Non-Interest Expense (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2026

Noninterest Expense [Abstract]

Components of Non-Interest Expense

The table below shows the components of non-interest expense for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026 and 2025:


			Three Months Ended June 30,												Six Months Ended June 30,
			2026						2025						2026						2025
			(In thousands)
Salaries and employee benefits			$	68,742					$	64,318					$	131,978					$	126,173
Occupancy and equipment			15,787						14,023						30,654						28,448
Data processing expense			9,307						8,364						18,191						16,922
Merger and acquisition expenses			12,726						—						13,120						—
Other operating expenses:
Advertising			2,214						2,054						4,441						3,982
Amortization of intangibles			2,889						2,025						4,827						4,072
Electronic banking expense			3,223						3,172						6,549						6,227
Directors’ fees			416						431						934						883
Due from bank service charges			344						283						677						564
FDIC and state assessment			3,045						1,636						4,644						5,023
Insurance			1,090						1,049						2,164						2,048
Legal and accounting			1,426						2,360						2,340						6,001
Other professional fees			2,247						2,211						4,193						4,158
Operating supplies			769						711						1,517						1,422
Postage			684						488						1,227						991
Telephone			324						419						687						855
Other expense			10,261						12,496						21,326						21,199
Total other operating expenses			28,932						29,335						55,526						57,425
Total non-interest expense			$	135,494					$	116,040					$	249,469					$	228,968