Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024	Jun. 30, 2025	Jun. 30, 2024
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans, including fees	$ 290,104	$ 175,361	$ 508,512	$ 342,335
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable	31,066	16,929	53,314	34,334
Tax-exempt	4,616	4,556	9,145	9,142
Total interest and dividends on securities	35,682	21,485	62,459	43,476
Other interest income	10,596	6,147	18,643	12,516
Total interest and dividend income	336,382	202,993	589,614	398,327
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest bearing demand deposits	30,405	26,925	59,782	52,516
Money market deposits	36,287	18,443	57,422	34,557
Savings deposits	8,670	7,883	16,029	15,549
Certificates of deposit	21,442	11,982	39,999	22,229
Total interest expense on deposits	96,804	65,233	173,232	124,851
Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings	16,683	16,227	29,718	33,227
Other short-term borrowings	816	896	1,938	1,570
Subordinated debt and junior subordinated debt	5,310	4,044	9,438	8,119
Total interest expense	119,613	86,400	214,326	167,767
NET INTEREST INCOME	216,769	116,593	375,288	230,560
Provision for credit losses	3,218	10,541	72,101	14,555
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	213,551	106,052	303,187	216,005
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Trust fees	9,657	7,303	18,355	15,385
Service charges on deposits	10,484	7,111	19,070	13,895
Digital banking income	7,325	5,040	12,730	9,745
Net swap fee and valuation income	746	1,776	1,706	3,339
Net securities brokerage revenue	3,348	2,601	6,049	5,149
Bank-owned life insurance	3,450	2,791	6,878	4,859
Mortgage banking income	2,364	1,069	3,504	1,762
Net securities gains	1,410	135	1,092	672
Net gain on other real estate owned and other assets	111	34	71	188
Other income	5,062	3,495	9,167	6,990
Total non-interest income	43,957	31,355	78,622	61,984
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and wages	60,153	43,991	108,730	86,988
Employee benefits	18,857	10,579	31,827	22,763
Net occupancy	8,119	6,309	15,897	12,932
Equipment and software	17,140	10,457	30,190	20,465
Marketing	1,864	2,371	4,246	4,256
FDIC insurance	5,479	3,523	9,666	6,971
Amortization of intangible assets	9,204	2,072	13,427	4,164
Restructuring and merger-related expense	41,056	3,777	61,066	3,777
Other operating expenses	24,663	19,313	45,451	37,269
Total non-interest expense	186,535	102,392	320,500	199,585
Income before provision for income taxes	70,973	35,015	61,309	78,404
Provision for income taxes	13,558	6,099	12,886	13,795
Net income	57,415	28,916	48,423	64,609
Preferred stock dividends	2,531	2,531	5,063	5,063
Net income available to common shareholders	$ 54,884	$ 26,385	$ 43,360	$ 59,546
EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
Basic	$ 0.57	$ 0.44	$ 0.5	$ 1
Diluted	$ 0.57	$ 0.44	$ 0.5	$ 1
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	95,744,980	59,521,872	86,339,970	59,452,315
Diluted	95,808,310	59,656,429	86,466,701	59,592,960
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE	$ 0.37	$ 0.36	$ 0.74	$ 0.72