CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Interest and dividends on securities
Taxable	$ 82,926	$ 56,611	$ 29,206
Nontaxable	354	546	577
Interest and fees on loans	581,105	315,717	251,471
Interest on interest bearing deposits and other investments	24,590	7,620	2,990
Total Interest Income	688,975	380,494	284,244
Interest Expense
Interest on deposits	126,535	7,318	3,605
Interest on time certificates	52,254	2,642	2,788
Interest on securities sold under agreement to repurchase	8,323	986	141
Interest on Federal Home Loan Bank borrowings	6,378	330	0
Interest on long-term debt	7,245	3,056	1,685
Total Interest Expense	200,735	14,332	8,219
Net Interest Income	488,240	366,162	276,025
Provision for credit losses	37,518	26,183	(9,421)
Net Interest Income After Provision for Credit Losses	450,722	339,979	285,446
Noninterest Income:
Service charges on deposit accounts	18,278	13,709	9,777
Interchange income	13,877	17,171	16,231
Wealth management income	12,780	11,051	9,628
Mortgage banking fees	1,790	3,478	11,782
Insurance agency income	4,510	805	0
SBA gains	2,105	842	1,531
BOLI income	8,401	5,572	4,154
Other	20,304	14,559	18,202
Noninterest income, excluding securities gains (losses)	82,045	67,187	71,305
Securities losses, net (includes net losses of $2.9 million for 2023, $0 for 2022 and net gains of $2.2 million for 2021 in other comprehensive income reclassifications)	(2,893)	(1,096)	(578)
Total Noninterest Income	79,152	66,091	70,727
Noninterest Expense:
Salaries and wages	177,637	130,100	97,283
Employee benefits	29,918	19,026	17,873
Outsourced data processing costs	52,098	27,510	19,919
Telephone / data lines	5,204	3,799	3,223
Occupancy	26,668	18,539	14,140
Furniture and equipment	8,692	6,420	5,390
Marketing	9,156	6,286	4,583
Legal and professional fees	17,514	20,703	11,376
FDIC assessments	8,630	3,137	2,405
Amortization of intangibles	28,726	9,101	5,033
Other real estate owned expense and net loss (gain) on sale	985	(1,534)	(264)
Provision for credit losses on unfunded commitments	1,239	1,157	133
Other	29,155	23,690	16,341
Total Noninterest Expense	395,622	267,934	197,435
Income Before Income Taxes	134,252	138,136	158,738
Income taxes	30,219	31,629	34,335
Net Income	$ 104,033	$ 106,507	$ 124,403
Net income per share of common stock
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 1.23	$ 1.66	$ 2.18
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 1.24	$ 1.67	$ 2.20
Average common shares outstanding
Diluted (in shares)	84,329	64,264	57,088
Basic (in shares)	83,800	63,707	56,586