Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2026	Mar. 31, 2025
INTEREST INCOME
Loans, including fees	$ 267,287	$ 257,755
Interest bearing balances due from banks and federal funds sold	2,320	2,703
Investment securities	31,882	47,257
Mortgage loans held for sale	203	122
Assets held in trading accounts	122	0
TOTAL INTEREST INCOME	301,814	307,837
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits	97,602	130,454
Federal funds purchased and securities sold under agreements to repurchase	36	113
Other borrowings	1,746	7,714
Subordinated notes and debentures	5,262	6,134
TOTAL INTEREST EXPENSE	104,646	144,415
NET INTEREST INCOME	197,168	163,422
Provision for credit losses	14,622	26,797
NET INTEREST INCOME AFTER PROVISION FOR CREDIT LOSSES	182,546	136,625
NONINTEREST INCOME
Bank owned life insurance income	4,218	4,092
Other income	4,827	8,007
TOTAL NONINTEREST INCOME	44,197	46,155
NONINTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries and employee benefits	75,885	74,824
Occupancy expense, net	12,218	12,651
Furniture and equipment expense	5,423	5,465
Other real estate and foreclosure expense	315	198
Deposit insurance	2,295	5,391
Other operating expenses	44,537	46,051
TOTAL NONINTEREST EXPENSE	140,673	144,580
INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES	86,070	38,200
Actual tax provision	17,526	5,812
NET INCOME	$ 68,544	$ 32,388
BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.26
DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.47	$ 0.26
Service charges on deposit accounts
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 12,656	$ 12,635
Debit and credit card fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	8,503	8,446
Wealth management fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	10,533	9,629
Mortgage lending income
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	1,854	2,013
Other service charges and fees
NONINTEREST INCOME
Non-interest income	$ 1,606	$ 1,333