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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 - CARRYING AMOUNTS AND FV OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt securities	$ 445,124		$ 524,303
Securities to be held to maturity	66,667		65,133
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value	2,717		2,928
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	7,862	$ 12,653	5,761	$ 4,083	$ 6,057	$ 11,662
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan			2,677	3,368	3,235	2,198
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	21,037	$ 13,684	8,551	$ 5,684	$ 2,464	$ 1,310
Loans, net	2,097
Carrying Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	365,512		299,351
Available-for-sale debt securities	445,124		524,303
Securities to be held to maturity	65,925		64,227
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value	2,717		2,928
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	7,862		5,761
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan			2,677
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	21,037		8,551
Loans, net	4,092,371		3,971,265
Federal Home Loan Bank stock	32,067		32,067
Accrued interest receivable	13,696		12,082
Rate lock loan commitments	348		310
Community Reinvestment Act mutual fund	113
Interest rate swap agreements	2,658		312
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	163,768		204,021
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	715,000		737,500
Subordinated note	41,240		41,240
Accrued interest payable	1,106		1,100
Mandatory forward contracts			9
Interest rate swap agreements	2,383		403
Carrying Value \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,103,461		1,022,042
Carrying Value \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	2,051,907		2,049,493
Carrying Value \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	411,317		361,623
Total Fair Value
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	365,512		299,351
Available-for-sale debt securities	445,124		524,303
Securities to be held to maturity	66,667		65,133
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value	2,717		2,928
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	7,862		5,761
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan			2,677
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	21,037		8,551
Loans, net	4,035,387		3,938,998
Accrued interest receivable	13,696		12,082
Rate lock loan commitments	348		310
Community Reinvestment Act mutual fund	113
Interest rate swap agreements	2,658		312
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	163,768		204,021
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	707,306		730,712
Subordinated note	31,832		31,763
Accrued interest payable	1,106		1,100
Mandatory forward contracts			9
Interest rate swap agreements	2,383		403
Total Fair Value \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,103,461		1,022,042
Total Fair Value \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	2,051,907		2,049,493
Total Fair Value \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	404,562		358,627
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Assets:
Cash and cash equivalents	365,512		299,351
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value	2,385		2,455
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt securities	437,025		516,254
Securities to be held to maturity	66,667		65,133
Equity securities with readily determinable fair value	332		473
Aggregate fair value of mortgage loan	7,862		5,761
Consumer loans held for sale, at the lower of cost or fair value	21,037		8,551
Accrued interest receivable	13,696		12,082
Rate lock loan commitments	348		310
Community Reinvestment Act mutual fund	113
Interest rate swap agreements	2,658		312
Liabilities:
Securities sold under agreements to repurchase and other short-term borrowings	163,768		204,021
Federal Home Loan Bank advances	707,306		730,712
Subordinated note	31,832		31,763
Accrued interest payable	1,106		1,100
Mandatory forward contracts			9
Interest rate swap agreements	2,383		403
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Non Interest Bearing Deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	1,103,461		1,022,042
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Transaction deposits
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	2,051,907		2,049,493
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 \| Time deposits.
Liabilities:
Deposit liabilities, fair value	404,562		358,627
Total Fair Value \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Assets:
Available-for-sale debt securities	8,099		8,049
Aggregate fair value of consumer loan			2,677
Loans, net	$ 4,035,387		$ 3,938,998