EXHIBIT 32.0

CERTIFICATION BY THE PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER
           PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350, AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                  SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     In  connection with the filing of the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter  ended March 31, 2006 (the "Report") by Intervest Bancshares Corporation
(the  "Company"),  each  of  the  undersigned,  as  the  principal executive and
principal  financial  officers  of  the Company, hereby certifies pursuant to 18
U.S.C.  Sec.  1350, as adopted pursuant to Sec. 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of
2002,  that,  to  our  knowledge:

(1)  The Report  fully  complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d)
     of  the  Securities  Exchange  Act  of  1934;  and
(2)  The information  contained  in  the Report fairly presents, in all material
     respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.


/s/  Jerome  Dansker
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Jerome  Dansker,  Chairman  and  Chief  Executive  Officer
(Principal  Executive  Officer)
April  27,  2006


/s/  Lowell  S.  Dansker
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Lowell  S.  Dansker,  Vice  Chairman,  President  and  Treasurer
(Principal  Financial  Officer)
April  27,  2006


A  signed  original  of this written statement required by Section 906, or other
document  authenticating,  acknowledging,  or  otherwise adopting the signatures
that  appear  in  typed  form  within  the  electronic  version  of this written
statement  required by Section 906, has been provided to the Company and will be
retained  by the Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission
or  its  staff  upon  request.