EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2022

Employee Benefit Plans

Schedule of expenses related to the employee benefit plans

Expenses related to our employee benefit plans, reported in salaries, wages, and employee benefits in the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Income, are summarized in the table below (dollars in thousands):

	Years Ended December 31,
	2022		2021		2020
401(k) Plan expenses
Profit-sharing expenses	$	2,960	$	2,823	$	2,551
Safe Harbor match expenses	$	4,094	$	3,708	$	3,431
Total 401(k) Plan expenses	$	7,054	$	6,531	$	5,982