<ARTICLE>                                            9
<LEGEND>
     This schedule  contains summary  financial  information  extracted from BOK
     Financial Corporation's 10-Q for the period ended September 30, 2000 and is
     qualified in its entirety by reference to such financial statements.

<CIK>                   0000875357
<NAME>                  BOK Financial Corporation
<MULTIPLIER>                                   1,000

                             
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<FISCAL-YEAR-END>                              Dec-31-2000
<PERIOD-END>                                   Sep-30-2000
<CASH>                                           503,583
<INT-BEARING-DEPOSITS>                                 0
<FED-FUNDS-SOLD>                                  38,690
<TRADING-ASSETS>                                  18,218
<INVESTMENTS-HELD-FOR-SALE>                    2,569,722
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<INVESTMENTS-MARKET>                             230,081
<LOANS>                                        5,198,529
<ALLOWANCE>                                       81,445
<TOTAL-ASSETS>                                 9,016,000
<DEPOSITS>                                     5,746,335
<SHORT-TERM>                                   2,076,059
<LIABILITIES-OTHER>                               89,840
<LONG-TERM>                                      456,887
<PREFERRED-MANDATORY>                                 13
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<INTEREST-INVEST>                                133,531
<INTEREST-OTHER>                                   3,218
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<LOAN-LOSSES>                                     11,204
<SECURITIES-GAINS>                                (1,237)
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<INCOME-PRETAX>                                  108,973
<INCOME-PRE-EXTRAORDINARY>                        74,644
<EXTRAORDINARY>                                        0
<CHANGES>                                              0
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<EPS-BASIC>                                         1.50
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<YIELD-ACTUAL>                                      3.59
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<LOANS-PAST>                                      10,931
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<ALLOWANCE-FOREIGN>                                    0
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