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                  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 March 31, 1998.

        </LEGEND>
        <CIK>                                0001015610
        <NAME>                               GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.
        <MULTIPLIER>                         1
        <CURRENCY>                           U.S. Dollars
               
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        <PERIOD-TYPE>                        3-mos
        <FISCAL-YEAR-END>                    Dec-31-1997
        <PERIOD-START>                       Jan-01-1998
        <PERIOD-END>                         Mar-31-1998
        <EXCHANGE-RATE>                      1
        <CASH>                               14,144
        <INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>               8,321
        <FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                     7,475
        <TRADING-ASSETS>                     1,709
        <INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>          129,198
        <INVESTMENTS-CARRYING>               100
        <INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                 100
        <LOANS>                              374,959
        <ALLOWANCE>                          5,406
        <TOTAL-ASSETS>                       566,680
        <DEPOSITS>                           455,084
        <SHORT-TERM>                         19,407
        <LIABILITIES-OTHER>                  4,384
        <LONG-TERM>                          10,106
        <PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                0
        <PREFERRED>                          0
        <COMMON>                             5,352
        <OTHER-SE>                           43,597
        <TOTAL-LIABILITIES-AND-EQUITY>       566,680
        <INTEREST-LOAN>                      8,426
        <INTEREST-INVEST>                    1,760
        <INTEREST-OTHER>                     228
        <INTEREST-TOTAL>                     10,414
        <INTEREST-DEPOSIT>                   4,830
        <INTEREST-EXPENSE>                   5,775
        <INTEREST-INCOME-NET>                4,639
        <LOAN-LOSSES>                        360
        <SECURITIES-GAINS>                   1
        <EXPENSE-OTHER>                      4,011
        <INCOME-PRETAX>                      1,682
        <INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>           1,682
        <EXTRAORDINARY>                      0
        <CHANGES>                            0
        <NET-INCOME>                         1,135
        <EPS-PRIMARY>                        .22
        <EPS-DILUTED>                        .22
        <YIELD-ACTUAL>                       3.29
        <LOANS-NON>                          447
        <LOANS-PAST>                         86
        <LOANS-TROUBLED>                     0
        <LOANS-PROBLEM>                      0
        <ALLOWANCE-OPEN>                     4,677
        <CHARGE-OFFS>                        97
        <RECOVERIES>                         78
        <ALLOWANCE-CLOSE>                    5,406
        <ALLOWANCE-DOMESTIC>                 5,406
        <ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                  0
        <ALLOWANCE-UNALLOCATED>              0

        




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