INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORP
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      As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 2, 1999

                           Registration No. 333-64177

                    U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
                             Washington, D.C. 20549
                       Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
                                   Form SB-2
            REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
                 (Name of Small Business Issuer in Its charter)

        Delaware                             6060                13-3699013
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  (State or Jurisdiction of     (Primary Standard Industrial  (IRS Employer
incorporation or Organization)  Classification Code Number)  Identification No.)

10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015), New York, New York 10020-1903, (212) 218-2800
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         (Address and Telephone Number of Principal Executive Offices)

        10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015), New York, New York 10020-1903
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                    (Address of Principal Place of Business)

                      Lawrence G. Bergman, Vice President
                        Intervest Bancshares Corporation
                       10 Rockefeller Plaza (Suite 1015)
                         New York, New York 10020-1903
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           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent For Service)

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                                with copies to:
                            Thomas E. Willett, Esq.
                             Harris Beach & Wilcox
                              130 East Main Street
                           Rochester, New York 14604

    Approximate Date of Proposed Sale to the Public: As soon as practicable.

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list
the  Securities  Act  registration  statement  number of the  earlier  effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ] ______________

If this Form is a  post-effective  amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under
the  Securities  Act,  check  the  following  box and  list the  Securities  Act
registration  statement number of the earlier effective  registration  statement
for the same offering. [x] ______________

If delivery  of the  prospectus  is  expected  to be made  pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box [ ].
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As  permitted by Rule 429(a) of the  Securities  Act,  the  Prospectus  included
herein also relates to: a  Registration  Statement  on Form SB-2 (No.  333-5013)
with respect to 608,696 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon  conversion
of  debentures;  a  Registration  Statement  on Form SB-2 (No.  333-82246)  with
respect  to 675,000  Warrants  and  675,000  shares of Class A Common  Stock;  a
Registration  Statement  on Form SB-2 (No.  333-3522)  with  respect  to 613,500
Warrants and 613,500 shares of Class A Common Stock; a Registration Statement on
Form SB-2 (No.  333-26583) with respect to 240,165  Warrants,  240,165 shares of
Class A  Common  Stock  and  150,000  shares  of  Class B  Common  Stock;  and a
Registration  Statement on Form SB-2 (No. 333-33419) related to 965,683 Warrants
and 965,683 shares of Class A Common Stock.

The registrant hereby amends this  registration  statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this registration  statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  registration  statement  shall  become
effective on such date the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) may
determine.


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                             SUBJECT TO COMPLETION
                    PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS DATED JULY 2, 1999


PROSPECTUS
                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
     (A Bank Holding Company for Intervest Bank and Intervest National Bank)

         This  prospectus  covers shares of our Class A Common Stock and Class B
Common  Stock that we may issue  whenever  someone  exercises  warrants  that we
previously issued. We have issued warrants which entitle the holders to purchase
up to 2,554,468 shares of Class A Common Stock and up to 195,000 shares of Class
B Common Stock.  This prospectus also covers shares of Class A Common Stock that
we  may  issue  upon  conversion  of  debentures.  We  have  issued  convertible
debentures, which allow the holders to currently convert them into up to 749,034
shares of our Class A Common Stock.

         Our Class A Common Stock is listed on the NASDAQ  SmallCap Market under
the symbol "IBCA."

         Please see "Risk  Factors"  beginning  on page 6 to read about  certain
factors you should consider.

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 THE SECURITIES OFFERED BY THIS PROSPECTUS ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS OR DEPOSITS
 AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION OR ANY OTHER
                              GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY.

NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY OTHER REGULATORY BODY HAS
APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED THESE SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY
 OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.

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                                              Underwriting
                                              Discounts and     Proceeds to
                            Price to Public   Commissions(1)    Company(2)
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Per Share(2)                     (3)              $0                (3)
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Per Warrant(2)(4)                 --              $0                --
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Total(2)                   $14,545,754.00         $0          $14,545,754.00
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(1)      The  Company  will not use brokers or dealers in  connection  with this
         offering.

(2)      Before deducting  expenses  estimated at $40,000.  The Company will not
         receive  any  proceeds  in  connection   with  the  conversion  of  its
         debentures.

(3)      Warrants  related to 1,471,065 shares of Class A Common Stock are at an
         exercise price of $6.67 per share;  Warrants  related to 122,000 shares
         of Class A Common  Stock are at an exercise  price of $14.00 per share;
         and the remaining  Class A Warrants are at an exercise  price of $10.00
         per share.  Warrants  related to 145,000 shares of Class B Common Stock
         are at an  exercise  price of $6.67 per share and  Warrants  related to
         50,000  shares  of Class B Common  Stock  are at an  exercise  price of
         $10.00 per share.

(4)     The Company has attributed no value to the Warrants.

        The date of this Prospectus is ___________, 1999
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                      WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION

         We file  reports,  proxy  statements  and  other  information  with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission  under the Securities  Exchange Act. We also
have filed a registration  statement,  including  exhibits,  which contains more
information on our company and the securities  offered in this  prospectus.  You
may read and copy this information at the public reference facilities maintained
by the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,  Washington,  D.C. 20549
and at the Commission's  regional offices located at 7 World Trade Center, Suite
1300, New York,  New York 10048 and Citicorp  Center,  500 West Madison  Street,
Suite  1400,  Chicago,  Illinois  60661.  Copies  of such  material  can also be
obtained  at  prescribed  rates  by  writing  to  the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission's Public Reference Section, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington,  D.C.
20549.  The  Commission  maintains a website that  contains  reports,  proxy and
information  statements and other  information  regarding  registrants that file
electronically   with   the   Commission.   The   address   of  that   site  is:
"http://www.sec.gov".

         We will  furnish  annual  reports to our  shareholders,  which  contain
audited financial statements certified by our independent public accountants. We
may  distribute  unaudited  quarterly  reports and other interim  reports to our
shareholders as we deem appropriate.

         We will provide  without  charge to each person to whom a Prospectus is
delivered,  upon written or oral  request of such  person,  a copy of any or all
documents  referred to above that have been incorporated into this Prospectus by
reference.  Written or oral  requests for such copies should be directed to: Mr.
Lawrence G. Bergman, Intervest Bancshares Corporation, 10 Rockefeller Plaza, New
York, New York 10020; (212) 218-2800.


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                               PROSPECTUS SUMMARY

         You should read the following  summary  together with the more detailed
information and financial  statements,  including the notes to those statements,
appearing elsewhere in this Prospectus.

The Company

         Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation  is  a  bank  holding  company  (the
"Holding  Company")  incorporated  under the laws of the State of Delaware whose
subsidiaries  are Intervest Bank, a Florida  state-chartered  bank and Intervest
National  Bank, a  nationally-chartered  bank,  both of which are members of the
Federal Reserve System.  The Holding Company currently owns approximately 99% of
the issued and  outstanding  shares of Intervest Bank and 100% of the issued and
outstanding shares of Intervest National Bank. As of March 31, 1999, the Company
had  consolidated  assets and  deposits of $197.1  million  and $166.3  million,
respectively, and stockholders' equity of $19.9 million.

         Intervest Bank is a community-oriented,  full service,  commercial bank
serving the Clearwater area of the State of Florida.  Intervest National Bank is
a newly chartered full-service commercial bank with its office in the borough of
Manhattan in New York City. It opened for  operations  on April 1, 1999.  Unless
the context  otherwise  requires,  references in this  prospectus to the Company
include Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation and its two  subsidiaries.  Intervest
Bank and Intervest National Bank are sometimes referred to as the "Banks."

         The principal  business of the Banks is to attract deposits and to loan
or invest  those  deposits on  profitable  terms.  Each bank offers a variety of
deposit accounts, which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
("FDIC")  up to  $100,000  per  depositor.  The  lending  of the Banks  consists
primarily of real estate loans, commercial loans and consumer loans. Each of the
Banks is one of several providers of funds for such purposes in its market area,
and their lending  policies,  deposit products and related services are intended
to meet the needs of individuals and businesses in their market area.

The Offering

Securities Offered...................   2,554,468 shares of Class A Common Stock
                                        and  195,000  shares  of  Class B Common
                                        Stock  issuable  upon  exercise  of  the
                                        Warrants,  and 749,034 shares of Class A
                                        Common  Stock  currently  issuable  upon
                                        conversion    of     Debentures.     See
                                        "Description   of  Capital   Stock"  and
                                        "Description of Debentures."

Shares of Class A Common

Stock currently outstanding..........   2,192,196(1)

Shares of Class A Common

Stock outstanding after
Exercise of Class A Warrants
and conversion of Debentures.........   5,489,590

Shares of Class B Common
Stock currently outstanding..........   305,000

Shares of Class B Common
Stock outstanding after
Exercise of Class B Warrants......... 500,000

Class A Common Stock.................   The  Class A Common  Stock is  listed on
                                        the  NASDAQ  Stock   Market's   SmallCap
                                        Market under the symbol "IBCA."

Use of Proceeds......................   We intend to apply the net  proceeds  of
                                        this 0ffering to our capital for general
                                        corporate   purposes,    including   the
                                        financing   of  the   expansion  of  our
                                        operations   through  the   infusion  of
                                        capital to our subsidiaries. See "Use of
                                        Proceeds."


Investment Considerations............   Investors     should     consider    the
                                        information  discussed under the heading
                                        "Risk Factors."

(1)      Does not include:  (i) 305,000  shares of Class A Common stock issuable
         upon the conversion of issued and outstanding  shares of Class B Common
         Stock;  (ii)  2,554,468  shares of Class A Common Stock  issuable  upon
         exercise of Warrants for Class A Common Stock;  (iii) 195,000 shares of
         Class A Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion of Class B Common Stock
         issuable upon  exercise of Warrants for Class B Common Stock;  and (iv)
         749,034 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon  conversion of the
         Company's Convertible Subordinated Debentures.

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                      SUMMARY CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL DATA
                (Dollars in thousands, except per share figures)
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<CAPTION>

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                                             At of For the Quarter
                                                  Ended March 31,                 At of For the Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)       1999       1998        1998         1997         1996        1995         1994
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Financial Condition Data:
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Total assets                                $  197,071   $ 165,418   $ 200,522    $ 150,755    $ 105,196   $  68,942  $   40,117
Cash and cash equivalents                       13,236       8,727      13,472        9,176        6,320       8,551       6,088
Loans receivable, net of unearned income        91,345      84,499      97,736       76,825       60,310      37,058      22,754
Securities, net                                 85,327      65,977      82,338       58,821       34,507      19,630       8,638
Deposits                                       166,283     143,409     170,467      131,167       93,447      58,601      30,092
Convertible debentures                           6,990        --         7,000          --           --          --          --
Stockholders' equity                            19,859      18,013      19,544       17,620        9,747       9,189       8,884
Nonaccrual loans                                  --          --          --            --           --          --          101
Allowance for loan loss reserves            $    1,775       1,274       1,662        1,173          811         593         369
Loan chargeoffs                                   --          --          --            --            65          30          16
Loan recoveries                                      1           1          10           10           33          21          10
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Operations Data:

Interest and dividend income                $    3,476   $   2,907  $   12,934    $   9,347    $   6,381   $   4,190  $    2,158
Interest expense                                 2,171       1,838       8,297        5,894        3,745       2,225         803
Net interest and dividend income                 1,305       1,069       4,637        3,453        2,636       1,965       1,355
Provision for loan loss reserves                   112         100         479          352          250         233         124
Net interest and dividend income after
     provision for loan loss reserves            1,193         969       4,158        3,101        2,386       1,732       1,231
Other noninterest income                           123          50         349          136          106          89         112
Other noninterest expenses                         647         509       2,133        1,906        1,551       1,415       1,054
Earnings before income taxes and change
   in accounting principle                         669         510       2,374        1,331          941         406         289
Provision for income taxes                         275         202         939          487          383         136         108
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)         128          --          --           --           --          --          --
Net earnings                                $      266   $     308  $    1,435    $     844    $     558   $     270  $      181
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Per Share Data:

Basic earnings per share                    $     0.11   $    0.13  $     0.58    $    0.49    $    0.34   $    0.16  $     0.11
Diluted earnings per share                        0.10        0.09        0.46         0.41         0.34        0.16        0.11
Common book value per share                       7.97        7.39        7.87         7.27         5.91        5.57        5.38
Dividends per share                               --            --          --           --           --          --          --
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Other Data and Ratios:

Common shares outstanding                    2,491,088   2,436,665   2,484,515    2,424,415    1,650,000   1,650,000   1,650,000
Average common shares used to calculate:

     Basic earnings per share                2,489,831   2,426,457   2,457,113    1,712,292    1,650,000   1,650,000   1,650,000
     Diluted earnings per share              3,544,038   3,272,739   3,473,516    2,072,459    1,650,000   1,650,000   1,650,000
Adjusted net earnings for diluted
   earnings per share                       $      350  $      308  $    1,607   $      844   $      558  $      270  $      181
Full-service banking offices                         5           5           5            5            4           4           1
Return on average assets                          0.54%       0.77%       0.81%        0.68%        0.67%       0.51%       0.58%
Return on average equity                          5.42%       6.55%       7.74%        7.53%        5.91%       3.01%       2.46%
Dividends declared to net earnings                 --          --          --            --           --          --          --
Loans (net of unearned income) to deposits       54.93%      58.92%      57.33%       58.57%       64.54%      63.24%      75.61%
Net chargeoffs to loans at period end               --         --         (.01)%       (.01)%        .05%        .02%        .03%
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to loans
         at period end                            .019        .015        .170         .015         .013        .016        .016
Ratio of allowance for loan losses to
         nonperforming loans at period end        --           --           --           --           --          --        1.05%
Average stockholders' equity to average
          total assets                            9.89%      11.77%      10.49%        8.96%       11.29%      16.89%      20.05%
Stockholders' equity to total assets             10.07%      10.89%       9.75%       11.69%        9.27%      13.32%      22.15%

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(1)      Represents a cumulative charge, net of applicable taxes, resulting from
         the  adoption on January 1, 1999 of the AICPA's  Statement  of Position
         98-5, "Accounting for Start-Up Costs."

