CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks	$ 228,719	$ 275,554
Interest-bearing deposits with other banks and other short-term investments	359,675	47,459
Cash and cash equivalents	588,394	323,013
Time deposits in other financial institutions	1,050	1,240
Securities:
Carried at fair value (cost of $4,395,743 at September 30, 2024, and $5,100,344 at December 31, 2023)	4,057,335	4,646,891
Held to maturity, net of allowance for credit losses of $0 at both September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023 (fair value of $844,296 at September 30, 2024, and $816,399 at December 31, 2023)	839,623	838,241
Other investments, at cost	69,511	91,277
Loans held for sale	0	5,071
Loans receivable:
Held to maturity	11,440,917	12,068,645
Allowance for credit losses	(106,797)	(122,566)
Loans receivable, net	11,334,120	11,946,079
Premises, furniture and equipment, net	145,276	177,001
Premises, furniture and equipment held for sale	9,864	4,069
Other real estate, net	6,805	12,548
Goodwill	576,005	576,005
Core deposit intangibles, net	14,157	18,415
Cash surrender value on life insurance	199,998	197,085
Other assets	430,155	574,772
TOTAL ASSETS	18,272,293	19,411,707
Deposits:
Demand	4,009,218	4,500,304
Savings	8,926,192	8,805,597
Time	2,017,806	2,895,813
Total deposits	14,953,216	16,201,714
Borrowings	546,219	622,255
Term debt	373,324	372,396
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	259,161	282,225
TOTAL LIABILITIES	16,131,920	17,478,590
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Common stock (par value $1 per share; 60,000,000 shares authorized at both September 30, 2024, and December 31, 2023; issued 42,883,865 shares at September 30, 2024, and 42,688,008 shares at December 31, 2023)	42,884	42,688
Capital surplus	1,098,837	1,090,740
Retained earnings	1,252,247	1,141,501
Accumulated other comprehensive loss	(364,300)	(452,517)
TOTAL STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY	2,140,373	1,933,117
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	18,272,293	19,411,707
Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	0	0
Series E Fixed-Rate Reset Cumulative Perpetual Preferred Stock
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Preferred stock	$ 110,705	$ 110,705