Exhibit 12.1



Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges



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|                                                               |  | For the Years Ended December 31, |        
|                                                               |  | 2006                             |         |   | 2005 |   |         | 2004 |  |   | 2003    |   |  | 2002 |        
|INCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS                                 |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Earnings                                                       |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                              |  | $                                | 48,198  |   |      | $ | 51,294  |      |  | $ | 34,286  |   |  | $    | 27,315  |   |  | $ | (29,740 | )
|Plus:                                                          |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total Fixed Charges (See below)                                |  |                                  | 112,335 |   |      |   | 71,696  |      |  |   | 48,206  |   |  |      | 47,140  |   |  |   | 51,374  |  
|Less:                                                          |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Preferred stock dividend (1)                                   |  |                                  |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   | (2,885  | ) |  |      | (5,297  | ) |  |   | (5,295  | )
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|Total Earnings                                                 |  | $                                | 160,533 |   |      | $ | 122,990 |      |  | $ | 79,607  |   |  | $    | 69,158  |   |  | $ | 16,339  |  
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|Fixed Charges                                                  |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total interest expense (2)                                     |  | $                                | 109,808 |   |      | $ | 69,202  |      |  | $ | 42,830  |   |  | $    | 40,154  |   |  | $ | 44,680  |  
|Interest included in operating lease rental expense (3)        |  |                                  | 2,527   |   |      |   | 2,494   |      |  |   | 2,491   |   |  |      | 1,689   |   |  |   | 1,399   |  
|Preferred stock dividend (1)                                   |  |                                  |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   | 2,885   |   |  |      | 5,297   |   |  |   | 5,295   |  
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|Total Fixed Charges                                            |  | $                                | 112,335 |   |      | $ | 71,696  |      |  | $ | 48,206  |   |  | $    | 47,140  |   |  | $ | 51,374  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                             |  |                                  | 1.43x   |   |      |   | 1.72x   |      |  |   | 1.65x   |   |  |      | 1.47x   |   |  |   | 0.32x   |  
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|EXCLUDING INTEREST ON DEPOSITS                                 |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Earnings                                                       |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Income (loss) before income taxes                              |  | $                                | 48,198  |   |      | $ | 51,294  |      |  | $ | 34,286  |   |  | $    | 27,315  |   |  | $ | (29,740 | )
|Plus:                                                          |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total Fixed Charges excluding interest on deposits (See below) |  |                                  | 25,069  |   |      |   | 19,686  |      |  |   | 16,964  |   |  |      | 18,744  |   |  |   | 16,089  |  
|Less:                                                          |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Preferred stock dividend (1)                                   |  |                                  |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   | (2,885  | ) |  |      | (5,297  | ) |  |   | (5,295  | )
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|Total Earnings                                                 |  | $                                | 73,267  |   |      | $ | 70,980  |      |  | $ | 48,365  |   |  | $    | 40,762  |   |  | $ | (18,946 | )
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|Fixed Charges                                                  |  |                                  |         |   |      |   |         |      |  |   |         |   |  |      |         |   |  |   |         |  
|Total interest expense (2)                                     |  | $                                | 109,808 |   |      | $ | 69,202  |      |  | $ | 42,830  |   |  | $    | 40,154  |   |  | $ | 44,680  |  
|Interest included in operating lease rental expense (3)        |  |                                  | 2,527   |   |      |   | 2,494   |      |  |   | 2,491   |   |  |      | 1,689   |   |  |   | 1,399   |  
|Preferred stock dividend (1)                                   |  |                                  |        |   |      |   |        |      |  |   | 2,885   |   |  |      | 5,297   |   |  |   | 5,295   |  
|Less: interest expense on deposits                             |  |                                  | (87,266 | ) |      |   | (52,010 | )    |  |   | (31,242 | ) |  |      | (28,396 | ) |  |   | (35,285 | )
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|Total Fixed Charges excluding interest on deposits             |  | $                                | 25,069  |   |      | $ | 19,686  |      |  | $ | 16,964  |   |  | $    | 18,744  |   |  | $ | 16,089  |  
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|Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges                             |  |                                  | 2.92x   |   |      |   | 3.61x   |      |  |   | 2.85x   |   |  |      | 2.17x   |   |  |   | (1.18)x |  
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|(1) | The stock dividend amount has been grossed up to compute the pretax income equivalent assuming an estimated 35% tax rate.
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|(2) | Interest expense includes cash interest expense on deposits and other debt and amortization of debt issuance costs.
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|(3) | Calculation of interest included in operating lease rental expense is representative of the interest factor attributable to the lease payment.
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