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THE COMPANY AND THE BANK

Intervest Bancshares Corporation
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        Intervest Bancshares Corporation (the "Holding Company"),  is a Delaware
corporation  organized in 1993 as a bank holding  company  registered  under the
Bank  Holding  Company  Act of 1956,  as amended  (the  "BHCA").  The  principal
executive  offices of the Holding  Company are located at 10  Rockefeller  Plaza
(Suite  1015),  New York,  New York  10020,  and its  telephone  number is (212)
218-2800.  The Holding  Company's  principal asset is its ownership  interest of
approximately  99.8% of the issued and outstanding  shares of Intervest Bank and
all of the issued and outstanding shares of Intervest  National Bank.  Intervest
Bank and Intervest National Bank are collectively referred to in this prospectus
as the  Banks.  Unless  the  context  otherwise  requires,  references  in  this
prospectus to the Company include Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation and its two
subsidiaries. The Company, through its ownership of the Banks, is engaged in the
commercial  banking  business and its primary source of earnings is derived from
income  generated by its ownership  and operation of the Banks.  As of March 31,
1999, the Company,  on a consolidated basis, had total assets of $197.1 million,
net portfolio  loans of $91.3  million,  total deposits of $166.3  million,  and
stockholders' equity of $19.9 million.

         The Company is a legal  entity,  separate and distinct  from the Banks.
There are various  legal  limitations  with  respect to the Banks'  financing or
otherwise supplying funds to the Company.  In particular,  under federal banking
law, the Banks may not declare a dividend  that exceeds  undivided  profits.  In
addition,  the approval of the Federal  Reserve  Bank of Atlanta  (the  "Atlanta
FRB"), as well as the Florida Department of Banking and Finance,  is required if
the total amount of all  dividends  declared by  Intervest  Bank in any calendar
year exceeds that Bank's net profits for that year,  combined  with its retained
net profits for the  proceeding  two years.  The bank  regulators  also have the
authority to limit  further the payment of dividends by the Banks under  certain
circumstances.  In addition, federal banking laws prohibit or restrict the Banks
from extending credit to the Company under certain circumstances.

Intervest Bank
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         The  Bank  is  a  Florida  chartered  banking  corporation,  which  was
organized in December,  1987.  The Bank engages in commercial  banking from five
offices, four of which are located in Clearwater, Florida and one of which is in
South Pasadena,  Florida.  The principal executive offices of Intervest Bank are
located at 625 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida 33756, and its telephone number
is (727) 442-2551. In addition to its principal office, Intervest Bank has three
branch offices in Clearwater,  Florida, located at: (i) 2575 Ulmerton Road; (ii)
2175 Nursery  Road;  and (iii) 1875 Belcher  Road North,  Clearwater,  and has a
fourth branch in South Pasadena, Florida at 6750 Gulfport Blvd.

Intervest National Bank
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         Intervest  National Bank is a national bank, which received its charter
from the  Office of the  Comptroller  of the  Currency  ("OCC")  and  opened for
operations  on  April  1,  1999.  Intervest  National  Bank  is  a  full-service
commercial bank and is subject to the supervision of and examination by the OCC.
The  principal  executive  office of Intervest  National  Bank is located at One
Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 300, New York, New York, 10020 and its telephone number
is (212) 218-8383.

         Both Banks primarily focus on providing  personalized  banking services
to businesses  and  individuals  within their market area.  The Banks  originate
commercial loans to businesses,  collateralized  and  uncollateralized  consumer
loans, and real estate loans  (primarily  commercial and multifamily real estate
loans).  The Banks' income is derived  principally from interest and fees earned
in  connection  with  their  lending  activities,   interest  and  dividends  on
securities,  short-term investments and other services. Provisions for loan loss
reserves also affect the Banks' income.  Their  principal  expenses are interest
paid on  deposits  and  operating  expenses.  The  Banks'  operations  are  also
significantly  affected by local  economic and  competitive  conditions in their
market areas.  Changes in market  interest  rates,  government  legislation  and
policies  concerning  monetary and fiscal affairs,  and the attendant actions of
the regulatory authorities all have an impact on the Banks' operations.

         The Banks are subject to examination  and  comprehensive  regulation by
the  Federal  Reserve  Board (the "FRB") and their  deposits  are insured by the
Federal Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  (the "FDIC") to the extent permitted by
law. The Banks are members of the Federal Reserve Banking System. Intervest Bank
is also subject to the supervision of and examination by the Florida  Department
of  Banking  and  Finance,  while  Intervest  National  Bank is  subject  to the
supervision of and examination of the OCC.

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                   INVESTMENT CONSIDERATIONS AND RISK FACTORS

         A  prospective  investor  should  review  and  consider  carefully  the
following risk factors,  together with the other  information  contained in this
prospectus  in  evaluating  an  investment.   The  prospectus  contains  certain
forward-looking statements and actual results could differ materially from those
projected in the  forward-looking  statements  as a result of numerous  factors,
including those set forth below and elsewhere in the prospectus.

Management's Broad Discretion Over Proceeds
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         None of the  proceeds  of the  Offering  have  yet  been  committed  to
specific applications.  All determinations  concerning the use and investment of
the proceeds will be made by management of the Company.

Dividends
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         Since its  inception,  the  Company has not paid any  dividends  on its
common stock and there is no immediate  prospect or contemplation of the payment
of such  dividends.  Dividends  paid by the Company are subject to the financial
conditions  of both  the  Banks  and the  Company  as  well  as  other  business
considerations.  In addition,  banking regulations limit the amount of dividends
that may be paid by the Banks to the Company without prior regulatory  approval.
The amount of allowable  dividends  which could be payable by the Company are in
substance  limited  to net  profits  earned by the  Company,  less any  earnings
retention consistent with the Company's capital needs, asset quality and overall
financial  condition.  Distributions paid by the Company to shareholders will be
taxable  to the  shareholders  as  dividends,  to the  extent  of the  Company's
accumulated current earnings and profits.

         The payment of  dividends  by the Banks to the Company is  regulated by
various state and federal laws and by regulations promulgated by the FRB and the
OCC, which restrict the payment of dividends under certain  circumstances.  Such
regulations impose certain minimum capital  requirements which affect the amount
of cash available for the payment of dividends by regulated banking institutions
such as the Banks. If the Banks generate  sufficient  earnings to pay dividends,
there is no  assurance  that all or a  portion  of such  earnings  might  not be
retained. In addition, in some cases, the Banks' regulators could prevent one or
both of the Banks from paying  dividends if, in their view,  such payments would
constitute unsafe or unsound banking  practices.  Further,  the determination of
whether  dividends are paid and their  frequency and amount will depend upon the
financial  condition  and  performance  of the Banks and the Company,  and other
factors  deemed  appropriate  by the Board of  Directors of each Bank and of the
Company. Accordingly,  there can be no assurance that any dividends will be paid
in the future by the Banks or the Company.

Adequacy of Allowance For Loan Loss Reserves
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         There is a risk that losses may be  experienced  in the Company's  loan
portfolio. The risk of loss will vary with, among other things, general economic
conditions,  the type of loan being made, the  creditworthiness  of the borrower
over the term of the loan and, in the case of a collateralized loan, the quality
of the  collateral  for the loan.  Management  maintains an  allowance  for loan
losses  which is  established  through a provision  for loan  losses  charged to
operations.  Loans are  charged  against  the  allowance  for loan  losses  when
management  believes  that the  collectability  of the  principal  is  unlikely.
Subsequent recoveries are added to the allowance. The allowance is maintained at
an amount that  management  believes will be adequate to absorb  possible losses
inherent  in  existing  loans  and loan  commitments,  based on  evaluations  of
collectability and prior loss experience.  Management  evaluates the adequacy of
the  allowance  monthly,  or  more  frequently  if  considered  necessary.   The
evaluation  takes into  consideration  such factors as changes in the nature and
volume of the loan portfolio,  overall portfolio quality,  loan  concentrations,
specific  problem loans and  commitments  and current and  anticipated  economic
conditions that may affect the borrower's ability to repay.

         As of March 31, 1999, the Company had a loan portfolio of $91.3 million
and the allowance for loan losses was $1.8 million,  which  represented 1.94% of
the total  amount of loans.  At March 31,  1999,  there  were no  non-performing
assets.  The Banks actively  manage their loans in an effort to minimize  credit
losses and monitor  asset  quality in order to  maintain  an adequate  loan loss
allowance.  Although  management  believes  that the  allowance  for  loan  loss
reserves is adequate,  there can be no assurance  that the allowance  will prove
sufficient to cover future loan losses.  Further,  although  management uses the
best information  available to make determinations with respect to the allowance
for loan losses,  future  adjustments  may be  necessary if economic  conditions
differ  substantially  from the assumptions used or adverse  developments  arise
with respect to the Banks' loans. Material additions to the Banks' allowance for
loan  losses  would  result in a decrease of the  Company's  net  earnings,  and
possibly its capital, and could result in the inability to pay dividends,  among
other  adverse  consequences.  See  "Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis  of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations - Asset Quality"

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Supervision and Regulation
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         Bank  holding  companies  and  banks  operate  in  a  highly  regulated
environment  and are  subject  to the  supervision  and  examination  by several
federal and state regulatory agencies. The Company is subject to the BHCA and to
regulation  and  supervision  by the FRB.  Intervest Bank is also subject to the
regulation and supervision of the FDIC and the Florida Department of Banking and
Finance and Intervest National Bank is subject to the regulation and supervision
of the FDIC and the OCC.  Federal and state laws and regulations  govern matters
ranging from the regulation of certain debt  obligations,  changes in control of
bank holding companies,  and the maintenance of adequate capital for the general
business operations and financial condition of the Banks,  including permissible
types,  amounts  and  terms of loans and  investments,  the  amount of  reserves
against  deposits,  restrictions on dividends,  establishment of branch offices,
and the  maximum  rate of  interest  that may be  charged  by law.  The FRB also
possesses  cease and desist  powers over bank  holding  companies  to prevent or
remedy  unsafe  or  unsound  practices  or  violations  of law.  These and other
restrictions  limit the manner by which the Banks and the  Company  may  conduct
their  business  and  obtain  financing.  Furthermore,  the  commercial  banking
business is affected not only by general  economic  conditions,  but also by the
monetary  policies  of the FRB.  These  monetary  policies  have had  and/or are
expected to continue to have  significant  effects on the  operating  results of
commercial banks.  Although the Company believes that it is in compliance in all
material respects with applicable state and federal laws, rules and regulations,
there can be no assurance that more restrictive laws, rules and regulations will
not be adopted in the future  which  could make  compliance  more  difficult  or
expensive,  or otherwise affect the ability of the Banks to attract deposits and
make loans. See "Supervision and Regulation."

Competition
- -----------

         Competition in the banking and financial  services industry is intense.
In their primary market areas,  the Banks compete with other  commercial  banks,
savings and loan associations,  credit unions, finance companies,  mutual funds,
insurance companies and brokerage and investment banking firms operating locally
and elsewhere.  Most of these competitors have  substantially  greater resources
and lending limits than the Banks and may offer certain  services that the Banks
do not provide at this time. The  profitability  of the Company depends upon the
Banks' ability to compete in their market areas. See "Business - Competition."

Local Economic Conditions
- -------------------------

         The  success of the  Company  and the Banks is  dependent  to a certain
extent upon the general economic  conditions in geographic markets served by the
Banks.  In the case of  Intervest  Bank,  the  primary  market  area is Pinellas
County, Florida and the immediate surrounding areas, with particular emphasis on
Clearwater,  Florida. In the case of Intervest National Bank, its primary market
area is New York City and, more particularly,  the borough of Manhattan. Adverse
changes in their  geographic  markets would likely impair the Banks'  ability to
collect  loans and  could  otherwise  have a  negative  effect on the  financial
condition of the Company. See "Business - Market Area."

Lack of Diversification
- -----------------------

         The primary business  activity of the Company consists of its ownership
and  control  of the  capital  stock of the  Banks.  As a  result,  the  Company
presently lacks  diversification as to business activities and market areas, and
any event  affecting  either Bank will have a direct impact on the Company.  See
"Business."


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Dependence on Key Personnel
- ---------------------------

         The  Company  and the Banks are  dependent  upon the  services of their
principal  officers.  If the  services  of any of these  persons  were to become
unavailable  for any reason,  the operation of the Company and the Bank might be
adversely  affected  in a material  manner.  Neither the Company nor either Bank
maintains  key man life  insurance  policies on  executives  and do not have any
immediate  plans to obtain such  policies.  The  successful  development  of the
Company's  business  will  depend,  in part,  on its and the  Banks'  ability to
attract or retain qualified officers and employees. See "Management."

