CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Interest and fees on loans	$ 40,403	$ 31,932	$ 110,503	$ 87,210
Interest and dividends on securities	9,012	7,253	25,971	20,002
Interest on interest bearing deposits and other investments	664	429	1,778	1,152
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	50,079	39,614	138,252	108,364
Interest on deposits	2,196	1,292	5,054	3,447
Interest on borrowed money	2,134	874	5,128	2,754
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	4,330	2,166	10,182	6,201
NET INTEREST INCOME	45,749	37,448	128,070	102,163
Provision for loan losses	680	550	3,385	1,411
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR LOAN LOSSES	45,069	36,898	124,685	100,752
Noninterest income
Other income	11,481	9,764	31,853	27,505
Securities gains (losses), net (includes net (losses) of $(2) and $(648) in other comprehensive income reclassifications for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and net (losses) of $(25) and $(620) for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively)	(47)	225	(26)	361
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	11,434	9,989	31,827	27,866
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSES	34,361	33,435	110,732	100,584
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	22,142	13,452	45,780	28,034
Provision for income taxes (includes $(1) and $(250) in income tax benefit from reclassification items for the three months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and $(10) and $(239) in income tax benefit for the nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively).	7,926	4,319	15,962	9,603
NET INCOME	$ 14,216	$ 9,133	$ 29,818	$ 18,431
PER SHARE COMMON STOCK:
Net income diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.32	$ 0.24	$ 0.7	$ 0.49
Net income basic (in dollars per share)	0.33	0.24	0.72	0.5
Cash dividends declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Average shares outstanding - diluted (in shares)	43,792,108	38,169,863	42,298,136	37,258,133
Average shares outstanding - basic (in shares)	43,151,248	37,549,804	41,626,356	36,626,290