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Amount, after allowance for bad debt, of line of credit and credit card loan receivables held-for-sale, at lower of cost or fair value, that are not part of a disposal group. Excludes loans and leases covered under loss sharing agreements and loans classified as debt securities.

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Securities Sold Under Agreements To Repurchase And Other Short Term Borrowings, Fair Value Disclosure.

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Amount of investment in debt and equity securities categorized neither as held-to-maturity nor trading.

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Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Fair value portion of deposit liabilities held by the entity, including, but not limited to, foreign and domestic, interest and noninterest bearing, demand deposits, saving deposits, negotiable orders of withdrawal (NOW) and time deposits.

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Fair value portion of borrowing from Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank).

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Fair value of investments in debt securities classified as held-to-maturity.

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Fair value portion of investments in Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) stock.

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Fair value portion of loan receivable, including, but not limited to, mortgage loans held for investment, finance receivables held for investment, policy loans on insurance contracts.

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Fair value portion of notes payable.

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FAIR VALUE - CARRYING AMOUNTS AND FV OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Assets:
Securities available for sale	$ 489,905		$ 517,058
Securities to be held to maturity	34,651		39,196
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	8,442	$ 12,280	4,083	$ 8,526	$ 10,277	$ 6,388
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	1,691	6,826
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	1,093	$ 1,122	514	$ 654	$ 1,542
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	302,167		210,082
Securities available for sale	2,544		1,011
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets:
Securities available for sale	479,393		507,510
Securities to be held to maturity	34,651		39,196
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	8,442		4,083
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	1,093		514
Accrued interest receivable	9,780		9,233
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	152,458		395,433
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	868,148		708,722
Subordinated note	31,169		33,358
Accrued interest payable	1,027		1,229
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	947,602		634,863
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,930,028		1,601,647
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	260,002		250,882
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets:
Securities available for sale	7,968		8,537
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	1,691
Loans, net	3,821,130		3,332,608
Carrying Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	302,167		210,082
Securities available for sale	489,905		517,058
Securities to be held to maturity	34,539		38,727
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	8,442		4,083
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	1,691
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	1,093		514
Loans, net	3,792,595		3,299,119
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	28,208		28,208
Accrued interest receivable	9,780		9,233
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	152,458		395,433
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	862,500		699,500
Subordinated note	41,240		41,240
Accrued interest payable	1,027		1,229
Carrying Value \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	947,602		634,863
Carrying Value \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,930,028		1,601,647
Carrying Value \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	258,263		250,967
Total Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	302,167		210,082
Securities available for sale	489,905		517,058
Securities to be held to maturity	34,651		39,196
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	8,442		4,083
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	1,691
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	1,093		514
Loans, net	3,821,130		3,332,608
Accrued interest receivable	9,780		9,233
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	152,458		395,433
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	868,148		708,722
Subordinated note	31,169		33,358
Accrued interest payable	1,027		1,229
Total Fair Value \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	947,602		634,863
Total Fair Value \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,930,028		1,601,647
Total Fair Value \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	260,002		250,882
Recurring basis
Assets:
Securities available for sale	489,905		517,058
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	8,442		4,083
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	1,691
Recurring basis \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets:
Securities available for sale	2,544		1,011
Recurring basis \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets:
Securities available for sale	479,393		507,510
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	8,442		4,083
Recurring basis \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets:
Securities available for sale	7,968		$ 8,537
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	$ 1,691