Voting Control
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         As of the date of this Prospectus,  the three original  shareholders of
the Company and a related  party own 900,000  shares of Class A Common  Stock or
approximately  41% of the issued and outstanding  shares of Class A Common Stock
of the Company.  These same persons own all of the issued and outstanding shares
of Class B Common  Stock.  See  "Management  --  Security  Ownership  of Certain
Beneficial  Owners and  Management."  The shares of Class B Common  Stock,  as a
separate  class,  are  entitled  to elect  two-thirds  of the  directors  of the
Company.  As a  result,  voting  control  will  continue  to rest  with the four
persons.

Interest Rates
- --------------

         The  principal  source of income for the  Company  is its net  interest
income,  which is affected by  movements in interest  rates.  Although the Banks
monitor their  interest rate  sensitivity  and attempt to reduce the risk of the
significant  decrease  in net  interest  income  caused by a change in  interest
rates,  rising  interest rates could  nevertheless  adversely  affect the Banks'
results of operations.

                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The net proceeds to the Company will depend upon the number of Warrants
actually exercised and cannot be determined at this time. However,  assuming all
of the Warrants were to be  exercised,  the net proceeds to the Company would be
$22.6 million.

         The net  proceeds of the Offering  will become a part of the  Company's
capital  funds to be used for general  corporate  purposes,  including,  without
limitation,  the  financing  of the  expansion  of the  Company's  or the Banks'
business   through   acquisitions,   the   establishment   of  new  branches  or
subsidiaries,  and  the  infusion  of  capital  to  the  Banks  and  any  future
subsidiaries of the Company.  Neither the Company nor its subsidiaries currently
have  agreements,  written or oral,  with  respect to the  establishment  of any
branches or subsidiaries, or with respect to any specific acquisition prospect.

         The actual  application  of the net proceeds will depend on the capital
needs of the Company's  subsidiaries,  the Company's own financial  requirements
and  available  business  opportunities.  None  of  the  uses  described  herein
constitute  a  commitment  by the Company to expend the proceeds in a particular
manner.  The Company  reserves the right to make shifts in the allocation of the
proceeds from this offering if future events,  including changes in the economic
climate or the  Company's  planned  operations,  make such shifts  necessary  or
desirable.  In such  events,  proceeds  may be  applied to the  working  capital
requirements  of the Company or the Banks.  Pending their ultimate  application,
the net proceeds will be invested in such relatively  short-term  investments or
otherwise applied as management may determine.

                              MARKET FOR SECURITIES

         The  Company's  Class A common  stock was  approved  for listing on the
NASDAQ SmallCap Market (Symbol: IBCA) in November 1997. Prior to then, there had
been no established public trading market for the securities of the Company.  At
March 31, 1999, there were  approximately 700 holders of record of the Company's
Class A common stock, which includes persons or entities who hold their stock in
nominee form or in street name through  various  brokerage  firms.  At March 31,
1999,  there were four  holders of record of Class B common  stock.  There is no
public-trading market for the Class B common stock.

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<PAGE>

         The high and low sales prices (as obtained from NASDAQ) for the Class A
common stock by calendar quarter for 1998 and 1999 are as follows:

                                         High                    Low
                                         ----                    ---
1998 - First quarter                    $15.25                  $11.00
1998 - Second quarter                   $16.00                  $11.25
1998 - Third quarter                    $13.00                  $ 8.25
1998 - Fourth quarter                   $10.00                  $ 8.00
1999 - First quarter                    $11.00                  $ 7.63

                                    Dividends

         Holders of the  Company's  Class A common stock are entitled to receive
dividends  when and if declared by the Board of Directors  out of funds  legally
available therefor.  No dividends may be declared or paid with respect to shares
of Class B common stock until January 1, 2000. The Company has not paid any cash
dividends  on  its  capital  stock  and  there  is  no  immediate   prospect  or
contemplation of the payment of dividends on its stock. The Company's ability to
pay  dividends is generally  limited to earnings  from the prior year,  although
retained earnings and dividends from its subsidiaries to the Company may also be
used to pay dividends under certain  circumstances.  The primary source of funds
for  dividends  payable by the  Company  to its  shareholders  is the  dividends
payable to it by the Banks.

         The payment of dividends by the Banks is subject to a determination  by
each  Banks'  Board of  Directors  and is  dependent  upon a number of  factors,
including capital requirements,  regulatory  limitations,  the particular Banks'
results of operations and financial  condition,  tax  considerations of the Bank
and the Company, the number of outstanding shares of stock, and general economic
conditions.  There are  various  legal  limitations  with  respect  to the Banks
financing or otherwise  supplying  funds to the Company.  In  particular,  under
Federal banking law, the Banks may not declare a dividend that exceeds undivided
profits. In addition,  the approval of the FRB as well as the Florida Department
of  Banking  and  Finance,  is  required  if the total  amount of all  dividends
declared in any  calendar  year  exceeds  Intervest  Bank's net profits for that
year,  combined with its retained net profits for the proceeding two years.  The
FRB  also has the  authority  to limit  further  the  payment  of  dividends  by
Intervest Bank under certain  circumstances.  In addition,  Federal banking laws
prohibit  or  restrict  each Bank from  extending  credit to the  Company  under
certain  circumstances.  The FRB and the OCC have established  certain financial
and capital  requirements  that affect the ability of banks to pay dividends and
also have the general  authority  to prohibit  banks from  engaging in unsafe or
unsound practices in conducting business. Depending upon the financial condition
of either Bank, the payment of cash dividends could be deemed to constitute such
an unsafe or unsound practice.

         The FRB and Florida  Department  of Banking and Finance  have  publicly
stated  their view that it is  generally  an unsafe and unsound  practice to pay
cash dividends  except out of current  operating  earnings.  Under FRB policy, a
bank holding company is expected to act as a source of financial strength to its
subsidiary banks and to commit  resources to support each such bank.  Consistent
with this policy,  the FRB has stated that,  as a matter of prudent  banking,  a
bank  holding  company  generally  should  not pay  cash  dividends  unless  the
available  net earnings of the bank holding  company is sufficient to fully fund
the dividends,  and the  prospective  rate of earnings  retention  appears to be
consistent with the Company's capital needs, asset quality and overall financial
condition.

         The  ability  of the Banks and the  Company  to pay cash  dividends  is
currently,  and in the future could be further influenced by regulatory policies
or agreements and by capital guidelines. Accordingly, the actual amount, if any,
and timing of future  dividends  will  depend on,  among  other  things,  future
earnings,  the financial  condition of the Banks and the Company,  the amount of
cash  on  hand  at the  Company  level,  outstanding  debt  obligations  and the
requirements imposed by regulatory authorities.


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<PAGE>




                                 CAPITALIZATION

         The following table sets forth the  capitalization of the Company as of
March 31, 1999,  and as adjusted at that date after giving effect to the receipt
of the  estimated  net  proceeds  from the  exercise of all of the  Warrants and
conversion of Debentures.

                                                       Actual     As Adjusted(1)
                                                       ------     --------------
                                                      (Dollars in thousands)

Stockholders' Equity:

Class A Common Stock, $1.00 par value,  7,500,000
     shares  authorized,  2,186,088 shares issued
     and outstanding(2)............................    $2,186          $5,490
Class B Common Stock, $1.00 par value, 700,000
     shares authorized, 305,000 shares issued and
     outstanding                                          305             500
 Additional Paid-in Capital........................    13,831          40,423
 Retained Earnings.................................     3,537           3,537
                                                      -------         -------
Total Stockholders' Equity.........................   $19,859         $49,950
                                                      =======         =======

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(1)      Reflects  the  2,554,468  shares of Class A Common  Stock  and  195,000
         shares of Class B Common Stock  issuable upon exercise of the Warrants,
         and the 749,034 shares of Class A Common Stock currently  issuable upon
         conversion of debentures.

(2)      Does  not  include  shares  of  Class  A  Common  Stock  issuable  upon
         conversion of Class B Common Stock.


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<PAGE>

                            Selected Financial Data

The  following  table  presents  selected  consolidated  financial  data for the
Company.  The data set forth below for the years ended December 31, 1994 through
1998 are  derived  from the audited  consolidated  financial  statements  of the
Company.  The data for the three  months ended March 31, 1999 and 1998 have been
derived from the  unaudited  consolidated  financial  statements of the Company,
which include all adjustments,  consisting only of normal,  recurring  accruals,
which the Company considers necessary for the fair presentation of the financial
position and results of operations for those periods.  Operating results for the
three-month  period ended March 31, 1999 are not  necessarily  indicative of the
results that may be expected for the entire fiscal year. The selected  financial
data should be read in conjunction with, and are qualified in their entirety by,
the  Consolidated  Financial  Statements  and  the  Notes  thereto  as  well  as
Management's  Discussion  and  Analysis of  Financial  Condition  and Results of
Operations included elsewhere in this report.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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                                             At of For the Quarter
                                                 Ended March 31,                   At of For the Year Ended December 31,
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
($ in thousands, except per share amounts)
                                                1999         1998         1998         1997         1996         1995        1994
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Financial Condition Data:

<S>                                         <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
Total assets                                $  197,071   $  165,418   $  200,522   $  150,755   $  105,196   $   68,942   $   40,117
Cash and cash equivalents                       13,236        8,727       13,472        9,176        6,320        8,551        6,088
Loans receivable, net of deferred fees          91,345       84,499       97,736       76,825       60,310       37,058       22,754
Securities, net                                 85,327       65,977       82,338       58,821       34,507       19,630        8,638
Deposits                                       166,283      143,409      170,467      131,167       93,447       58,601       30,092
Convertible debentures                           6,990         --          7,000         --           --           --           --
Stockholders' equity                            19,859       18,013       19,544       17,620        9,747        9,189        8,884
Nonaccrual loans                                  --           --           --           --           --           --            101
Allowance for loan loss reserves            $    1,775        1,274        1,662        1,173          811          593          369
Loan chargeoffs                                   --           --           --           --             65           30           16
Loan recoveries                                      1            1           10           10           33           21           10
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Operations Data:

Interest and dividend income                     3,476        2,907   $   12,934   $    9,347   $    6,381   $    4,190   $    2,158
Interest expense                                 2,171        1,838        8,297        5,894        3,745        2,225          803
Net interest and dividend income                 1,305        1,069        4,637        3,453        2,636        1,965        1,355
Provision for loan loss reserves                   112          100          479          352          250          233          124
Net interest and dividend income after
     provision for loan loss reserves            1,193          969        4,158        3,101        2,386        1,732        1,231
Other noninterest income                           123           50          349          136          106           89          112
Other noninterest expenses                         647          509        2,133        1,906        1,551        1,415        1,054
Earnings before income taxes                       669          510        2,374        1,331          941          406          289
Provision for income taxes                         275          202          939          487          383          136          108
Cumulative effect of accounting change (1)         128         --           --           --           --           --           --
Net earnings                                $      266   $      308   $    1,435   $      844   $      558   $      270   $      181
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Per Share Data:

Basic earnings per share                    $     0.11   $     0.13   $     0.58   $     0.49   $     0.34   $     0.16   $     0.11
Diluted earnings per share                        0.10         0.09         0.46         0.41         0.34         0.16         0.11
Common book value per share                       7.97         7.39         7.87         7.27         5.91         5.57         5.38
Dividends per share -                             --           --           --           --           --           --
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Other Data and Ratios:

Common shares outstanding                    2,491,088    2,436,665    2,484,515    2,424,415    1,650,000    1,650,000    1,650,000
Average common shares used to calculate:

     Basic earnings per share                2,489,831    2,426,457    2.457,113    1,712,292    1,650,000    1,650,000    1,650,000
     Diluted earnings per share              3,544,038    3,272,739    3,473,516    2,072,459    1,650,000    1,650,000    1,650,000
Adjusted net earnings for diluted
   earnings per share
                  $      350   $      308   $    1,607   $      844   $      558   $      270   $      181
Full-service banking offices                         5            5            5            5            4            4            1
Return on average assets                          0.54%        0.77%        0.81%        0.68%        0.67%        0.51%       0.58%
Return on average equity                          5.42%        6.55%        7.74%        7.53%        5.91%        3.01%       2.46%
Stockholders' equity to total assets             10.07%       11.89%        9.75%       11.69%        9.27%       13.32%      22.15%
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</TABLE>

(1)      Represents a cumulative charge, net of applicable taxes, resulting from
         the  adoption on January 1, 1999 of the AICPA's  Statement  of Position
         98-5, "Accounting for Start-Up Costs."

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<PAGE>

          Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition
                           and Results of Operations

General

        Management's  discussion and analysis of financial condition and results
of operations that follows should be read in conjunction  with the  Consolidated
Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this prospectus.

        Intervest Bancshares  Corporation's  principal assets are its 99.87% and
100% ownership  interest in Intervest  Bank's  outstanding  common and preferred
stock,  respectively  and all of the issued and outstanding  shares of Intervest
National Bank.  Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation  (the "Holding  Company") and
Intervest  Bank and  Intervest  National  Bank (the  "Banks")  are  referred  to
collectively as the "Company," on a consolidated  basis.  The Holding  Company's
primary  business  is the  operation  of the Banks and it does not engage in any
other substantial business activities other than a limited amount of real estate
mortgage lending. As a result, the Company's results of operations are primarily
dependent upon the Banks' results of operations.  The Banks conduct a commercial
banking business,  which consists of attracting deposits from the general public
and  investing  those funds,  together  with other source of funds,  through the
origination  of commercial  and  residential  real estate loans,  commercial and
consumer loans, and the purchase of security investments.

