Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees	$ 227,498	$ 127,176
Interest bearing balances due from banks and federal funds sold	2,783	649
Investment securities	48,774	33,712
Mortgage loans held for sale	82	190
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	279,137	161,727
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	87,528	6,817
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	323	68
Other borrowings	8,848	4,779
Subordinated notes and debentures	4,603	4,457
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	101,302	16,121
NET INTEREST INCOME	177,835	145,606
Provision for credit losses	24,216	(19,914)
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	153,619	165,520
NONINTEREST INCOME
Bank owned life insurance income	2,973	2,706
Loss on sale of securities, net	0	(54)
Other income	11,256	7,266
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	45,835	42,218
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	77,038	67,906
Occupancy expense, net	11,578	10,023
Furniture and equipment expense	5,051	4,775
Other real estate and foreclosure expense	186	343
Deposit insurance	4,893	1,838
Merger related costs	1,396	1,886
Other operating expenses	43,086	41,646
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE	143,228	128,417
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	56,226	79,321
Provision for income taxes	10,637	14,226
NET INCOME	$ 45,589	$ 65,095
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.58
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.36	$ 0.58
Service charges on deposit accounts
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 12,437	$ 10,696
Debit and credit card fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	7,952	7,449
Wealth management fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	7,365	7,968
Mortgage lending income
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	1,570	4,550
Other service charges and fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 2,282	$ 1,637