CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
INTEREST INCOME
Interest and fees on loans	$ 321,665	$ 294,541	$ 157,768
Interest and dividends on securities:
Taxable interest and dividends	32,999	32,202	29,656
Tax-exempt interest	11,727	11,737	11,017
Interest on deposits in banks	3,444	2,453	1,952
Total interest income	369,835	340,933	200,393
INTEREST EXPENSE
Interest on deposits	117,850	71,359	13,978
Interest on borrowed funds	17,716	20,249	8,599
Total interest expense	135,566	91,608	22,577
Net interest income	234,269	249,325	177,816
Provision for credit losses, LHFI	3,758	13,750	5,350
Provision for credit losses, OBSC exposures	32	750	255
Net interest income after provision for credit losses	230,479	234,825	172,211
NON-INTEREST INCOME
Service charges on deposit accounts	13,905	14,175	8,668
Other service charges and fees	2,713	3,177	1,833
Interchange fees	17,914	18,914	12,702
Secondary market mortgage income	3,354	2,866	4,303
Bank owned life insurance income	3,820	3,319	2,101
BOLI death proceeds	600	0	1,630
Gain (loss) on sale of premises	(183)	35	(116)
Securities (loss) gain	(31)	(9,716)	(82)
Change in value of equity securities	(78)	0	0
Gain (loss) on sale of other real estate	(87)	6	214
Government awards/grants	280	6,197	873
Bargain purchase gain	0	0	281
Other	7,555	7,732	4,554
Total non-interest income	49,762	46,705	36,961
NON-INTEREST EXPENSE
Salaries	80,421	76,609	57,903
Employee benefits	21,732	16,803	15,174
Occupancy	18,530	17,381	12,854
Furniture and equipment	4,325	3,987	2,981
Supplies and printing	1,153	1,240	967
Professional and consulting fees	6,208	6,446	3,558
Marketing and public relations	445	833	393
FDIC and OCC assessments	4,015	3,849	2,122
ATM expense	7,226	5,821	3,873
Bank communications	2,525	3,579	1,904
Data processing	1,611	2,771	2,211
Acquisition expense/charter conversion	3,740	9,075	6,410
Amortization of core deposit intangible	9,533	9,563	4,664
Other	20,812	26,769	15,469
Total non-interest expense	182,276	184,726	130,483
Income before income taxes	97,965	96,804	78,689
Income taxes	20,771	21,347	15,770
Net income available to common stockholders, basic	77,194	75,457	62,919
Net income available to common stockholders, diluted	$ 77,194	$ 75,457	$ 62,919
Earnings per share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.45	$ 2.41	$ 2.86
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.44	$ 2.39	$ 2.84