        The Company's  profitability  depends  primarily on net interest income,
which  is  the   difference   between   interest   income   generated  from  its
interest-earning  assets less the interest expense incurred on  interest-bearing
liabilities.  Net  interest  income  is  affected  by the  relative  amounts  of
interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities, and the interest-rate
earned and paid on these  balances.  Net interest  income is dependent  upon the
interest-rate  spread,  which is the difference between the average yield earned
on  interest-earning  assets  and the  average  rate  paid  on  interest-bearing
liabilities. When interest-earning assets approximate or exceed interest-bearing
liabilities,  any  positive  interest  rate spread will  generate  net  interest
income.  The interest rate spread is impacted by interest rates,  deposit flows,
and loan demand.  Additionally,  the Company's profitability is affected by such
factors as the level of noninterest income and expenses,  the provision for loan
loss reserves,  and its effective income tax rate.  Noninterest  income consists
primarily  of loan and other  banking  fees.  Noninterest  expense  consists  of
compensation  and  benefits,  occupancy  and equipment  related  expenses,  data
processing expenses,  deposit insurance premiums,  and other operating expenses.
The Company's  profitability is also significantly  affected by general economic
and  competitive  conditions,  changes  in  market  interest  rates,  government
policies and actions of regulatory authorities.

        In November 1997,  the Holding  Company  completed a public  offering of
747,500 Units for gross proceeds of $7,475,000 (the "1997 Offering").  Each Unit
consisted  of one share of the Holding  Company's  Class A common  stock and one
warrant to purchase an additional  share of Class A common stock.  In connection
with the 1997  Offering,  the Holding  Company also issued  warrants  related to
shares  of  Class  A  common  stock  to  the   underwriter   and   participating
broker/dealers.

        In June 1998,  the Holding  Company  completed  the sale of  Convertible
Subordinated   Debentures  (the   "Debentures")   in  the  principal  amount  of
$7,000,000, for net proceeds of approximately $6,500,000. The Debentures are due
July 1, 2008 and are  convertible at the option of the holders at any time prior
to April 1,  2008  into  shares of Class A common  stock at  various  conversion
prices.  The Holding Company can also redeem the Debentures at any time prior to
maturity  at various  redemption  prices,  including  the payment of all accrued
interest. Interest on the Debentures accrues and compounds each calendar quarter
at 8%. All accrued interest is payable at the maturity of the Debentures whether
by acceleration, redemption or otherwise. Any Debenture holder may, on or before
July 1 of each  year  commencing  July 1,  2003,  elect to be paid  all  accrued
interest and to thereafter receive payments of interest quarterly.

        On April 1, 1999, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency  granted
final approval of the Holding Company's  application to form "Intervest National
Bank," a newly chartered  commercial bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Holding Company.  Intervest  National Bank received its national charter and
opened for business on April 1, 1999. It is located at One Rockefeller  Plaza in
New York City and provides full commercial banking services,  including internet
banking.  Intervest  National  Bank is a member of the Federal  Reserve  Banking
system and the Federal  Deposit  Insurance  Corporation  insures  its  deposits.
Because  Intervest  National Bank  commenced  operations  on April 1, 1999,  and
because the  information  that  follows in this  section  relates  primarily  to
financial results through March 31, 1999, the information is based only upon the
results of  operations  and the financial  condition of the Holding  Company and
Intervest Bank.


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<PAGE>

Comparison of Financial Condition at March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998

         Total  assets  at  March  31,  1999  declined  to  $197,071,000,   from
$200,522,000  at December 31, 1998.  The decrease was primarily due to a decline
in loans  receivable,  partially offset by additional  investments in securities
held to maturity.  Total liabilities decreased from $180,978,000 at December 31,
1998,  to  $177,212,000  at March 31,  1999,  reflecting  a decline  in  deposit
liabilities.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

        The Company's balance sheet was comprised of the following:
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                                              At March 31, 1999        At December 31, 1998
                                              -----------------        --------------------
($ in thousands)                            Carrying     % of         Carrying     % of
                                              Value   Total Assets      Value   Total Assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>         <C>           <C>         <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                   $ 13,236      6.7%        $ 13,472      6.7%
Securities held to maturity, net              85,327     43.3           82,338     41.1
Loans receivable, net                         89,570     45.5           96,074     47.9
All other assets                               8,938      4.5            8,638      4.3
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Total assets                                $197,071    100.0%        $200,522    100.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deposits                                    $166,283     84.4%        $170,467     85.0%
Convertible debentures                         6,990      3.5            7,000      3.5
All other liabilities                          3,939      2.0            3,511      1.8
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                            177,212     89.9          180,978     90.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stockholders' equity                          19,859     10.1           19,544      9.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $197,071    100.0%        $200,522    100.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

        Securities  held  to  maturity   increased  due  to  purchases  of  U.S.
government  agency  securities,  partially  offset  by  maturities  and calls of
securities.

         Loans receivable  decreased due to sale of four real estate loans (with
an aggregate  principal  balance of $5,604,000) held by the Holding Company,  as
well as principal  repayments  on the entire loan  portfolio.  These  reductions
exceeded new loan  originations  during the  quarter.  The sale of the loans was
made by the Holding  Company in order to increase its liquidity in  anticipation
of funding Intervest National Bank's initial capital on April 1, 1999. The loans
were sold to Intervest  Corporation of New York, a related  party,  at estimated
fair value.  At March 31, 1999 and December  31, 1998,  the Company did not have
any loans on a nonaccrual status or classified as impaired.

        The Company  monitors its loan  portfolio to determine  the  appropriate
level of the allowance for loan loss reserves based on various  factors that are
discussed on pages 22 and 23 of the Company's 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
At March 31, 1999, the allowance amounted to $1,775,000,  compared to $1,662,000
at year-end 1998.  The increase  reflected  management's  intent to maintain the
allowance at a level it believes to be adequate.

        All other assets increased  largely due to purchases of fixed assets and
other assets in connection with organizing Intervest National Bank, and a higher
level of deferred tax benefits.

        Deposit  liabilities  decreased  due  to  net  deposit  outflows,  which
management  attributes  to a decline  in rates  offered  by  Intervest  Bank for
deposits.  At March 31, 1999,  time deposit  accounts  totaled  $91,140,000  and
demand deposit,  savings, NOW and money-market accounts aggregated  $75,143,000.
This  compared to deposits of  $99,033,000  and  $71,434,000,  respectively,  at
December 31, 1998. Time deposits  represented 55% of total deposits at March 31,
1999, compared to 58% at year-end 1998.

        All  other  liabilities  increased  largely  due to a  higher  level  of
mortgage escrow funds,  which represent  advance payments by borrowers for taxes
and  insurance,  and an  increase  in accrued  interest  payable on  convertible
debentures outstanding.

        Stockholders' equity increased almost entirely as a result of net income
of  $266,000,  the  issuance  of 1,063  shares of Class A common  stock upon the
conversion  of a convertible  debenture,  510 Class A shares in exchange for the
shares of minority  shareholders  of Intervest  Bank,  and the issuance of 5,000
Class B shares upon the exercise of stock warrants.  The issuance of such shares
resulted  in,  net  of  issuance   costs,  a  $43,000   aggregate   increase  in
stockholders' equity.

         Intervest  Bank's Tier 1 leverage  capital ratio was 6.06% at March 31,
1999, compared to 6.04% at December 31, 1998.  Intervest Bank's total risk-based
capital  ratio  amounted  to  11.62% at March 31,  1999,  compared  to 11.15% at
year-end 1998. Intervest Bank is a well-capitalized institution.

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<PAGE>

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The Company  manages its  liquidity  position on a daily basis to assure
that  funds  are  available  to meet  operations,  loan and  investment  funding
commitments,  deposit  withdrawals  and the  repayment  of borrowed  funds.  The
Company's  primary sources of funds consist of: retail deposits obtained through
the Bank's branch offices; amortization,  satisfactions and repayments of loans;
the  maturities  and  calls  of  securities;  and  cash  provided  by  operating
activities.  For additional  information about the cash flows from the Company's
operating,  investing and financing activities,  see the condensed  consolidated
statements of cash flows in this report.  At March 31, 1999, the Company's total
commitment  to lend and  invest  aggregated  $5,600,000.  Based on its cash flow
projections,  the  Company  believes  that it can  fund  all of its  outstanding
commitments and future capital  expenditures from the aforementioned  sources of
funds.

        On April 1, 1999,  the  Holding  Company  acquired  all the  outstanding
common stock of Intervest National Bank for $9,000,000 in cash, which represents
the new Bank's initial capital base.

Interest Rate Risk

        Interest  rate risk arises from  differences  in the repricing of assets
and  liabilities  within a given time  period.  The  principal  objective of the
Company's  asset/liability  management  strategy is to minimize  its exposure to
changes in interest rates.  The Company uses "gap analysis,"  which measures the
difference between interest-earning assets and interest-bearing liabilities that
mature or reprice  within a given time  period,  to monitor  its  interest  rate
sensitivity.  At March 31, 1999, the Company's  one-year negative  interest-rate
sensitivity  gap  was  $81,283,000,  or  41.2%  of  total  assets,  compared  to
$73,637,000,  or 36.7%,  at  December  31,  1998.  For a further  discussion  of
interest  rate risk and gap  analysis,  including  all the  assumptions  used in
developing the Company's one-year gap position, see pages 25 and 26.

Comparison of Results of Operations for the Quarters
     Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998

        The Company had net  earnings of $266,000 in the first  quarter of 1999,
compared to $308,000 in the first quarter of 1998. On a diluted per share basis,
net earnings was $0.10, compared to $0.09 in the first quarter of 1998.

         Results for the 1999 first quarter  included a one-time  charge related
to the  Company's  adoption,  on January 1, 1999,  of the AICPA's  Statement  of
Position (SOP) 98-5,  "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up  Activities."  The SOP
requires that all start-up costs (except for those that are capitalizable  under
other  generally  accepted  accounting  principles)  be  expensed  as  incurred.
Previously, a portion of start-up costs were generally capitalized and amortized
over a period of time. The adoption of this  statement  resulted in a net charge
of $128,000 in the first quarter of 1999.  The charge  represents the expensing,
net of a tax benefit,  of cumulative  start-up  costs that had been  capitalized
through December 31, 1998,  associated with organizing  Intervest  National Bank
that are no longer capitalizable for financial statement purposes as a result of
SOP 98-5.

        Absent this change in accounting  principle,  the Company's earnings for
the first  quarter of 1999 would have been  $394,000,  an  increase  of 28% from
earnings reported in the same quarter last year. This increase was primarily due
to a $251,000 increase in net interest and dividend income,  partially offset by
an increase in noninterest expenses of $138,000.

        Net interest  and dividend  income is the  Company's  largest  source of
earnings and is influenced  primarily by the amount,  distribution and repricing
characteristics of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities
as well as by the relative levels and movements of interest rates.

        The table  that  follows  sets  forth  information  on  average  assets,
liabilities and stockholders' equity; yields earned on interest-earning  assets;
and rates paid on  interest-bearing  liabilities for the periods indicated.  The
yields and rates shown are based on a computation  of annualized  income/expense
for each  period  divided  by average  interest-earning  assets/interest-bearing
liabilities during each period.  Certain yields and rates shown are adjusted for
related fee income or expense. Average balances are derived from daily balances.
Net interest margin is computed by dividing annualized net interest and dividend
income by the average of total interest-earning assets during each period.

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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                For the Quarter Ended
                                                                ---------------------
                                                    March 31, 1999                   March 31, 1998
                                                    --------------                   --------------
($ in thousands)
                                             Average   Interest    Yield/    Average   Interest    Yield/
                                             Balance   Inc./Exp.    Rate      Balance   Inc./Exp.   Rate
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                          <C>       <C>           <C>   <C>        <C>          <C>
      Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans                                        $ 96,686  $  2,141      8.86  $ 79,499   $  1,793     9.02%
Securities                                     86,328     1,263      5.85    66,939      1,029     6.15
Other interest-earning assets                   6,725        72      4.28     5,664         70     4.94
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                 189,739  $  3,476      7.33   152,102   $  2,892     7.61%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-earning assets                      8,591                         7,672
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                 $198,330                      $159,774
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
NOW deposits                                 $  7,321  $     56      3.06  $  4,852   $     44     3.63%
Savings deposits                               26,942       279      4.14    14,422        173     4.80
Money-market deposits                          36,102       387      4.29    17,965        216     4.80
Time deposits                                  94,349     1,294      5.49    98,910      1,405     5.68
Total deposit accounts                        164,714     2,016      4.90   136,149      1,838     5.40
Convertible debentures and accrued interest     7,351       155      8.43      --         --        --
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities            172,065  $  2,171      5.05   136,149   $  1,838     5.40%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-bearing deposits                    3,737                         3,157
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                 2,909                         1,656
Stockholders' equity                           19,619                        18,812
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity   $198,330                      $159,774
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income/spread                $  1,305      2.28%            $  1,054     2.21%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest-earning assets/margin           $ 17,674                2.75% $ 15,953                2.77%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of total interest-earning assets
to total interest-bearing liabilities           1.10x                         1.12x
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

</TABLE>

        Net interest and dividend  income  increased to  $1,305,000 in the first
quarter of 1999,  from  $1,054,000 in the 1998 first  quarter.  The increase was
entirely  due to  growth in the  Company's  balance  sheet.  The  Company's  net
interest  margin was 2.75% for the first quarter of 1999,  relatively  unchanged
from the same  period of 1998,  as an increase in the  Company's  interest  rate
spread  was  offset by a decline  in the ratio of its  average  interest-earning
assets to average interest-bearing liabilities.

