,085	(322)	30,785
Income tax (benefit) expense	(4,991)	3,427	(1,060)	8,016
NET (LOSS) INCOME	$ (9,737)	$ 9,658	$ 738	$ 22,769
Basic net income per common share (in dollars per share)	$ (0.29)	$ 0.49	$ 0.03	$ 1.15
Diluted net income per common share (in dollars per share)	(0.29)	0.49	0.03	1.15
Dividends paid per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.12	$ 0.12	$ 0.36	$ 0.36