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 Amendment No. 1 to
the  Registration Statement (Form S-1), Registration No. 333-126493 of Intervest
Bancshares  Corporation  for the registration of 1,437,500 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 25, 2005