        The yield on the Company's  earning  assets  declined by 28 basis points
due to calls of  higher-yielding  securities,  new purchases of  securities  and
originations of loans at lower rates, rate resets downward on the loan portfolio
and an  increase  in the  percentage  of  earning  assets  held  as  securities.
Investments  in securities as well as other  short-term  investments  have lower
yields than the Company's loan  portfolio.  The Company's cost of funds declined
by 35 basis  points due to lower  rates paid on deposit  accounts  as well as an
increase in  lower-cost  deposits  held in  checking,  savings and  money-market
accounts.  These factors were partially offset by the higher-cost funds obtained
through the sale of convertible debentures in June 1998.

        The table that  follows  sets  forth  information  regarding  changes in
interest and dividend income and interest expense of the Company for the periods
indicated.  For each category of  interest-earning  assets and  interest-bearing
liabilities,  information is provided on changes  attributable to (1) changes in
rate (change in rate multiplied by prior volume),  (2) changes in volume (change
in volume  multiplied by prior rate) and (3) changes in  rate-volume  (change in
rate multiplied by change in volume).

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                                   For the Quarter Ended March 31, 1999 vs. 1998
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Increase (Decrease) Due to Change in:
                                   -------------------------------------
($ in thousands)                            Rate  Volume  Rate/Volume Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest-earning assets:

  Loans                                     $ (32)  $ 388   $  (8)  $ 348
  Securities                                  (50)    298     (14)    234
  Other interest-earning assets                (9)     13      (2)      2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                 (91)    699     (24)    584
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  NOW deposits                                 (7)     22      (3)     12
  Savings deposits                            (24)    150     (20)    106
  Money-market deposits                       (23)    218     (24)    171
  Time deposits                               (47)    (65)      1    (111)
  Total deposit accounts                     (101)    325     (46)    178
  Convertible debentures                     --      --       155     155
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities           (101)    325     109     333
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in interest and dividend income  $  10   $ 374   $(133)  $ 251
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        The provision for loan loss  reserves is based on  management's  ongoing
assessment  of the  adequacy  of the  allowance  for  loan  loss  reserves.  The
provision  amounted  to  $112,000  in the first  quarter  of 1999,  compared  to
$100,000 in the first quarter of 1998.

        Total  noninterest  income increased to $123,000 in the first quarter of
1999,  from $65,000 in the first quarter of 1998.  The increase from last year's
period was entirely  due to a $56,000 gain from the sale of mortgage  loans (see
page 13 under the caption "Loans Receivable").

        Total noninterest expenses increased to $647,000 in the first quarter of
1999,  from $509,000 in the first quarter of 1998. The increase over last year's
period was  largely  due to an  increase  in  salaries  and  employee  benefits,
resulting  primarily from increased staff due to Intervest  National Bank (which
opened on April 1, 1999) and normal salary increases.

        The  provision  for income  taxes  increased  to  $275,000  in the first
quarter of 1999,  from  $202,000  in the first  quarter  of 1998,  due to higher
pre-tax earnings. The Company's effective tax rate (inclusive of state and local
taxes) amounted to 41.1% in the first quarter of 1999,  compared to 39.6% in the
same quarter of 1998.

        The cumulative effect of change in accounting  principle  represents the
required  adoption,  on January 1, 1999,  of the AICPA's  Statement  of Position
(SOP) 98-5,  "Reporting on the Costs of Start-Up  Activities,"  which applies to
all companies except as provided for therein. The SOP requires that all start-up
costs (except for those that are  capitalizable  under other generally  accepted
accounting  principles)  be  expensed  as  incurred.  Previously,  a portion  of
start-up costs were generally  capitalized  and amortized over a period of time.
The adoption of this statement  resulted the immediate  expensing of $193,000 in
start-up costs capitalized as of December 31, 1998 in connection with organizing
Intervest  National  Bank, a wholly  owned  subsidiary  of Intervest  Bancshares
Corporation  that was chartered and began  business on April 1, 1999. A deferred
tax benefit of $65,000 was  recorded in  conjunction  with the  expensing of the
start-up costs.

Comparison  of Results of Operations  for the Years Ended  December 31, 1998 and
1997.

        The Company  earned  $1,435,000  for the year ended  December  31, 1998,
compared to $844,000 in 1997.  On a diluted per share basis,  net earnings  were
$0.46 for 1998,  compared to $0.41 for 1997.  (The  computation  of earnings per
share for 1998 included a higher average number of common shares  resulting from
the public  offering of Class A common stock in November 1997 and an increase in
potentially   dilutive   common  stock  warrants  and   convertible   debentures
outstanding.)  The  increase in net  earnings  was  primarily  due to higher net
interest and dividend income resulting from growth in  interest-earning  assets.
This  improvement was partially offset by increases in the provisions for income
taxes and loan loss reserves, and higher operating expenses.

        Net interest  and dividend  income is the  Company's  largest  source of
earnings and is influenced  primarily by the amount,  distribution and repricing
characteristics of its interest-earning assets and interest-bearing  liabilities
as well as by the relative levels and movements of interest rates. The Company's
net  interest  and  dividend  income  increased  to  $4,637,000  in  1998,  from
$3,453,000 in 1997. The increase was due to growth in  interest-earning  assets,
partially  offset by a decline in the net interest  margin from 2.92% in 1997 to
2.75% in 1998.

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<PAGE>

        The decline in the margin was a function of a lower interest rate spread
caused by a decline in the yield on the Company's earning assets and an increase
in its cost of funds.  The yield on earning  assets  declined by 22 basis points
largely  due to a  decline  in the  yield  on the loan  portfolio  as well as an
increase in securities  and  short-term  investments.  Securities and short-term
investments have a lower yield than the Company's loan portfolio.  The Company's
cost of funds  increased by 4 basis  points due to  higher-cost  funds  obtained
through  sale of the  Debentures,  partially  offset by a slight  decline in the
average cost for deposit accounts.

        The effect of the decrease in the interest rate spread  described  above
was   partially   offset  by  an   increase   of   $7,007,000   in  net  average
interest-earning  assets. This increase was largely due to the investment of the
proceeds  from the  issuance  of  common  stock as well as the  reinvestment  of
earnings generated from operations.

        The table that follows sets forth  information on the Company's  average
assets,  liabilities and stockholders' equity; yields earned on interest-earning
assets;  and rates paid on  interest-bearing  liabilities for 1998 and 1997. The
yields and rates shown are based on a  computation  of  income/expense  for each
year  divided by average  interest-earning  assets/interest-bearing  liabilities
during each year.  Certain  yields and rates shown are  adjusted for related fee
income or  expense.  Average  balances  are  derived  from daily  balances.  Net
interest  margin is computed by dividing net interest and dividend income by the
average of total interest-earning assets during each year.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                                            For the Year Ended December 31,
                                                            -------------------------------
                                                         1998                            1997
                                                         ----                            ----

                                             Average   Interest    Yield/    Average   Interest     Yield/
($ in thousands)                             Balance   Inc./Exp.   Rate      Balance   Inc./Exp.    Rate
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>       <C>           <C>    <C>        <C>           <C>
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
  Loans                                     $ 90,470  $  8,278      9.15   $ 68,711   $  6,415      9.34%
  Securities                                  69,508     4,224      6.08     42,763      2,632      6.15
  Other interest-earning assets                8,344       432      5.18      6,913        300      4.34
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                168,322  $ 12,934      7.68    118,387   $  9,347      7.90%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-earning assets                     8,395                          6,619
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                $176,717                       $125,006
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

      Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand, money market and NOW deposits     $ 28,756  $  1,324      4.60   $ 18,087   $    816      4.51%
  Savings deposits                            17,210       832      4.83      9,128        446      4.89
  Time deposits                              101,547     5,821      5.73     81,149      4,631      5.71
  Total deposit accounts                     147,513     7,977      5.41    108,364      5,893      5.44
  Federal funds purchased                         20         1      5.00         18          1      5.56
  Convertible debentures                       3,777       319      8.45       --         --     --
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities           151,310  $  8,297      5.48    108,382   $  5,894      5.44%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-bearing deposits                   3,096                          2,325
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                3,782                          3,088
Stockholders' equity                          18,529                         11,211
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $176,717                       $125,006
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income/spread               $  4,637      2.20%             $  3,453      2.46%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest-earning assets/margin          $ 17,012                2.75%  $ 10,005                 2.92%
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of total interest-earning assets
  to total interest-bearing liabilities        1.11x                          1.09x
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

        The  table  that  follows  provides  information  regarding  changes  in
interest  and  dividend  income  and  interest  expense.  For each  category  of
interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing   liabilities,   information  is
provided  on  changes  attributable  to (1)  changes  in  rate  (change  in rate
multiplied by prior volume),  (2) changes in volume (change in volume multiplied
by prior  rate) and (3) changes in  rate-volume  (change in rate  multiplied  by
change in volume).


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                                   For the Year Ended December 31, 1998 vs. 1997
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                   Increase (Decrease) Due To Change In:
                                   -------------------------------------

($ in thousands)                             Rate   Volume  Rate/Volume  Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest-earning assets:
  Loans                                     $ (131)  $2,032  $  (38)  $1,863
  Securities                                   (30)   1,645     (23)   1,592
  Other interest-earning assets                 58       62      12      132
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                 (103)   3,739     (49)   3,587
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest-bearing liabilities:
  Demand, money market and NOW deposits         16      481      11      508
  Savings deposits                              (5)     395      (4)     386
  Time deposits                                 16    1,165       9    1,190
  Total deposit accounts                        27    2,041      16    2,084
  Federal funds purchased                     --       --      --       --
  Convertible debentures                      --       --       319      319
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities              27    2,041     335    2,403
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in interest and dividend income  $ (130)  $1,698  $ (384)  $1,184
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        The provision for loan loss  reserves is based on  management's  ongoing
assessment  of the  adequacy  of the  allowance  for  loan  loss  reserves.  The
provision  amounted  to $479,000  in 1998,  compared  to  $352,000 in 1997.  The
increase  reflected a higher level of outstanding  loans as well as management's
intent to maintain  the  allowance  at a level it believes  to be  adequate.  At
December 31, 1998 and 1997,  the Company did not have any nonaccrual or impaired
loans.

        Total noninterest income increased to $349,000 in 1998, from $136,000 in
1997. The increase primarily  reflected an increase in service charge fee income
as well as a higher level of loan prepayment fees.

         Total  noninterest  expenses  increased  to  $2,133,000  in 1998,  from
$1,906,000 in 1997. The increase was largely due to higher salaries and employee
benefits,  as well as an increase in professional  fees and services,  resulting
primarily from the Company's growth,  need for additional staff and normal merit
increases.

        The  provision  for income  taxes  increased  to $939,000 in 1998,  from
$487,000  in  1997,  largely  due to  higher  pre-tax  earnings.  The  Company's
effective  tax rate  (inclusive  of state and local taxes)  amounted to 39.6% in
1998,  compared to 36.6% in 1997.  The higher rate for 1998 reflects an increase
in the earnings of the Holding Company, which has a higher state income tax rate
than Intervest Bank.


Comparison  of Results of Operations  for the Years Ended  December 31, 1997 and
1996.

        Net  earnings  for the year  ended  December  31,  1997  were  $844,000,
compared to $558,000  for the year ended  December  31,  1996.  On a diluted per
share basis,  net earnings was $0.41 for 1997,  compared to $0.34 for 1996.  The
increase in the  Company's net earnings was primarily due to higher net interest
and dividend income,  partially offset by increases in noninterest expenses, the
provision for income taxes and provision for loan loss reserves.

        Net interest and dividend  income  increased to $3,453,000 in 1997, from
$2,636,000   in  1996.   The  increase  was  due  to  growth  in  the  Company's
interest-earning  assets,  partially offset by a lower net interest margin.  The
lower margin was a function of a lower yield on earning  assets,  an increase in
deposit  rates  and a  decline  in  the  ratio  of  interest-earning  assets  to
interest-bearing  liabilities.  The yield on earning assets declined by 12 basis
points  primarily  due to a lower  yield  earned  on loans  and an  increase  in
securities and short-term investments. The cost of funds increased slightly by 4
basis points due to higher rates paid on deposits.

        The table that follows sets forth  information on the Company's  average
assets,  liabilities and stockholders' equity; yields earned on interest-earning
assets;  and rates paid on  interest-bearing  liabilities for 1997 and 1996. The
yields and rates shown are based on a computation of interest income/expense for
each  year   divided   by   average   interest-earning   assets/interest-bearing
liabilities  during each year.  Certain  yields and rates shown are adjusted for
related fee income or expense. Average balances are derived from daily balances.
Net interest  margin is computed by dividing net interest and dividend income by
the average of total interest-earning assets during each year.


