CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and Fees on Loans	$ 92,273	$ 81,505
Interest on Federal Funds Sold and Other Short-term Investments	312	2,216
Interest and Dividends on Securities:
Taxable	9,671	9,121
Non-taxable	3,452	3,374
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	105,708	96,216
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on Deposits	24,698	27,028
Interest on FHLB Advances and Other Borrowings	2,159	2,616
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	26,857	29,644
NET INTEREST INCOME	78,851	66,572
Provision for Credit Losses	2,000	15,300
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	76,851	51,272
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Company Owned Life Insurance	637	575
Other Operating Income	1,995	1,589
Net Gains on Sales of Loans	1,483	933
Net Gains on Securities	0	0
TOTAL NON-INTEREST INCOME	17,226	14,840
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and Employee Benefits	28,312	28,040
Occupancy Expense, Furniture and Equipment Expense	5,336	4,663
FDIC Premiums	1,001	900
Data Processing Fees	4,268	5,495
Professional Fees	1,991	4,184
Advertising and Promotion	1,616	1,454
Intangible Amortization	2,471	2,070
Other Operating Expenses	7,373	5,976
TOTAL NON-INTEREST EXPENSE	52,368	52,782
Income before Income Taxes	41,709	13,330
Income Tax Expense	8,557	2,813
NET INCOME	$ 33,152	$ 10,517
Basic earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.30
Diluted earnings per share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.30
Wealth Management Fees
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 4,509	$ 3,836
Service Charges on Deposit Accounts
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	3,826	3,486
Interchange Fee Income
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 4,776	$ 4,421