SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2026
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS [Abstract]
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS	15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS BOH Merger On April 1, 2026, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of BOH, a Texas corporation and the bank holding company for Bank of Houston, in a stock transaction. Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, shareholders of BOH received 0.1925 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for each share of BOH stock resulting in the Company issuing 2,803,535 shares of its common stock. In total, the purchase price for BOH was $118.1 million. The Merger will be accounted for under ASC 805 as a business combination. The excess of the fair value of consideration transferred over total identifiable net assets will be recorded as goodwill. The initial accounting for the acquisition has not been completed because the information to measure the fair value of financial assets, financial liabilities and goodwill is not yet available. The Company expects to finalize the valuation and complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date. We will include the relevant disclosures as required in the second quarter of 2026. For more information see Note 2. Dividend Declaration On April 16, 2026, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock to be paid on May 11, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 27, 2026.

SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2026

15. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

BOH Merger

On April 1, 2026, the Company acquired all of the outstanding common stock of BOH, a Texas corporation and the bank holding company for Bank of Houston, in a stock transaction. Pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, shareholders of BOH received 0.1925 shares of the Company’s common stock in exchange for each share of BOH stock resulting in the Company issuing 2,803,535 shares of its common stock. In total, the purchase price for BOH was $118.1 million.

The Merger will be accounted for under ASC 805 as a business combination. The excess of the fair value of consideration transferred over total identifiable net assets will be recorded as goodwill. The initial accounting for the acquisition has not been completed because the information to measure the fair value of financial assets, financial liabilities and goodwill is not yet available. The Company expects to finalize the valuation and complete the purchase price allocation as soon as practicable, but no later than one year from the acquisition date. We will include the relevant disclosures as required in the second quarter of 2026. For more information see Note 2.

Dividend Declaration

On April 16, 2026, the Company declared a cash dividend of $0.17 per share of common stock to be paid on May 11, 2026 to all shareholders of record as of the close of business on April 27, 2026.