CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - UNAUDITED - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 25,309	$ 16,786
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Provision for loan losses	1,862	2,881
Stock–based compensation expense	912	712
Depreciation and amortization	1,765	1,338
Deferred tax expense	23	758
Accretion of discounts on purchased loans, net	(430)	(755)
Gain on sale of loans	(4,312)	(7,238)
Gain on sale of capital market activities		(1,307)
Gain on sale of REO	(104)
Increase in other assets	(3,934)	(1,429)
Increase in accounts payable and other liabilities	6,538	1,970
Net cash provided by operating activities	27,629	13,716
Cash Flows from Investing Activities:
Net increase in loans (including changes in loans held for sale)	(889,326)	(1,008,136)
Proceeds from sale of loans	288,724	270,005
Proceeds from sale of REO	438	4,442
Purchases of premises and equipment	(1,767)	(4,027)
Purchases of securities AFS	(10,338)	(130,829)
Proceeds from sale of securities AFS		104,146
Maturities/payments – securities AFS	53,168	60,715
Purchases (net of redemptions) of FHLB stock	16,500	(4,185)
Net cash used in investing activities	(542,601)	(707,869)
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
Increase in deposits	841,931	816,561
FHLB Advances – net (decrease) increase	(844,000)	155,000
Proceeds – term note	15,000	0
Proceeds from sale of stock, net	27,305	3,657
Net cash provided by financing activities	40,236	975,218
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(474,736)	281,065
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year	597,946	215,748
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	123,210	496,813
Supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
Interest	15,353	7,334
Income taxes	11,135	10,050
Noncash transactions:
Transfer of loans to loans held for sale	189,928	468,743
Mortgage servicing rights created from loan sales	1,954	1,945
Chargeoffs (recoveries) against allowance for loans losses	$ 238	119
Transfer of loans to REO		$ 950

Mortgage servicing rights created from sale of loans.

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- Definition

The sum of the periodic adjustments of the differences between securities' face values and purchase prices that are charged against earnings. This is called accretion if the security was purchased at a discount and amortization if it was purchased at premium. As a noncash item, this element is an adjustment to net income when calculating cash provided by or used in operations using the indirect method.