CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$ 181,429	$ 171,615
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks	207,116	304,992
Total cash and cash equivalents	388,545	476,607
Time deposits with other banks	14,424	3,215
Debt securities:
Securities AFS (at fair value)	5,164,567	2,226,543
Securities HTM (fair value $489.6 million in 2025 and $507.6 million in 2024)	586,178	635,186
Total debt securities	5,750,745	2,861,729
Loans held for sale	16,297	17,277
Loans	12,627,984	10,299,950
ACL	(178,803)	(138,055)
Loans, net of ACL	12,449,181	10,161,895
Bank premises and equipment, net	160,139	107,555
OREO	4,250	6,421
Goodwill	1,034,735	732,417
Other intangible assets, net	195,704	71,723
BOLI	330,563	308,995
Net DTAs	66,579	102,989
Other assets	431,169	325,485
Total Assets	20,842,331	15,176,308
Deposits:
Noninterest demand	3,897,985	3,352,372
Interest-bearing demand	3,993,225	2,667,843
Savings	974,694	519,977
Money market	5,141,519	4,086,362
Other time deposits	1,453,502	821,588
Brokered time certificates	120,865	244,351
Time certificates of more than $250,000	674,553	549,934
Total Deposits	16,256,343	12,242,427
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase, maturing within 30 days	389,003	232,071
FHLB borrowings	835,000	245,000
Long-term debt, net	112,761	106,966
Other liabilities	193,437	166,601
Total Liabilities	17,786,544	12,993,065
Commitments and Contingencies (See “Note 9 - Borrowings” and “Note 15 - Contingent Liabilities and Commitments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk”)
Convertible preferred stock, par value $0.10 per share authorized 4,000,000 shares, issued 11,250 and outstanding 11,250 shares in 2025	343,125	0
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $0.10 per share authorized 120,000,000 shares, issued 98,728,878 and outstanding 97,927,843 shares in 2025 and authorized 120,000,000 shares, issued 86,284,017 and outstanding 85,567,712 shares in 2024	9,873	8,628
Additional paid-in capital	2,197,549	1,824,935
Retained earnings	603,793	526,642
Treasury stock (801,035 shares in 2025 and 716,305 shares in 2024), at cost	(21,358)	(19,095)
Total Shareholders' Equity Before Accumulated Other Comprehensive Loss, Net	2,789,857	2,341,110
Accumulated other comprehensive loss, net	(77,195)	(157,867)
Total Shareholders' Equity	2,712,662	2,183,243
Total Liabilities, Convertible Preferred Stock & Shareholders' Equity	$ 20,842,331	$ 15,176,308