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Note 12 - Fair Value Measurements and Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2025
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] |
|  | March 31, 2025 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Measurements |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities AFS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | $ | 541,644 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 541,644 |
U.S. government agency entities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,723 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 8,723 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 679,675 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 679,675 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,663 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,663 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 179,335 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 179,335 |
Total securities AFS |  |  | 541,644 |  |  |  | 892,396 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,434,040 |
Equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds |  |  | 5,615 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,615 |
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities |  |  | 7,245 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,245 |
Other equity securities |  |  | 15,839 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,839 |
Total equity securities |  |  | 28,699 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 28,699 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,468 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,468 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 578 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 578 |
Total assets |  | $ | 570,343 |  |  | $ | 925,442 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,495,785 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,565 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,565 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 324 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 324 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,889 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 33,889 |
|  | December 31, 2024 |  |  |  |  |
|  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  | Total Fair Value |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Measurements |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Securities AFS |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
U.S. Treasury securities |  | $ | 621,462 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 621,462 |
U.S. government agency entities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,149 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 9,149 |
Mortgage-backed securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 684,016 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 684,016 |
Collateralized mortgage obligations |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,556 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,556 |
Corporate debt securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | 207,945 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 207,945 |
Total securities AFS |  |  | 621,462 |  |  |  | 925,666 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,547,128 |
Equity securities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Mutual funds |  |  | 5,532 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 5,532 |
Preferred stock of government sponsored entities |  |  | 7,287 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 7,287 |
Other equity securities |  |  | 20,071 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 20,071 |
Total equity securities |  |  | 32,890 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 32,890 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | — |  |  |  | 39,958 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 39,958 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 490 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 490 |
Total assets |  | $ | 654,352 |  |  | $ | 966,114 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,620,466 |
Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate swaps |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36,319 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 36,319 |
Foreign exchange contracts |  |  | — |  |  |  | 785 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 785 |
Total liabilities |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,104 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 37,104 |
Fair Value Measurements, Nonrecurring [Table Text Block] |
|  | As of March 31, 2025 |  |  | Total Losses |
|  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  | Total Fair Value |  |  | For the Three Months Ended |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Measurements |  |  | March 31, 2025 |  |  | March 31, 2024 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-accrual loans by type: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial loans |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 6,395 |  |  | $ | 6,395 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,038 |
Commercial real estate loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,208 |  |  |  | 15,208 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 251 |
Residential mortgage loans and equity lines |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 236 |  |  |  | 236 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total non-accrual loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 21,839 |  |  |  | 21,839 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,289 |
Other real estate owned (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,600 |  |  |  | 19,600 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other equity securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Investments in venture capital |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 84 |  |  |  | 84 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Total assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 43,062 |  |  | $ | 43,062 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 1,289 |
(1) Other real estate owned balance of $18.5 million in the Consolidated Balance Sheets is net of estimated disposal costs. |
|  | As of December 31, 2024 |  |  | Total Losses |
|  | Fair Value Measurements Using |  |  | Total Fair Value |  |  | For the Twelve Months Ended |
