Non-Interest Expense

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Non-interest Expense [Abstract]

Non-Interest Expense

11: Non-Interest Expense

     The table below shows the components of non-interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 and 2010:

	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	June 30,				June 30,
	2011		2010		2011		2010
			(In thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits	$	10,680	$	9,080	$	21,758	$	17,614
Occupancy and equipment		3,648		2,973		7,361		5,772
Data processing expense		1,137		954		2,422		1,816
Other operating expenses:
Advertising		1,015		453		2,013		819
Merger expenses		—		258		11		1,317
Amortization of intangibles		704		583		1,417		1,062
Amortization of mortgage servicing rights		—		218		—		436
Electronic banking expense		697		496		1,356		973
Directors’ fees		179		181		364		326
Due from bank service charges		119		103		259		193
FDIC and state assessment		1,058		986		2,151		1,884
Insurance		408		296		779		596
Legal and accounting		462		356		909		744
Mortgage servicing expense		—		76		—		160
Other professional fees		569		368		982		681
Operating supplies		322		207		611		393
Postage		242		164		487		314
Telephone		259		152		522		290
Other expense		2,357		1,086		4,315		2,155
Total other operating expenses		8,391		5,983		16,176		12,343
Total non-interest expense	$	23,856	$	18,990	$	47,717	$	37,545