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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 22, 2006

                        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)


  One 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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          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  22,  2006,  the  Board  of  Directors  of  Intervest  Bancshares
Corporation  approved  an  increase in the base salary of Mr. Lowell S. Dansker,
Vice  Chairman,  President and Treasurer, to $400,000 per annum, effective as of
July  1,  2006.  Of  this  amount, a total of $200,000 per annum will be paid by
Intervest  Mortgage  Corporation,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary  of  Intervest
Bancshares  Corporation,  and  a  total  of  $200,000  per annum will be paid by
Intervest  National  Bank,  a  wholly  owned  subsidiary of Intervest Bancshares
Corporation.

     On  June 22, 2006, the Board of Directors of Intervest Mortgage Corporation
approved an increase in the base salary of Mr. Stephen A. Helman, Vice President
and Secretary, to $230,000 per annum, effective as of July 1, 2006. The Board of
Directors  of  Intervest  Mortgage  Corporation  also  approved  an  employment
agreement  between  Intervest  Mortgage Corporation and Mr. Helman. Mr. Helman's
entire  salary  will  be  paid  by  Intervest  Mortgage  Corporation.

SECTION 9 - FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

ITEM 9.01  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS

(c)  Exhibits

     Exhibit No.  Description

       10.1
                  Employment  Agreement  between  Intervest Mortgage Corporation
                  and  Stephen A. Helman dated as of June 26, 2006, incorporated
                  by  reference  to  Intervest  Mortgage  Corporation's Form 8-K
                  dated  June  22,  2006 and  filed on June 28,  2006  with  the
                  Securities and Exchange Commission, wherein  such  document is
                  identified as Exhibit 10.1.


                                   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, 2006                By:  /s/ Jerome Dansker
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                                          JEROME DANSKER,
                                          CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
                                          (Principal Executive Officer)



Date:   June 28, 2006                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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     10.1     Employment  Agreement  between  Intervest Mortgage Corporation and
              Stephen  A.  Helman  dated  as  of  June 26, 2006, incorporated by
              Reference  to Intervest Mortgage Corporation's Form 8-K dated June
              22,  2006  and  filed  on  June  28,  2006 with the Securities and
              Exchange  Commission,  wherein  such  document  is  identified  as
              Exhibit  10.1.