CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2025	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
Interest income:
Loans	$ 583,052	$ 590,492	$ 554,488
Securities	45,368	33,563	32,179
Other short-term investments	57,022	26,094	22,693
Total interest income	685,442	650,149	609,360
Interest expense:
Deposits and escrow	240,131	284,745	219,045
Borrowed funds	33,859	41,036	66,472
Derivative cash collateral	3,454	6,314	7,272
Total interest expense	277,444	332,095	292,789
Net interest income	407,998	318,054	316,571
Provision for credit losses	43,030	36,113	2,770
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	364,968	281,941	313,801
Non-interest income:
Service charges and other fees	19,907	16,725	16,437
Title fees	659	843	1,295
Loan level derivative income	1,938	2,114	7,081
BOLI income	17,394	10,376	9,748
Gain on sale of SBA Loans	994	407	1,592
Gain on sale of residential loans	194	225	115
Fair value change in equity securities and loans held for sale	200	(1,204)	(758)
Gain (loss) on securities	163	(42,810)	(1,447)
(Loss) gain on sale of other assets	(1,228)	7,219	(22)
Other	4,712	2,150	2,165
Total non-interest income (loss)	44,933	(3,955)	36,206
Non-interest expense:
Salaries and employee benefits	150,982	136,114	117,437
Severance	2,711	1,296	9,093
Occupancy and equipment	31,897	29,794	29,055
Data processing costs	19,363	17,745	16,474
Marketing	7,421	6,660	6,781
Professional services	7,822	8,614	6,155
Federal deposit insurance premiums	7,329	8,710	8,853
Loss from extinguishment of debt for FHLBNY advances		454
Loss due to pension settlement	7,231	1,215
Amortization of other intangible assets	958	1,163	1,425
Other	17,388	14,782	17,855
Total non-interest expense	253,102	226,547	213,128
Income before income taxes	156,799	51,439	136,879
Income tax expense	46,117	22,355	40,785
Net income	110,682	29,084	96,094
Preferred stock dividends	7,286	7,286	7,286
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 103,396	$ 21,798	$ 88,808
Earnings per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.36	$ 0.55	$ 2.29
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.36	$ 0.55	$ 2.29