Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Cash and due from banks	$ 9,577,000	$ 7,439,000
Federal funds sold	5,695,000	7,852,000
Interest bearing deposits with banks and other short-term investments	291,688,000	324,043,000
Investment securities available for sale, at fair value	378,133,000	299,820,000
Federal Reserve and Federal Home Loan Bank stock	11,272,000	10,694,000
Loans held for sale	42,030,000	226,923,000
Loans	2,945,158,000	2,493,095,000
Less allowance for credit losses	(40,921,000)	(37,492,000)
Loans, net	2,904,237,000	2,455,603,000
Premises and equipment, net	16,737,000	15,261,000
Deferred income taxes	28,949,000	19,128,000
Bank owned life insurance	39,738,000	14,135,000
Intangible assets, net	3,510,000	3,785,000
Other real estate owned	9,225,000	5,299,000
Other assets	30,712,000	19,459,000
Total Assets	3,771,503,000	3,409,441,000
Liabilities
Noninterest bearing demand	849,409,000	881,390,000
Interest bearing transaction	118,580,000	113,813,000
Savings and money market	1,811,088,000	1,374,869,000
Time, $100,000 or more	203,706,000	232,875,000
Other time	242,631,000	294,275,000
Total deposits	3,225,414,000	2,897,222,000
Customer repurchase agreements	80,471,000	101,338,000
Long-term borrowings	39,300,000	39,300,000
Other liabilities	32,455,000	21,605,000
Total Liabilities	3,377,640,000	3,059,465,000
Shareholders' Equity
Common stock, par value $.01 per share; shares authorized 50,000,000, shares issued and outstanding 25,885,863 and 22,954,889, respectively	253,000	226,000
Warrant	946,000	946,000
Additional paid in capital	242,990,000	180,593,000
Retained earnings	96,393,000	106,146,000
Accumulated other comprehensive (loss) income	(3,319,000)	5,465,000
Total Shareholders' Equity	393,863,000	349,976,000
Total Liabilities and Shareholders' Equity	3,771,503,000	3,409,441,000
Series B Preferred Stock [Member]
Shareholders' Equity
Preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, shares authorized 1,000,000, Series B, $1,000 per share liquidation preference, shares issued and outstanding 56,600 at December 31, 2013 and 2012.	$ 56,600,000	$ 56,600,000

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Accumulated change in equity from transactions and other events and circumstances from non-owner sources, net of tax effect, at period end. Excludes Net Income (Loss), and accumulated changes in equity from transactions resulting from investments by owners and distributions to owners. Includes foreign currency translation items, certain pension adjustments, unrealized gains and losses on certain investments in debt and equity securities, other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses related to factors other than credit losses on available-for-sale and held-to-maturity debt securities that an entity does not intend to sell and it is not more likely than not that the entity will be required to sell before recovery of the amortized cost basis, as well as changes in the fair value of derivatives related to the effective portion of a designated cash flow hedge.