|  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |  |  | Measurements |  |  | December 31, 2024 |  |  | December 31, 2023 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Non-accrual loans by type: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commercial loans |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 10,896 |  |  | $ | 10,896 |  |  | $ | 5,654 |  |  | $ | — |
Commercial real estate loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,320 |  |  |  | 15,320 |  |  |  | 4,049 |  |  |  | 4,069 |
Commercial real estate loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 243 |  |  |  | 243 |  |  |  | 59 |  |  |  | — |
Total non-accrual loans |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 26,459 |  |  |  | 26,459 |  |  |  | 9,762 |  |  |  | 4,069 |
Other real estate owned (1) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 24,126 |  |  |  | 24,126 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Other equity securities |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Investments in venture capital |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 86 |  |  |  | 147 |  |  |  | 227 |
Total assets |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 52,210 |  |  | $ | 52,210 |  |  | $ | 9,909 |  |  | $ | 4,296 |
(1) Other real estate owned balance of $23.1 million in the Consolidated Balance Sheets is net of estimated disposal costs. |
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] |
|  | March 31, 2025 |  |  | December 31, 2024 |
|  | Carrying |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
|  | (In thousands) |
Financial Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ | 175,027 |  |  | $ | 175,027 |  |  | $ | 157,167 |  |  | $ | 157,167 |
Short-term investments |  |  | 1,209,487 |  |  |  | 1,209,487 |  |  |  | 882,353 |  |  |  | 882,353 |
Securities AFS |  |  | 1,434,040 |  |  |  | 1,434,040 |  |  |  | 1,547,128 |  |  |  | 1,547,128 |
Loans held-for-sale |  |  | 11,759 |  |  |  | 11,759 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans held for investment, net |  |  | 19,167,410 |  |  |  | 19,563,984 |  |  |  | 19,203,649 |  |  |  | 19,500,647 |
Equity securities |  |  | 30,238 |  |  |  | 30,238 |  |  |  | 34,429 |  |  |  | 34,429 |
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | 17,250 |
|  | Notional |  |  |  |  |  |  | Notional |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | $ | 155,622 |  |  | $ | 578 |  |  | $ | 62,794 |  |  | $ | 490 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 1,021,825 |  |  |  | 32,468 |  |  |  | 1,065,580 |  |  |  | 39,958 |
|  | Carrying |  |  |  |  |  |  | Carrying |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits |  | $ | 19,817,528 |  |  | $ | 19,795,020 |  |  | $ | 19,686,199 |  |  | $ | 19,670,327 |
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank |  |  | 95,000 |  |  |  | 94,645 |  |  |  | 60,000 |  |  |  | 59,606 |
Other borrowings |  |  | 17,696 |  |  |  | 15,446 |  |  |  | 17,740 |  |  |  | 15,281 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 119,136 |  |  |  | 74,944 |  |  |  | 119,136 |  |  |  | 73,752 |
|  | Notional |  |  |  |  |  |  | Notional |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
Foreign exchange contracts |  | $ | 87,174 |  |  | $ | 324 |  |  | $ | 171,945 |  |  | $ | 785 |
Interest rate swaps |  |  | 1,241,528 |  |  |  | 33,565 |  |  |  | 1,198,471 |  |  |  | 36,319 |
|  | Notional |  |  |  |  |  |  | Notional |  |  |  |  |
|  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |  |  | Amount |  |  | Fair Value |
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Commitments to extend credit |  | $ | 3,576,752 |  |  | $ | (20,113 | ) |  | $ | 3,470,296 |  |  | $ | (18,226 | )
Standby letters of credit |  |  | 444,189 |  |  |  | (2,702 | ) |  |  | 439,769 |  |  |  | (2,900 | )
Other letters of credit |  |  | 10,645 |  |  |  | (12 | ) |  |  | 12,347 |  |  |  | (14 | )
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Financial Instruments [Table Text Block] |
|  | As of March 31, 2025 |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Financial Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ | 175,027 |  |  | $ | 175,027 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term investments |  |  | 1,209,487 |  |  |  | 1,209,487 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans held-for-sale |  |  | 11,759 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 11,759 |  |  |  | — |
Loans held for investment, net |  |  | 19,563,984 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,563,984 |
Equity securities |  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,539 |
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | — |
Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits |  |  | 19,795,020 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,795,020 |
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank |  |  | 94,645 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 94,645 |  |  |  | — |
Other borrowings |  |  | 15,446 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,446 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 74,944 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 74,944 |  |  |  | — |
|  | As of December 31, 2024 |
|  | Fair Value |  |  | Level 1 |  |  | Level 2 |  |  | Level 3 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Financial Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash and due from banks |  | $ | 157,167 |  |  | $ | 157,167 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Short-term investments |  |  | 882,353 |  |  |  | 882,353 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |
Loans held for investment, net |  |  | 19,500,647 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,500,647 |
Equity securities |  |  | 1,539 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,539 |
Investment in Federal Home Loan Bank stock |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 17,250 |  |  |  | — |
Financial Liabilities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposits |  |  | 19,670,327 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 19,670,327 |
Advances from Federal Home Loan Bank |  |  | 59,606 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 59,606 |  |  |  | — |
Other borrowings |  |  | 15,281 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 15,281 |
Long-term debt |  |  | 73,752 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 73,752 |  |  |  | — |

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