CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (Unaudited) - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Income Statement [Abstract]
Interest and fees on loans	$ 149,871	$ 73,970	$ 433,304	$ 210,395
Interest and dividends on securities	21,498	15,791	61,842	38,497
Interest on interest bearing deposits and other investments	8,477	1,643	16,974	4,493
Total Interest Income	179,846	91,404	512,120	253,385
Interest on deposits	38,396	1,623	81,612	3,384
Interest on time certificates	16,461	380	36,490	1,284
Interest on borrowed money	5,683	1,117	16,597	2,264
Total Interest Expense	60,540	3,120	134,699	6,932
Net Interest Income	119,306	88,284	377,421	246,453
Provision for credit losses	2,694	4,676	33,528	12,054
Net Interest Income after Provision for Credit Losses	116,612	83,608	343,893	234,399
Noninterest income:
Service charges on deposit accounts	4,648	3,504	13,450	9,713
Interchange income	1,684	4,138	11,444	12,521
Wealth management income	3,138	2,732	9,519	8,165
Mortgage banking fees	410	434	1,412	3,052
Insurance agency income	1,183	0	3,444	0
SBA gains	613	108	1,184	737
BOLI income	2,197	1,363	6,181	4,046
Other	4,307	4,186	15,636	11,320
Noninterest income, excluding securities gains (losses)	18,180	16,465	62,270	49,554
Securities losses, net	(387)	(362)	(456)	(1,114)
Total Noninterest Income	17,793	16,103	61,814	48,440
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and wages	46,431	28,420	139,202	84,695
Employee benefits	7,206	4,074	23,240	13,726
Outsourced data processing costs	8,714	5,393	43,489	17,592
Telephone / data lines	1,409	973	4,008	2,614
Occupancy	6,349	5,046	20,352	13,082
Furniture and equipment	2,052	1,462	6,664	4,476
Marketing	1,876	1,461	6,161	4,514
Legal and professional fees	2,679	3,794	14,220	11,529
FDIC assessments	2,258	760	5,817	2,248
Amortization of intangibles	7,457	1,446	21,838	4,338
Foreclosed property expense and net loss (gain) on sale	274	9	412	(1,123)
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments	0	1,015	1,239	1,157
Other	7,210	7,506	22,613	17,576
Total Noninterest Expense	93,915	61,359	309,255	176,424
Income Before Income Taxes	40,490	38,352	96,452	106,415
Provision for income taxes	9,076	9,115	21,962	23,835
Net Income	$ 31,414	$ 29,237	$ 74,490	$ 82,580
Net income per share of common stock
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.47	$ 0.89	$ 1.33
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.37	$ 0.48	$ 0.89	$ 1.35
Average common shares outstanding
Diluted (in shares)	85,666	61,961	83,993	61,867
Basic (in shares)	85,142	61,442	83,457	61,327