Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 8,013	$ 7,439	$ 6,780
Federal funds sold	3,844	7,852	4,173
Interest bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments	208,522	324,043	46,752
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	355,830	299,820	296,363
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	11,246	10,694	12,031
Loans held for sale	39,206	226,923	171,241
Loans	2,796,840	2,493,095	2,397,669
Less allowance for credit losses	(39,687)	(37,492)	(35,582)
Loans, net	2,757,153	2,455,603	2,362,087
Premises and equipment, net	16,319	15,261	14,472
Deferred income taxes	25,982	19,128	16,413
Bank owned life insurance	29,555	14,135	14,036
Intangible assets, net	3,597	3,785	3,895
Other real estate owned	11,285	5,299	4,923
Other assets	34,376	19,459	23,022
Total Assets	3,504,928	3,409,441	2,976,188
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing demand	898,831	881,390	796,654
Interest bearing transaction	104,004	113,813	112,901
Savings and money market	1,538,630	1,374,869	1,180,894
Time, $100,000 or more	249,594	232,875	242,159
Other time	193,000	294,275	182,381
Total deposits	2,984,059	2,897,222	2,514,989
Customer repurchase agreements	82,266	101,338	75,368
Other short-term borrowings			10,000
Long-term borrowings	39,300	39,300	39,300
Other liabilities	17,203	21,605	12,132
Total Liabilities	3,122,828	3,059,465	2,651,789
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized 50,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 25,799,220, 22,954,889 and 22,040,006, respectively	252	226	217
Warrant	946	946	946
Additional paid in capital	241,131	180,593	164,522
Retained earnings	84,534	106,146	96,088
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(1,363)	5,465	6,026
Total Shareholders' Equity	382,100	349,976	324,399
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,504,928	3,409,441	2,976,188
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, shares authorized 1,000,000, Series B, $1,000 per share liquidation preference, shares issued and outstanding 56,600 at September 30, 2013, December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012.	$ 56,600	$ 56,600	$ 56,600

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.