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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 - CARRYING AMOUNTS AND FV OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Assets:
Securities available for sale	$ 458,719		$ 481,275
Securities to be held to maturity	65,949		53,249
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	4,083	$ 6,057	11,662	$ 8,442	$ 12,280	$ 4,083
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	3,368	3,235	2,198	1,691	6,826
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	5,684	$ 2,464	1,310	$ 1,093	$ 1,122	$ 514
Carrying Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	329,862		289,309
Securities available for sale	458,719		481,275
Securities to be held to maturity	65,177		52,864
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	4,083		11,662
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	3,368		2,198
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	5,684		1,310
Loans, net	3,917,321		3,777,858
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	32,067		28,208
Accrued interest receivable	11,357		10,356
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	173,311		173,473
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	757,500		802,500
Subordinated note	41,240		41,240
Accrued interest payable	936		948
Carrying Value \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,040,414		971,952
Carrying Value \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,966,819		1,939,338
Carrying Value \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	342,496		249,417
Total Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	329,862		289,309
Securities available for sale	458,719		481,275
Securities to be held to maturity	65,949		53,249
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	4,083		11,662
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	3,368		2,198
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	5,684		1,310
Loans, net	3,895,200		3,757,698
Accrued interest receivable	11,357		10,356
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	173,311		173,473
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	753,504		798,594
Subordinated note	36,188		30,821
Accrued interest payable	936		948
Total Fair Value \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,040,414		971,952
Total Fair Value \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,966,819		1,939,338
Total Fair Value \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	341,510		248,684
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	329,862		289,309
Securities available for sale	2,481		2,455
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets:
Securities available for sale	448,163		470,843
Securities to be held to maturity	65,949		53,249
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	4,083		11,662
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	5,684		1,310
Accrued interest receivable	11,357		10,356
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	173,311		173,473
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	753,504		798,594
Subordinated note	36,188		30,821
Accrued interest payable	936		948
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,040,414		971,952
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,966,819		1,939,338
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	341,510		248,684
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets:
Securities available for sale	8,075		7,977
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	3,368		2,198
Loans, net	3,895,200		3,757,698
Recurring basis
Assets:
Securities available for sale	458,719		481,275
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	4,083		11,662
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	3,368		2,198
Recurring basis \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets:
Securities available for sale	2,481		2,455
Recurring basis \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets:
Securities available for sale	448,163		470,843
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	4,083		11,662
Recurring basis \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets:
Securities available for sale	8,075		7,977
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan	$ 3,368		$ 2,198