CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Interest income
Loans	$ 161,525	$ 122,613	$ 71,975
Investment securities	16,982	11,791	7,026
Federal funds sold and interest-earning deposits	196	144	89
Total interest income	178,703	134,548	79,090
Interest expense
Deposits	12,009	8,404	6,203
Short-term borrowings	1,546	406	165
Long-term debt	5,998	5,170	2,285
Total interest expense	19,553	13,980	8,653
Net interest income	159,150	120,568	70,437
Provision for loan losses	6,245	3,413	5,469
Net interest income after provision for loan losses	152,905	117,155	64,968
Non-interest income
Service charges and fees on deposit accounts	13,750	9,574	4,959
Government-guaranteed lending	12,729	9,450	5,586
Mortgage banking	6,257	3,370	2,265
Bank-owned life insurance	1,873	1,784	1,226
Gain on sales of available for sale securities	0	126	1,215
Gains on sales of branches	88	415	0
Gain on acquisition	0	0	7,382
Other	5,706	4,198	2,156
Total non-interest income	40,403	28,917	24,789
Non-interest expense
Salaries and employee benefits	60,898	51,342	37,255
Occupancy and equipment	18,799	15,075	9,133
Data processing	7,599	5,235	3,920
FDIC deposit insurance premiums	2,892	2,091	1,486
Professional services	4,556	3,943	2,857
Foreclosed asset expenses, net	1,276	671	473
Loan, collection, and repossession expense	3,643	3,075	2,974
Merger and conversion costs	1,102	22,136	14,650
Restructuring charges	3,533	1,142	0
Amortization of other intangible assets	3,098	2,157	800
Other	15,290	12,087	8,322
Total non-interest expense	122,686	118,954	81,870
Income before income taxes	70,622	27,118	7,887
Income tax expense	25,995	5,413	2,014
Net income	44,627	21,705	5,873
Dividends on preferred stock	822	1,269	0
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests	0	2,466	3,601
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 43,805	$ 17,970	$ 2,272
Net income per common share
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.39	$ 0.88	$ 0.25
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.38	$ 0.88	$ 0.25
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic (in shares)	31,610,733	20,500,519	9,219,406
Diluted (in shares)	31,695,808	20,505,142	9,219,406