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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 CORPOATION,  INC. AS OF JUNE 30,
1998.
                    

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<NAME>                                         GOLD BANC CORPORATION, INC.
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<PERIOD-END>                                   Jun-30-1998
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<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                         2,049
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<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                           25
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