Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash and due from banks	$ 8,602	$ 9,577	$ 7,765
Federal funds sold	9,480	5,695	10,634
Interest bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments	97,400	291,688	172,849
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	378,990	378,133	335,779
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	10,626	11,272	11,220
Loans held for sale	35,411	42,030	104,767
Loans	3,279,429	2,945,158	2,691,358
Less allowance for credit losses	(43,552)	(40,921)	(39,640)
Loans, net	3,235,877	2,904,237	2,651,718
Premises and equipment, net	17,797	16,737	16,706
Deferred income taxes	25,586	28,949	24,883
Bank owned life insurance	40,361	39,738	29,324
Intangible assets, net	3,379	3,510	3,690
Other real estate owned	8,843	9,225	12,213
Other assets	42,092	30,712	29,020
Total Assets	3,914,444	3,771,503	3,410,568
Deposits:
Noninterest bearing demand	945,485	849,409	767,808
Interest bearing transaction	128,415	118,580	107,013
Savings and money market	1,899,430	1,811,088	1,531,804
Time, $100,000 or more	186,063	203,706	203,117
Other time	208,534	242,631	278,494
Total deposits	3,367,927	3,225,414	2,888,236
Customer repurchase agreements	60,646	80,471	97,327
Long-term borrowings	39,300	39,300	39,300
Other liabilities	19,750	32,455	16,315
Total Liabilities	3,487,623	3,377,640	3,041,178
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized 50,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 25,985,659, 25,885,863 and 25,764,542 respectively	255	253	251
Warrant	946	946	946
Additional paid in capital	245,629	242,990	239,584
Retained earnings	121,553	96,393	72,916
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	1,838	(3,319)	(907)
Total Shareholders' Equity	426,821	393,863	369,390
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,914,444	3,771,503	3,410,568
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 June 30, 2014, December 31, 2013 and June 30, 2013	$ 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.