Income Taxes (Tables)
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12 Months Ended |
Dec. 31, 2025 |
| Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract] |
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| Schedule of income tax expense/(benefit) |
Income tax expense/(benefit) consists of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | (in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Current: | | | | | | | Federal | $ | 75,535 | | | $ | 37,878 | | | $ | 69,350 | | | State | 11,044 | | | 7,761 | | | 5,888 | | | | | | | | | Total | 86,579 | | | 45,639 | | | 75,238 | | | Deferred: | | | | | | | Federal | 14,506 | | | (14,960) | | | (16,540) | | | State | 1,381 | | | (1,126) | | | (1,244) | | | | | | | | | Total | 15,887 | | | (16,086) | | | (17,784) | | | Total expense: | | | | | | | Federal | 90,041 | | | 22,918 | | | 52,810 | | | State | 12,425 | | | 6,635 | | | 4,644 | | | | | | | | | Total | $ | 102,466 | | | $ | 29,553 | | | $ | 57,454 | |
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| Reconciliation of income attributable to continuing operations |
The reconciliation of income tax at the U.S. federal statutory tax rate to income tax expense and effective tax rate is as follows: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | (dollars in thousands) | Amount | | Rate | | Amount | | Rate | | Amount | | Rate | | U.S. statutory rate | $ | 90,869 | | | 21 | % | | $ | 22,483 | | | 21 | % | | $ | 51,785 | | | 21 | % | State and local taxes, net of federal income tax effect(1) | 9,607 | | | 2 | % | | 2,539 | | | 2 | % | | 2,938 | | | 1 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tax credits | | | | | | | | | | | | | Research & development | (1,338) | | | — | % | | (1,815) | | | (2) | % | | (855) | | | — | % | | Other | (378) | | | — | % | | (18) | | | — | % | | — | | | — | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Nontaxable or nondeductible items | | | | | | | | | | | | | Tax-exempt income | (1,885) | | | (1) | % | | (1,471) | | | (1) | % | | (350) | | | — | % | | Disallowed compensation | 4,212 | | | 1 | % | | 2,022 | | | 2 | % | | 1,176 | | | — | % | | Disallowed FDIC | 2,311 | | | 1 | % | | 2,257 | | | 2 | % | | 1,863 | | | 1 | % | | Other | (223) | | | — | % | | 868 | | | 1 | % | | 742 | | | — | % | | Uncertain tax positions recognized | (709) | | | — | % | | 2,688 | | | 3 | % | | 155 | | | — | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Effective tax rate | $ | 102,466 | | | 24 | % | | $ | 29,553 | | | 28 | % | | $ | 57,454 | | | 23 | % |
(1)For the years presented, California, Illinois, New York and New York City make up the majority (greater than 50%) of the tax effect in this category. |
| Schedule of Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures |
Cash paid for income taxes consists of the following: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year ended December 31, | | (dollars in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | 2023 | | Federal | $ | 57,000 | | | 81 | % | | $ | 45,000 | | | 85 | % | | $ | 67,000 | | | 93 | % | | State | 13,178 | | | 19 | % | | 7,815 | | | 15 | % | | 4,941 | | | 7 | % | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total | $ | 70,178 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 52,815 | | | 100 | % | | $ | 71,941 | | | 100 | % |
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| Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities |
The table below summarizes significant components of deferred tax assets and liabilities utilizing the federal corporate income tax rate of 21% and state tax rate of 3% for 2025 and 2% for 2024. Management believes it is more likely than not that all of the deferred tax assets will be realized. | | | | | | | | | | | | | | December 31, | | (in thousands) | 2025 | | 2024 | | Deferred tax assets: | | | | | Allowance for credit losses | $ | 76,543 | | | $ | 73,394 | | | Lease liabilities | 53,144 | | | 50,852 | | Loan origination fees, net | 17,979 | | | 14,765 | | | Stock compensation | 6,942 | | | 6,518 | | | | | | | | | | | Non-accrual interest | 2,718 | | | 2,707 | | Deferred compensation | 5,442 | | | 5,336 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net unrealized losses in AOCI | 19,292 | | | 53,404 | | | Other | 2,441 | | | 6,108 | | | Total deferred tax assets | 184,501 | | | 213,084 | | | Deferred tax liabilities: | | | | | | | | Lease financing transactions | (17,125) | | | (15,262) | | | Lease ROU assets | (37,692) | | | (37,527) | | | | | | | Depreciation | (21,301) | | | (1,513) | | | | | | | Other | (60) | | | (460) | | | Total deferred tax liabilities | (76,178) | | | (54,762) | | | Net deferred tax asset | $ | 108,323 | | | $ | 158,322 | |
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