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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            For the Year Ended December 31,
                                                            -------------------------------
                                                        1997                            1996
                                                        ----                            ----
                                            Average   Interest     Yield/   Average   Interest     Yield/
($ in thousands)                            Balance   Inc./Exp.     Rate    Balance   Inc./Exp.     Rate
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>       <C>           <C>    <C>        <C>           <C>
Assets
Interest-earning assets:
Loans                                       $ 68,711  $  6,415      9.34   $ 49,266   $  4,624      9.39%
Securities                                    42,763     2,632      6.15     25,577      1,514      5.92
Other interest-earning assets                  6,913       300      4.34      4,730        243      5.14
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                118,387  $  9,347      7.90     79,573   $  6,381      8.02%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-earning assets                     6,619                          4,089
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                $125,006                       $ 83,662

- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Interest-bearing liabilities:
Demand, money market and NOW deposits       $ 18,087  $    816      4.51   $  8,432   $    310      3.68%
Savings deposits                               9,128       446      4.89      1,470         62      4.22
Time deposits                                 81,149     4,631      5.71     59,437      3,371      5.67
Total deposit accounts                       108,364     5,893      5.44     69,339      3,743      5.40
Federal funds purchased                           18         1      5.56         34          2      5.88
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities           108,382  $  5,894      5.44     69,373   $  3,745      5.40%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Noninterest-bearing deposits                   2,325                          2,709
Noninterest-bearing liabilities                3,088                          2,131
Stockholders' equity                          11,211                          9,449
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity  $125,006                       $ 83,662
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income/spread               $  3,453      2.46%            $  2,636      2.62%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest-earning assets/margin          $ 10,005                2.92%  $ 10,200                3.31%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of total interest-earning assets
    to total interest-bearing liabilities      1.09x                          1.15x
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


The table provides information regarding changes in interest and dividend income
and  interest  expense.  For  each  category  of  interest-earning   assets  and
interest-bearing liabilities, information is provided on changes attributable to
(1) changes in rate (change in rate multiplied by prior volume),  (2) changes in
volume  (change  in  volume  multiplied  by  prior  rate)  and  (3)  changes  in
rate-volume (change in rate multiplied by change in volume).
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   For the Year Ended December 31, 1997 vs. 1996
                                   ---------------------------------------------
                                        Increase (Decrease) Due To Change In:
                                        -------------------------------------
($ in thousands)                             Rate     Volume   Rate/Volume Total
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>       <C>       <C>       <C>
Interest-earning assets:
Loans                                       $   (25)  $ 1,826   $   (10)  $ 1,791
Securities                                       59     1,020        39     1,118
Other interest-earning assets                   (38)      112       (17)       57
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-earning assets                    (4)  $ 2,958        12   $ 2,966
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest-bearing liabilities:

Demand, money market and NOW deposits            70   $   356        80   $   506
Savings deposits                                 10       323        51       384
Time deposits                                    24     1,228         8     1,260
Total deposit accounts                          104     1,907       139     2,150
Federal funds purchased                          (2)       (2)        3        (1)
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest-bearing liabilities              102     1,905       142     2,149
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net change in interest and dividend income  $  (106)  $ 1,053   $  (130)  $   817
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

        The provision for loan loss  reserves is based on  management's  ongoing
assessment  of the  adequacy  of the  allowance  for  loan  loss  reserves.  The
provision  increased  from  $250,000 for the year ended  December  31, 1996,  to
$352,000  for the  year  ended  December  31,  1997,  reflecting  growth  in the
Company's loan portfolio.  At December 31, 1997,  there were no nonperforming or
impaired loans.

        Total  noninterest  income  increased  $30,000 to $136,000 in 1997, from
$106,000  1996,  reflecting  increased fee income.  Total  noninterest  expenses
increased $355,000 to $1,906,000 for the year ended December 31, 1997,  compared
to  $1,551,000 in 1996.  The increase was  primarily due to higher  salaries and
benefits and occupancy and equipment expense resulting from additional costs for
the Bank's new branches and overall growth of the Company.

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<PAGE>

        The  provision  for  income  taxes  in 1997  amounted  to  $487,000,  an
effective  income  tax  rate of  36.6%,  as  compared  to  $383,000  and  40.7%,
respectively,  in 1996. In 1996, a greater portion of the consolidated  earnings
was generated by the Holding  Company,  which has a higher state income tax rate
than Intervest Bank.

Comparison of Financial Condition at December 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997.

        At December  31,  1998,  the Company had total  assets of  $200,522,000,
deposits of $170,467,000, convertible debentures of $7,000,000 and stockholders'
equity of $19,544,000. The Company's net earnings increased 70% to $1,435,000 in
1998, from $844,000 in 1997. Return on average assets amounted to 0.81% in 1998,
up from 0.68% in 1997. Return on average equity amounted to 7.74% for 1998, also
up from 7.53% in 1997. Asset quality continued to remain strong as there were no
loans on a  nonaccrual  or impaired  status at December  31, 1998 or 1997.  Book
value per common  share rose to $7.87 at December  31,  1998,  from $7.27 a year
ago. At December 31, 1998 and 1997,  the Bank  exceeded all  regulatory  capital
requirements for designation as a well-capitalized institution.

         Total assets  increased  from  $150,755,000  at December  31, 1997,  to
$200,522,000 at December 31, 1998,  reflecting a higher level of securities held
to maturity,  loans receivable and cash and cash equivalents.  Total liabilities
increased from  $133,135,000  at December 31, 1997, to  $180,978,000 at December
31, 1998,  reflecting  an increase in deposit  liabilities  and the borrowing of
funds  through  the  sale of the  Debentures.  Stockholders'  equity  grew  from
$17,620,000 at December 31, 1997, to $19,544,000 at year-end 1998, reflecting an
increase in retained earnings and additional common stock outstanding.

        The Company's balance sheet was comprised of the following:


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                            At December 31, 1998 At December 31, 1997
                                            -------------------- --------------------
                                            Carrying  % of       Carrying    % of
($ in thousands)                              Value  Total Assets  Value  Total Assets
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>         <C>      <C>         <C>
Cash and cash equivalents                   $ 13,472      6.7%   $  9,176      6.1%
Securities held to maturity, net              82,338     41.1      58,821     39.0
Loans receivable, net                         96,074     47.9      75,652     50.2
All other assets                               8,638      4.3       7,106      4.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                $200,522    100.0%   $150,755    100.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Deposits                                    $170,467     85.0%   $131,167     87.0%
Convertible debentures                         7,000      3.5        --     --
All other liabilities                          3,511      1.8       1,968      1.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                            180,978     90.3     133,135     88.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Stockholders' equity                          19,544      9.7      17,620     11.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and  stockholders' equity  $200,522    100.0%  $150,755    100.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Securities
- ----------

         The  Company  invests in  securities  after  satisfying  its  liquidity
objectives and lending commitments.  The Company has historically only purchased
securities  that are  issued  by the  U.S.  government  or one of its  agencies.
Accordingly,  the Company's  investments in securities  carry lower yields,  but
also have a significantly  lower credit risk than its loan portfolio.  To manage
interest  rate  risk,  the  Company  normally  purchases  securities  that  have
adjustable   rates  or   securities   with  fixed  rates  that  have  short-  to
intermediate-maturity terms.

        Securities  for which the  Company has the intent and ability to hold to
maturity  are  classified  as held to maturity  and carried at  amortized  cost.
Securities held to maturity totaled  $82,338,000 at December 31, 1998,  compared
to  $58,821,000  at December  31,  1997.  The  increase  reflected  purchases of
securities,  partially  offset by principal  repayments and calls. The estimated
fair value of the  held-to-maturity  portfolio was  $82,173,000  at December 31,
1998 and  $58,836,000 at December 31, 1997. At December 31, 1998, the securities
portfolio  consisted of  fixed-rate  debt  obligations  of the Federal Home Loan
Bank,  Federal Farm Credit Bank and Federal National Mortgage  Association.  The
securities  have  terms  that  allow the  issuer the right to call or prepay its
obligation without prepayment penalty.

        From   time  to  time,   the   Banks   may  also   maintain   securities
available-for-sale   accounts  to  provide  flexibility  in  the  management  of
asset/liability  strategies.  During  1998 and 1997,  there  were no  securities
classified  as  available  for sale.  The  Company  does not  engage in  trading
activities.

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<PAGE>

        The  investment in the capital stock of the Federal  Reserve Bank (FRB),
which  pays a  dividend,  is  required  in order to be a member  of the  Federal
Reserve  Banking  System.  The amount of the investment was $233,000 at December
31, 1998 and 1997.

Loans Receivable
- ----------------

        Loans receivable, before the allowance for loan loss reserves, increased
to $97,736,000 at December 31, 1998, from  $76,825,000 at December 31, 1997, due
to new originations of commercial real estate and multifamily  loans,  partially
offset by principal repayments on the loan portfolio. The portfolio consisted of
$28,944,000 of fixed-rate  loans and  $69,277,000 of  adjustable-rate  loans. At
December  31, 1998 and 1997,  the Company did not have any loans on a nonaccrual
status or classified as impaired.

       Almost  all  of  the  loans  in  the   Company's   loan   portfolio  are
collateralized  by  commercial  real estate and  multifamily  properties.  As of
December  31,  1998,  94%  of the  loan  portfolio  was  concentrated  in  loans
collateralized  by such  properties,  compared to 92% at December 31, 1997. Loan
concentrations are defined as amounts loaned to a number of borrowers engaged in
similar activities,  which would cause them to be similarly impacted by economic
or other conditions.

        Credit  risk,  which  represents  the  possibility  of the  Company  not
recovering  amounts due from its borrowers,  is  significantly  related to local
economic conditions as well as the Company's  underwriting  standards.  Economic
conditions  affect the income  levels of  borrowers  and the market value of the
underlying  collateral.  In  addition,   although  commercial  real  estate  and
multifamily   loans  typically  bear  higher  interest  rates  than  1-4  family
residential  loans,  they entail  certain risks not normally found in 1-4 family
residential  mortgage  lending.  Commercial  real estate and  multifamily  loans
usually  involve  larger loans to single  borrowers.  In addition,  satisfactory
payment  experience on loans  secured by  income-producing  properties  (such as
office  buildings,   shopping  centers  and  rental  and  cooperative  apartment
buildings) is largely  dependent on high levels of occupancy.  Thus, these loans
are more subject to adverse  conditions in the real estate market and economy or
specific conditions at or in the vicinity of the property's location.

        The following table sets forth information concerning the Company's loan
portfolio by type of loan:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                                       At December 31, 1998          At December 31, 1997
                                       --------------------          --------------------
                                      # of                 % of     # of                % of
($ in thousands)                      loans   Amount      Total     loans  Amount      Total
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                    <C>   <C>          <C>        <C>  <C>         <C>
Commercial real estate loans            95   $ 68,828      70.1%     106  $ 64,270     83.2%
Residential multifamily loans           51     23,707      24.1       34     6,903      8.9
Residential 1-4 family loans            47      2,627       2.7       49     3,162      4.1
Construction loans                      --         --        --        1       158      0.2
Commercial loans                        49      2,875       2.9       49     2,641      3.4
Consumer loans                          17        184       0.2       13        92      0.2
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total gross loans receivable           259     98,221     100.0%     252    77,226    100.0%
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred loan fees                               (485)                        (401)
Allowance for loan loss reserves               (1,662)                      (1,173)
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans receivable, net                        $ 96,074                     $ 75,652
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

        The following table shows the scheduled contractual principal repayments
by period of the Company's loan portfolio:

                         At December 31,
                         ---------------
($ in thousands)           1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Within one year         $15,674  $ 8,383
Over one to five years   69,416   49,195
Over five years          13,131   19,648
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        $98,221  $77,226
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

At December 31, 1998, $56,551,000 of loans with adjustable rates and $25,996,000
of loans with fixed rates were due after one year.


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<PAGE>


The following table sets forth the activity in the loan portfolio:


                                             For the Year Ended December 31,
($ in thousands)                                    1998       1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans receivable, net, at beginning of year     $ 75,652   $ 59,499
  Loans originated                                33,222     23,844
  Principal repayments                           (12,237)    (7,281)
  Recoveries                                          10         10
  Increase in unearned loan fees                     (84)       (58)
  Net loan activity                               96,563     76,014
  Increase in allowance for loan loss reserves      (489)      (362)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans receivable, net, at end of year           $ 96,074   $ 75,652
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Nonaccrual Loans
- ----------------

        Generally,  interest  on loans is accrued and  credited to income  based
upon the principal balance  outstanding.  The Company's policy is to discontinue
the accrual of interest  income and classify a loan as nonaccrual when principal
or  interest  is  past  due 90  days or  more  and  the  loan is not  adequately
collateralized  and in the process of collection,  or when in the opinion of the
Company's  management,  principal  or  interest  is not  likely  to be  paid  in
accordance with the terms of the loan.  Consumer  installment  loans are charged
off after 90 days of delinquency  unless they are adequately  collateralized and
in the process of  collection.  Loans are not  returned to accrual  status until
principal and interest  payments are brought  current and future payments appear
reasonably certain.  Interest accrued and unpaid at the time a loan is placed on
nonaccrual  status is reversed and charged against interest  income.  Subsequent
payments  received on loans in nonaccrual  status are applied to the outstanding
principal.  During  1998 and  1997,  the  Company  did not  have any  loans on a
nonaccrual status.

