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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT

     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

         Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported): June 23, 2005

                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
               (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

          Delaware                   000-23377               13-3699013
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(State or other jurisdiction  (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                                 Identification Number)


     1 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 400 New York, New York        10020-2002
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           (Address of Principal Executive Offices)           (Zip Code)


       Registrant's Telephone Number Including Area Code:  (212) 218-2800
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Check  the  appropriate  box  below  if  the  Form  8-K  filing  is  intended to
simultaneously  satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the
following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):

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          (17  CFR  230.425)

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          CFR  240.14a-12)

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          Exchange  Act  (17  CFR  240.14d-  2(b))

     [_]  Pre-commencement  communications  pursuant  to Rule 13e-4(c) under the
          Exchange  Act  (17  CFR  240.13e-4(c))



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SECTION 1 - REGISTRANT'S BUSINESS AND OPERATIONS

ITEM  1.01  ENTRY  INTO  A  MATERIAL  DEFINITIVE  AGREEMENT

On  June 23, 2005, the Board of Directors of the registrant approved the payment
of  cash  incentive awards to the following executive officers of the registrant
in the following amounts: Jerome Dansker - $80,000; Lowell S. Dansker - $40,000;
and  Lawrence G. Bergman - $20,000.  These amounts will be paid to the executive
officers  by  Intervest  Mortgage  Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the
registrant.

SECTION 5 - CORPORATE GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

ITEM  5.03  AMENDMENTS  TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OR BYLAWS; CHANGE IN FISCAL
YEAR

On June 23, 2005, the Board of Directors of the registrant approved an amendment
to  the  Bylaws  of the registrant. The bylaws were amended to: provide that the
Board  of Directors may elect a Chief Executive Officer; describe the powers and
authorities  of  the  Chief  Executive  Officer;  and  revise  the  powers  and
authorities of the President.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS


(c)  Exhibits

     Exhibit No.  Description

        3.1       Bylaws, as amended

                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant  to  the  requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant  has  duly  caused  this  report  to  be  signed on its behalf by the
undersigned  thereunto  duly  authorized.

                                    INTERVEST  BANCSHARES  CORPORATION



Date: June 28, 2005                 By:  /s/ Jerome Dansker
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                                         JEROME DANSKER,
                                          CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)



Date: June 28, 2005                 By:  /s/ Lowell S. Dansker
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                                         LOWELL S. DANSKER,
                                         VICE CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENT AND TREASURER
                                         (Principal  Financial  Officer)



                                INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit No.  Description
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3.1          Bylaws, as amended.