CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
INTEREST INCOME
Taxable	$ 20,341	$ 15,448	$ 12,856
Nontaxable	585	211	68
Interest and fees on loans	94,469	63,586	56,971
Interest on federal funds sold and interest bearing deposits	1,022	1,017	868
Total interest income	116,417	80,262	70,763
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on savings deposits	2,085	864	782
Interest on time certificates	1,228	1,538	1,947
Interest on short term borrowings	375	297	286
Interest on subordinated debt	1,634	1,053	934
Interest on other borrowings	1,608	1,603	1,608
Total interest expense	6,930	5,355	5,557
NET INTEREST INCOME	109,487	74,907	65,206
Provision (recapture) for loan losses	2,644	(3,486)	3,188
Interest on securities
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION (RECAPTURE) FOR LOAN LOSSES	106,843	78,393	62,018
NONINTEREST INCOME (Note M)
Bargain purchase gain	416	0	0
Securities gains, net (includes net gains (losses) of $(325), $(110), and $149 in other comprehensive income reclassifications for 2015, 2014, and 2013 respectively)	161	469	419
Other	32,018	24,744	24,319
Total noninterest income	32,595	25,213	24,738
NONINTEREST EXPENSE (Note M)	103,770	93,366	75,152
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	35,668	10,240	11,604
Income taxes (benefit)	13,527	4,544	(40,385)
NET INCOME	22,141	5,696	51,989
Preferred stock dividends and accretion on preferred stock discount	0	0	4,073
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 22,141	$ 5,696	$ 47,916
Net income per share of common stock
Diluted	$ 0.66	$ 0.21	$ 2.44
Basic	$ 0.66	$ 0.21	$ 2.46
Average common shares outstanding
Diluted	33,744,171	27,716,895	19,650,005
Basic	33,495,827	27,538,955	19,449,560