Allowance for Loan Loss Reserves
- --------------------------------

        The allowance for loan loss reserves is established  through a provision
for loan loss  reserves  charged to  operations.  Loans are charged  against the
allowance   for  loan  loss   reserves   when   management   believes  that  the
collectability of the principal is unlikely.  Subsequent recoveries are added to
the  allowance.  The  adequacy of the  allowance  is  evaluated  monthly or more
frequently when necessary with consideration  given to: the nature and volume of
the loan portfolio;  overall portfolio quality;  loan  concentrations;  specific
problem loans and  commitments  and estimates of fair value thereof;  historical
chargeoffs and recoveries;  adverse  situations  which may affect the borrowers'
ability to repay;  and  management's  perception of the current and  anticipated
economic  conditions  in  the  Company's  lending  region.  Although  management
believes it uses the best  information  available  to make  determinations  with
respect to the  allowance  for loan loss  reserves,  future  adjustments  may be
necessary if economic conditions, or other factors, differ from those assumed in
the determination of the level of the allowance.

        In  addition,  SFAS No. 114, as amended by SFAS No. 118,  specifies  the
manner in which the portion of the allowance  for loan loss reserves  related to
impaired loans is computed.  A loan is normally deemed impaired when, based upon
current  information  and events,  it is probable  the Company will be unable to
collect both full principal and interest due according to the contractual  terms
of the loan  agreement.  Impairment  for larger balance loans such as commercial
real estate and  multifamily  loans are  required  to be measured  based on: the
present value of expected future cash flows,  discounted at the loan's effective
interest rate; or the observable market price of the loan; or the estimated fair
value of the loan's  collateral,  if payment of the  principal  and  interest is
dependent upon the collateral.  When the fair value of the property is less than
the  recorded  investment  in the  loan,  this  deficiency  is  recognized  as a
valuation  allowance  within the overall  allowance for loan loss reserves and a
charge  through the  provision  for loan loss  reserves.  The  Company  normally
charges off any portion of the recorded  investment in the loan that exceeds the
fair value of the  collateral.  The net carrying amount of an impaired loan does
not at any time exceed the recorded investment in the loan.

        The Company considers a variety of factors in determining whether a loan
is impaired,  including  (i) any notice from the borrower that the borrower will
be unable to repay all principal  interest amounts  contractually  due under the
loan agreement,  (ii) any delinquency in the principal and/or interest  payments
other than minimum delays or shortfalls in payments, and (iii) other information
known by  management  that would  indicate the full  repayment of principal  and
interest  is not  probable.  In  evaluating  loans  for  impairment,  management
generally  considers  delinquencies of 60 days or less to be minimum delays, and
accordingly  does not  consider  such  delinquent  loans to be  impaired  in the
absence  of other  indications.  Impaired  loans  normally  consist  of loans on
nonaccrual status.

                                       22
<PAGE>

        Management  evaluates all commercial real estate,  residential  mortgage
loans and commercial  loans for impairment on a loan-by-loan  basis. For smaller
balance homogeneous loans, such as consumer loans, evaluations for impairment is
done on an aggregate basis.  The Company utilizes its own historical  charge-off
experience  as well as the charge off  experience of its peer group and industry
statistics  to evaluate the adequacy of the allowance for loan loss reserves for
consumer loans. Lastly, the Company's  regulators,  as an integral part of their
examination  process,  periodically review the allowance for loan loss reserves.
Accordingly,  the  Company may be required  to take  certain  chargeoffs  and/or
recognize  additions  to  the  allowance  based  on  the  regulators'   judgment
concerning information available to them during their examination.

        At December 31, 1998,  the  Company's  allowance  for loan loss reserves
amounted to  $1,662,000,  compared to $1,173,000 at year-end  1997. The increase
reflected the growth in the loan portfolio and  management's  intent to maintain
the  reserves at a level it believes to be adequate.  During 1998 and 1997,  the
Company did not have any loans on a nonaccrual status or classified as impaired.
At  December  31,  1998 and  1997,  the  allowance  for loan loss  reserves  was
predominately allocated to commercial real estate and multifamily loans.

The following table sets forth certain information with respect to the Company's
allowance for loan loss reserves:


                               For the Year Ended December 31,
                               -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                     1998      1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowance at beginning of year     $ 1,173   $   811
Provision charged to operations        479       352
Recoveries                              10        10
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowance at end of year           $ 1,662   $ 1,173
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of allowance to total loans     1.70%     1.53%
Total loans, net of deferred fees  $97,736   $76,825
Average loans during the year      $90,470   $68,711
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Foreclosed Real Estate
- ----------------------

         Real estate  acquired by the Company as a result of foreclosure or deed
in lieu of foreclosure is classified as foreclosed real estate.  Foreclosed real
estate is  recorded  at the lower of cost or fair value less  estimated  selling
costs.  This  estimated  loss, if any, is charged to the allowance for loan loss
reserves at the time the loan is transferred.  An additional valuation allowance
is recorded at the time management believes that further  deterioration in value
has occurred  subsequent to the transfer of the loan. At Year end 1998 and 1997,
the Company did not have any foreclosed real estate.

All Other Assets
- ----------------

        All other assets  increased  to  $8,638,000  at December 31, 1998,  from
$7,106,000 at December 31, 1997.  The increase was almost all due to unamortized
costs  related  to  the  sale  of  the  Debentures  ($522,000),  start-up  costs
associated with organizing the new  nationally-chartered  bank  ($309,000),  and
increases in accrued  interest  receivable  ($473,000) and deferred tax benefits
($94,000).

        In April  1998,  the AICPA  issued  Statement  of  Position  (SOP) 98-5,
"Reporting  on the Costs of Start-Up  Activities,"  which is  effective  for the
Company's  1999 financial  statements.  The SOP requires that all start-up costs
(except  for  those  that  are  capitalizable  under  other  generally  accepted
accounting principles) be expensed as incurred. Previously,  start-up costs were
generally capitalized and amortized over a period of time. Upon adoption of this
statement,   approximately  $160,000  of  start-up  costs  already  incurred  in
organizing  the  new  bank  will be  expensed  in the  first  quarter  of  1999.
Additional  expenses  also will be incurred in the first  quarter in  connection
with organizing Intervest National Bank.

Deposits
- --------

        Deposit liabilities increased to $170,467,000 at December 31, 1998, from
$131,167,000  at December 31, 1997. The increase was due to net deposit  inflows
and growth in deposit  accounts.  At December  31, 1998,  time deposit  accounts
totaled  $99,033,000  and demand  deposits  and  savings and  checking  accounts
aggregated   $71,434,000.   This  compared  to  deposits  of   $93,378,000   and
$37,789,000,  respectively,  at December 31, 1997. Time deposits represented 58%
of total  deposits  at December  31,  1998,  compared  to 71% at year-end  1997.
Intervest  Bank does not have a  concentration  of deposits from any one source.
Management  believes that  substantially  all of Intervest Bank's depositors are
residents in its primary market area.  Intervest  Bank does not accept  brokered
deposits.

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<PAGE>

The following table shows the distribution of deposit accounts by type:

                             At December 31, 1998 At December 31, 1997
                             -------------------- --------------------
                                           % of              %  of
($ in thousands)                Amount     Total  Amount     Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Demand deposits               $  3,027      1.8% $ 3,490      2.7%
NOW deposits                     7,955      4.7    4,290      3.3
Money market deposits           33,629     19.7   17,180     13.1
Savings deposits                26,823     15.7   12,829      9.7
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                71,434     41.9   37,789     28.8
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Certificates of deposit (1):
4.00% to 4.99%                  13,968      8.2       30   --
5.00% to 5.99%                  62,472     36.6   69,855     53.3
6.00% to 6.99%                  16,824      9.9   16,882     12.9
7.00% to 7.99%                   5,769      3.4    6,611      5.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                99,033     58.1   93,378     71.2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total deposit accounts        $170,467    100.0%$131,167    100.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)      Includes   individual   retirement  accounts  totaling  $7,986,000  and
         $7,065,000  at December 31, 1998 and 1997,  respectively,  all of which
         are in the form of certificates of deposit.

The following table presents by various  interest rate categories the amounts of
certificates  of deposit at December 31, 1998 and 1997,  which mature during the
periods indicated:


                              Year Ending December 31,
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     2003 &
($ in thousands)  1999     2000     2001      2002  thereafter Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At December 31, 1998:
4.00% to 4.99%  $11,525  $ 2,130  $   109  $    43  $   161  $13,968
5.00% to 5.99%   40,912   10,358    2,597    3,427    5,178   62,472
6.00% to 6.99%      795      905    7,347    6,996      781   16,824
7.00% to 7.99%    1,898    3,659      100      110        2    5,769
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                $55,130  $17,052  $10,153  $10,576  $ 6,122  $99,033
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                             Year Ending December 31,
                             ------------------------
                                                    2002 &
($ in thousands)   1998    1999     2000     2001  thereafter  Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At December 31, 1997:
4.00% to 4.99%  $    30  $  --    $  --    $  --    $  --    $    30
5.00% to 5.99%   46,513   13,955    4,149    1,873    3,365   69,855
6.00% to 6.99%      349      791      656    7,389    7,697   16,882
7.00% to 7.99%       62    1,808    4,641      100     --      6,611
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                $46,954  $16,554  $ 9,446  $ 9,362  $11,062  $93,378
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The  following  table  shows  the  maturities  of  certificates  of  deposit  in
denominations of $100,000 or more:


                                      At December 31,
                                      ---------------
($ in thousands)                       1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due within three months or less      $ 1,800  $ 1,554
Due over three months to six months    1,757    1,149
Due over six months to one year        3,796    1,787
Due over one year                      3,609    5,016
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     $10,962  $ 9,506
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The following table shows the net deposit flows for Intervest Bank:

                              For the Year Ended December 31,
                              -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                          1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase before interest credited  $31,323  $32,164
Net interest credited                    7,977    5,556
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net deposit increase                   $39,300  $37,720
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

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<PAGE>

Convertible Debentures
- ----------------------

        In June  1998,  the  Holding  Company  sold  $7,000,000  of  Convertible
Subordinated  Debentures (the  "Debentures") in a public offering.  The proceeds
from the sale,  net of  underwriting  discounts,  commissions  and  other  fees,
amounted  to  approximately  $6,500,000.  The  proceeds  are part of the Holding
Company's working capital.

        The Debentures are due July 1, 2008 and are convertible at the option of
the holders at any time prior to April 1, 2008,  unless  previously  redeemed by
the Holding Company,  into shares of Class A common stock at various  conversion
prices.  The Holding  Company also has the option at any time to call all or any
part of the  Debentures  for  payment  and  redeem the same at any time prior to
maturity thereof. Interest on the Debentures accrues and compounds each calendar
quarter  at  8%.  All  accrued  interest  is  payable  at  maturity  whether  by
acceleration,  redemption or otherwise.  Any debenture  holder may, on or before
July 1 of each  year  commencing  July 1,  2003,  elect to be paid  all  accrued
interest and to thereafter receive payments of interest quarterly. See note 7 to
the consolidated  financial statements for a discussion of conversion prices and
redemption premiums.

Other Borrowed Funds
- --------------------

        Intervest Bank,  from time to time,  obtains funds through Federal funds
purchases  when such  funds are  available  at  attractive  rates.  There was an
insignificant  amount of  borrowings  during 1998 and 1997 from this source.  At
December 31, 1998 and 1997, there were no outstanding borrowings.

Stockholders' Equity
- --------------------

        Stockholders' equity increased to $19,544,000 at December 31, 1998, from
$17,620,000 at year-end 1997. The increase was almost all due to net earnings of
$1,435,000  and $446,000 of proceeds from the issuance of 60,100 shares of Class
A common stock upon the exercise of stock warrants.

Asset/Liability Management

        The Company's  primary  objective in managing  interest-rate  risk is to
minimize the adverse  impact of changes in interest  rates on the  Company's net
interest  income and capital,  while  adjusting  the  Company's  asset/liability
structure  to  maximize  the net yield on that  structure.  The  Company  relies
primarily on its  asset-liability  strategy to control  interest rate risk. This
strategy is overseen in part through the  direction  of the Asset and  Liability
Committee  ("ALCO") of the Board of Directors,  which  establishes  policies and
monitors results to control interest rate sensitivity.

         As a part of the Company's interest rate risk management  policy,  ALCO
examines the extent to which the Company's  assets and liabilities are "interest
rate-sensitive"  and monitors the Company's  interest rate sensitivity "gap." An
asset or liability is normally  considered to be interest  rate-sensitive  if it
will reprice or mature  within one year or less.  The interest  rate-sensitivity
gap is the  difference  between  interest-earning  assets  and  interest-bearing
liabilities  scheduled to mature or reprice  within such time  period.  A gap is
considered  positive when the amount of interest  rate-sensitive  assets exceeds
the  amount  of  interest  rate-sensitive  liabilities.  Conversely,  a  gap  is
considered negative when the opposite is true.

        During a period of rising  interest  rates, a negative gap would tend to
adversely affect net interest income,  while a positive gap would tend to result
in an  increase  in net  interest  income.  During a period of falling  interest
rates,  a  negative  gap would  tend to result in an  increase  in net  interest
income, while a positive gap would tend to adversely affect net interest income.
If the repricing of the Company's  assets and liabilities  were equally flexible
and moved concurrently, the impact of any increase or decrease in interest rates
on net interest income would be minimal.

