Exhibit 23.2

                  Consent of Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A., P.C.

Intervest Bancshares Corporation
New York, New York

We  consent  to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and to the
use of our report dated March 5, 2005 with respect to the consolidated financial
statements  of  Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation  included in the Registration
Statement (Form S-1) of Intervest Bancshares Corporation for the registration of
1,100,000  shares  of  its  Class  A  Common  Stock.

/s/ Hacker, Johnson & Smith P.A., P.C.

HACKER, JOHNSON & SMITH P.A., P.C.
Tampa, Florida
July 5, 2005