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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.

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        <NAME>                               GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.
        <MULTIPLIER>                         1
        <CURRENCY>                           U.S. Dollars
               
        <S>                                  <C>
        <PERIOD-TYPE>                        9-MOS
        <FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    Dec-31-1997
        <PERIOD-END>                         Sep-30-1997
        <EXCHANGE-RATE>                      1
        <CASH>                               10,422
        <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>               3,255
        <FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                     3,375
        <TRADING-ASSETS>                     0
        <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>          81,403
        <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>               101
        <INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                 0
        <LOANS>                              294,561
        <ALLOWANCE>                          3,613
        <TOTAL-ASSETS>                       411,086
        <DEPOSITS>                           344,271
        <SHORT-TERM>                         25,026
        <LIABILITIES-OTHER>                  3,057
        <LONG-TERM>                          1,667
        <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                0
        <PREFERRED>                          0
        <COMMON>                             4,794
        <OTHER-SE>                           32,271
        <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>       411,086
        <INTEREST-LOAN>                      18,170
        <INTEREST-INVEST>                    4,074
        <INTEREST-OTHER>                     379
        <INTEREST-TOTAL>                     22,623
        <INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                   10,684
        <INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   11,839
        <INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                10,784
        <LOAN-LOSSES>                        535
        <SECURITIES-GAINS>                   (89)
        <EXPENSE-OTHER>                      8,147
        <INCOME-PRETAX>                      4,019
        <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>           4,019
        <EXTRAORDINARY>                      0
        <CHANGES>                            0
        <NET-INCOME>                         2,673
        <EPS-PRIMARY>                        .56
        <EPS-DILUTED>                        .56
        <YIELD-ACTUAL>                       4.06
        <LOANS-NON>                          918
        <LOANS-PAST>                         14
        <LOANS-TROUBLED>                     0
        <LOANS-PROBLEM>                      0
        <ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                     2,981
        <CHARGE-OFFS>                        300
        <RECOVERIES>                         397
        <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                    3,613
        <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                 3,613
        <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                  0
        <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>              0


        

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