Non-Interest Expense

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

Noninterest Expense [Abstract]

Non-Interest Expense

Non-Interest Expense

The table below shows the components of non-interest expense for the three months ended March 31, 2026 and 2025:


			Three Months Ended March 31,
			2026						2025
			(In thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits			$	63,236					$	61,855
Occupancy and equipment			14,867						14,425
Data processing expense			8,884						8,558
Merger and acquisition expenses			394						—
Other operating expenses:
Advertising			2,227						1,928
Amortization of intangibles			1,938						2,047
Electronic banking expense			3,326						3,055
Directors’ fees			518						452
Due from bank service charges			333						281
FDIC and state assessment			1,599						3,387
Insurance			1,074						999
Legal and accounting			914						3,641
Other professional fees			1,946						1,947
Operating supplies			748						711
Postage			543						503
Telephone			363						436
Other expense			11,065						8,703
Total other operating expenses			26,594						28,090
Total non-interest expense			$	113,975					$	112,928