CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (unaudited) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME:
Interest and fees on loans receivable	$ 101,327	$ 72,379
Securities:
Taxable	10,147	9,745
Tax-exempt	148	156
Dividends	416	99
Total interest and dividend income	112,038	82,379
INTEREST EXPENSE:
Deposits	35,967	32,634
Borrowed funds and finance lease liabilities	1,702	236
Subordinated notes and debentures	1,046	1,078
Total interest expense	38,715	33,948
NET INTEREST INCOME	73,323	48,431
PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	998	1,556
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSS EXPENSE	72,325	46,875
NON-INTEREST INCOME:
Service charges on deposit accounts	2,034	1,714
Other service charges and fees	422	510
Wealth and asset management fees	2,357	1,796
Net realized gains on available-for-sale securities (includes $331 and $0 accumulated other comprehensive income reclassifications for net realized gains on available-for-sale securities, respectively)	331	0
Net realized and unrealized gains on equity securities	(89)	(249)
Mortgage banking	341	96
Bank owned life insurance	986	760
Card processing and interchange income	2,586	2,107
Other non-interest income	1,030	1,773
Total non-interest income	9,998	8,507
NON-INTEREST EXPENSES:
Compensation and benefits	24,983	20,564
Net occupancy expense	5,449	4,038
Amortization of core deposit intangible	1,005	17
Technology expense	7,181	5,378
State and local taxes	821	1,292
Legal, professional, and examination fees	772	849
Advertising	788	514
FDIC insurance premiums	807	985
Card processing and interchange expenses	1,507	1,160
Merger and integration costs	0	1,529
Other non-interest expenses	5,874	4,712
Total non-interest expenses	49,187	41,038
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	33,136	14,344
INCOME TAX EXPENSE (includes $70 and $0 income tax expense from reclassification items, respectively)	6,100	2,863
NET INCOME	27,036	11,481
PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS	1,075	1,075
NET INCOME AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS	$ 25,961	$ 10,406
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, Basic (in share)	29,317,224	20,866,970
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING, Diluted (in shares)	29,439,453	20,925,388
PER COMMON SHARE DATA:
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.88	$ 0.50
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in dollars per share)	0.88	0.50
Cash Dividends Declared (in dollars per share)	$ 0.19	$ 0.180