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<LEGEND>

  EXHIBIT 27

          GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

                     FINANCIAL DATA SCHEDULE


   THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM
   THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC. AS
   OF SEPT. 30, 1997.

        </LEGEND>
        <CIK>                                0001015610
        <NAME>                               GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.
        <MULTIPLIER>                         1
        <CURRENCY>                           U.S. Dollars

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        <PERIOD-TYPE>                        12-mos
        <FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    Dec-31-1997
        <PERIOD-START>                       Jan-01-1997
        <PERIOD-END>                         Dec-31-1997
        <EXCHANGE-RATE>                      1
        <CASH>                               16,673
        <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>               19,713
        <FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                     4,725
        <TRADING-ASSETS>                     1,072
        <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>          103,265
        <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>               100
        <INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                 104,437
        <LOANS>                              346,165
        <ALLOWANCE>                          4,677
        <TOTAL-ASSETS>                       514,597
        <DEPOSITS>                           419,139
        <SHORT-TERM>                         18,166
        <LIABILITIES-OTHER>                  3,473
        <LONG-TERM>                          3,336
        <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                0
        <PREFERRED>                          0
        <COMMON>                             5,067
        <OTHER-SE>                           36,666
        <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>       514,597
        <INTEREST-LOAN>                      25,871
        <INTEREST-INVEST>                    5,408
        <INTEREST-OTHER>                     669
        <INTEREST-TOTAL>                     31,948
        <INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                   15,160
        <INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   16,692
        <INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                15,256
        <LOAN-LOSSES>                        535
        <SECURITIES-GAINS>                   865
        <EXPENSE-OTHER>                      104
        <INCOME-PRETAX>                      2,672
        <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>           5,619
        <EXTRAORDINARY>                      0
        <CHANGES>                            0
        <NET-INCOME>                         3,731
        <EPS-PRIMARY>                         .77
        <EPS-DILUTED>                         .76
        <YIELD-ACTUAL>                       3.35
        <LOANS-NON>                          869
        <LOANS-PAST>                         14
        <LOANS-TROUBLED>                     0
        <LOANS-PROBLEM>                      0
        <ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                     2,981
        <CHARGE-OFFS>                        447
        <RECOVERIES>                         470
        <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                    4,677
        <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                 4,677
        <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                  0
        <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>              0






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