        A simple  interest rate "gap"  analysis by itself may not be an accurate
indicator  of how net  interest  income  will be affected by changes in interest
rates due to the following  reasons.  Income  associated  with  interest-earning
assets  and  costs  associated  with  interest-bearing  liabilities  may  not be
affected uniformly by changes in interest rates. In addition,  the magnitude and
duration  of  changes in  interest  rates may have a  significant  impact on net
interest income.  For example,  although certain assets and liabilities may have
similar maturities or periods of repricing,  they may react in different degrees
to changes in market interest  rates.  Interest rates on certain types of assets
and  liabilities  fluctuate  in advance of  changes in general  market  interest
rates,  while  interest  rates on other  types may lag behind  changes in market
rates. In addition,  certain assets, such as adjustable-rate mortgage loans, may
have features generally referred to as "interest rate caps," which limit changes
in interest rates on a short-term  basis and over the life of the asset.  In the
event  of a change  in  interest  rates,  asset  prepayment  and  early  deposit
withdrawal  levels  also  could  deviate  significantly  from  those  assumed in
calculating  the  interest-rate  gap.  The ability of many  borrowers to service
their debts also may decrease in the event of an interest-rate increase, and the
behavior of depositors may be different than those assumed in the gap analysis.

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        For  purposes  of creating  the gap  analysis,  deposits  with no stated
maturities are treated as readily  accessible  accounts.  Given this assumption,
the  Company's  negative  one-year  interest rate  sensitivity  gap was 36.7% at
December  31, 1998 and 28.2% at December 31, 1997.  However,  if those  deposits
were treated differently in the gap analysis, then the interest-rate sensitivity
gap would be lower.  The behavior of core depositors may not necessarily  result
in the  immediate  withdrawal of funds in the event deposit rates offered by the
Company did not change as quickly  and  uniformly  as changes in general  market
rates. For example, if only 25% of deposits with no stated maturity were assumed
to be readily accessible  (within the one year buckets),  the Company's negative
one-year  gap would have been 11.1% at  year-end  1998 and  year-end  1997.  The
Company also maintains a "floor," or minimum rate, on many of its  floating-rate
loans.  The  contractual  "floor" amount for each specific loan is determined in
relation  to  the  prevailing  market  rates  on the  date  of  origination  and
management   retains  a  great  deal  of  flexibility  in  connection  with  the
establishment   of   floors   for   particular   loans.    Notwithstanding   the
aforementioned,  there  can be no  assurances  that  a  sudden  and  substantial
increase in interest rates may not adversely impact the Company's  earnings,  to
the extent that the interest rates borne by assets and liabilities do not change
at the same speed, to the same extent, or on the same basis.

        The following  table  summarizes  information  relating to the Company's
interest-earning  assets and  interest-bearing  liabilities  as of December  31,
1998, that are scheduled to mature or reprice within the periods shown.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                        0-3        4-12     Over 1-5    Over 5
                                        ---        ----     --------    ------
($ in thousands)                       Months     Months      Years      Years    Total
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                  <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Loans (1)                            $ 21,846   $ 15,011   $ 60,035   $  1,329   $ 98,221
Securities (2)                            500      1,515     68,099     12,224     82,338
Federal funds sold                      6,473       --         --         --        6,473
Short-term investments                  4,123       --         --         --        4,123
Federal reserve bank stock                233       --         --         --          233
Interest-bearing deposits                 199       --         --         --          199
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total rate-sensitive assets          $ 33,374   $ 16,526   $128,134   $ 13,553   $191,587
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deposit accounts (3):
  Money market deposits              $ 33,629   $   --     $   --     $   --     $ 33,629
  NOW deposits                          7,955       --         --         --        7,955
  Savings deposits                     26,823       --         --         --       26,823
  Time deposits                        16,555     38,575     42,903      1,000     99,033
  Total deposits                       84,962     38,575     42,903      1,000    167,440
Convertible subordinated debentures      --         --         --        7,000      7,000
Accrued interest on debentures           --         --         --          299        299
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total rate-sensitive liabilities     $ 84,962   $ 38,575   $ 42,903   $  8,299   $174,739
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
GAP (repricing differences)          $(51,588)  $(22,049)  $ 85,231   $  5,254   $ 16,848
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumulative GAP                       $(51,588)  $(73,637)  $ 11,594   $ 16,848   $ 16,848
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cumulative GAP to total assets         -25.7%     -36.7%        5.8%       8.4%       8.4%
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

        Assumptions used in preparing the table above:


(1)      Adjustable-rate  loans  are  included  in the  period  in  which  their
         interest  rates are next  scheduled to adjust rather than in the period
         in which the loans mature.  Fixed-rate  loans are scheduled,  including
         repayments,  according to their contractual maturities;  (2) securities
         are scheduled according to their contractual maturity dates, which does
         not take into  consideration  the effects of possible  prepayments that
         may  result  from the  issuer's  right to call a  security  before  its
         contractual  maturity date; (3) money market,  NOW and savings deposits
         are regarded as ready accessible  withdrawable  accounts; and all other
         time deposits are scheduled through their maturity dates.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

        The Company  manages its  liquidity  position on a daily basis to assure
that  funds  are  available  to meet  operations,  loan and  investment  funding
commitments,  deposit  withdrawals  and the  repayment  of borrowed  funds.  The
Company's  primary sources of funds consist of: retail deposits obtained through
Intervest Bank's branch offices;  amortization,  satisfactions and repayments of
loans;  the maturities  and calls of securities;  and cash provided by operating
activities.  For additional  information about the cash flows from the Company's
operating,  investing and financing activities,  see the consolidated statements
of cash flows included in the financial statements.

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        At December 31, 1998, the Company's total  commitment to lend aggregated
$3,175,000.  The Company also had approximately $600,000 in signed contracts for
the  purchase  of  furniture,  equipment  and other  leasehold  improvements  in
connection  with the formation of the new national bank.  Based on its cash flow
projections,  the  Company  believes  that it can  fund  all of its  outstanding
commitments and future capital  expenditures from the aforementioned  sources of
funds.

        Intervest Bank has agreements  with  correspondent  banks whereby it may
borrow  up to  $6,000,000  on an  unsecured  basis.  There  were no  significant
borrowings  during 1998 and 1997 from these  sources.  In June 1998, the Holding
Company  sold   convertible   subordinated   debentures   for  net  proceeds  of
approximately $6,500,000.  These funds are part of the Holding Company's working
capital

         The  Banks are  subject  to  various  regulatory  capital  requirements
administered by the Federal banking agencies.  The FDIC Improvement Act of 1991,
among other  matters,  established  five  capital  categories  ranging from well
capitalized to critically undercapitalized. Such classifications are used by the
FDIC and other bank regulatory agencies to determine various matters,  including
prompt  corrective  action  and  each  institution's  semi-annual  FDIC  deposit
insurance  premium  assessments.  The capital  categories  involve  quantitative
measures of a Bank's assets, liabilities, and certain off-balance-sheet items as
calculated  under  regulatory  accounting  practices.  Intervest  Bank's capital
amounts and  classifications  are also subject to  qualitative  judgments by the
regulators about components, risk weightings, and other factors. Failure to meet
minimum  capital  requirements  can  initiate  certain  mandatory  and  possibly
additional  discretionary  actions by the regulators that, if undertaken,  could
have  a  direct  material  effect  on  the  Company's   consolidated   financial
statements.

        The Banks are  required  to  maintain,  for  regulatory  compliance  and
reporting  purposes,  regulatory  defined minimum  leverage and Tier 1 and total
risk-based  capital  ratio  levels of at least 4%, 4% and 8%,  respectively.  At
December 31,  1998,  management  believes  that  Intervest  Bank met its capital
adequacy  requirements.  Intervest  Bank is a  well-capitalized  institution  as
defined in the  regulations,  which requires  minimum Tier 1 leverage and Tier 1
and total risk-based ratios of 5%, 6% and 10%, respectively. Management believes
that there are no current  conditions or events  outstanding  which would change
Intervest Bank's designation as a well-capitalized institution.

        Information  regarding  Intervest Bank's regulatory  capital and related
ratios, is summarized below:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                               At December 31
                                                               --------------
($ in thousands)                                              1998        1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                       <C>          <C>
Tier 1 Capital:
   Common stockholders' equity                            $  11,104    $   9,420
   Less disallowed portion of deferred tax asset               (412)        (295)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total Tier 1 capital                                         10,692        9,125
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tier 2 Capital:

   Allowable portion of allowance for loan loss reserves      1,354        1,118
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total risk-based capital                                  $  12,046    $  10,243
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Risk-weighted assets                                      $ 108,050    $  89,414
Average assets for regulatory purposes                    $ 177,148    $ 139,777
Tier 1 capital to average regulatory assets                    6.04%        6.53%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets                         9.90%       10.21%
Total capital to risk-weighted assets                         11.15%       11.46%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

        Refer to note 1 to the notes to the  consolidated  financial  Statements
for a  discussion  of this  topic  and for a  discussion  of the new  accounting
principle related to start-up costs.

Impact of Inflation and Changing Prices

        The financial  statements  and related  financial  data  concerning  the
Company  presented  herein  have been  prepared  in  accordance  with  generally
accepted  accounting  principles,  which  require the  measurement  of financial
position  and  operating   results  in  terms  of  historical   dollars  without
considering  changes in the relative  purchasing power of money over time due to
inflation.  The primary  impact of inflation on the operations of the Company is
reflected  in  increased  operating  costs.  Unlike most  industrial  companies,
virtually  all of the assets and  liabilities  of a  financial  institution  are
monetary  in  nature.  As a  result,  changes  in  interest  rates  have  a more
significant  impact on the  performance of a financial  institution  than do the
effects of changes  in the  general  rate of  inflation  and  changes in prices.
Interest  rates do not  necessarily  move in the same  direction  or in the same
magnitude as the prices of goods and services.

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Market Risk

        Market risk is the risk of loss from  adverse  changes in market  prices
and rates.  The Company's  market risk arises  primarily from interest rate risk
inherent in its lending and deposit taking activities.  To that end,  management
actively  monitors and manages its interest rate risk exposure.  The measurement
of market risk associated with financial instruments is meaningful only when all
related and offsetting on-and off-balance sheet transactions are aggregated, and
the resulting net positions are identified.  Disclosures about the fair value of
financial instruments as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, which reflect changes in
market  prices and rates,  can be found in Note 19 of the notes to  consolidated
financial statements.

        The Company's  primary  objective in managing  interest-rate  risk is to
minimize the adverse  impact of changes in interest  rates on the  Company's net
interest  income and capital,  while  adjusting  the  Company's  asset/liability
structure  to  maximize  the net yield on that  structure.  The  Company  relies
primarily on its  asset-liability  strategy to control  interest rate risk. This
strategy is overseen in part through the  direction  of the Asset and  Liability
Committee of the Board of  Directors,  which  establishes  policies and monitors
results to control interest rate sensitivity. For a further discussion, see page
26.

Year 2000 Compliance

         The Year 2000  issue is the  result of  computer  programs,  which were
written using two digits rather than four digits to define the applicable  year.
As a result,  such  programs  may  recognize  a date using "00" as the year 1900
instead  of  the  year  2000,   which  could   result  in  system   failures  or
miscalculations.

         The  Company  is aware  of the many  areas  affected  by the Year  2000
computer issue, as addressed by the Federal Financial  Institutions  Examination
Council in its interagency statement, which provided an outline for institutions
to  effectively  manage the Year 2000  challenges.  The Board of  Directors  has
approved a Year 2000 plan,  which addresses Year 2000 issues therein,  including
awareness,  assessment,  renovation,  validation,  implementation,  testing  and
contingency  planning.  The  Company  has formed a Year 2000  committee  that is
responsible  for the  oversight  of  completing  the Year  2000 plan on a timely
basis.

        The Company has completed its testing phase of mission  critical systems
and has determined  that the costs of making  modifications  to correct any Year
2000 issues will not materially affect reported operating results. The Company's
contingency  plan  relative to Year 2000 issues has been  finalized  and will be
tested  prior to June 30,  1999.  During this  testing  phase,  management  will
determine if it is necessary to develop a "worst case scenario" contingency plan
resulting from the lack of electrical supply and or telephone service.  Based on
testing results,  the Company's  mission critical systems have been deemed to be
Year 2000 compliant and,  therefore,  a contingency  plan has not been developed
with respect to those  systems.  With regards to non-mission  critical  internal
systems, the Company's  contingency plans are to replace those systems that test
as being noncompliant.  Alternatively, some systems could be handled manually on
an  interim  basis.  Should  outside  service  providers  not be able to provide
compliant systems,  the Company will terminate those  relationships and transfer
to Year 2000 compliant vendors

         The Company also  recognizes  the  importance of  determining  that its
borrowers  are  facing  the  Year  2000  problem  in a  timely  manner  to avoid
deterioration  of the loan  portfolio  solely due to this  issue.  All  material
relationships  have been  identified and  questionnaires  have been completed to
assess the inherent risks.  Deposit customers have received  statement  stuffers
and  informational  material  in this  regard.  The  Company  plans to work on a
one-on-one  basis with any borrower who has been  identified as having high Year
2000 risk exposure.

        Although  management  believes that the Company will not incur  material
costs  associated with the Year 2000 issue,  there can be no assurances that all
hardware  and software  that the Company  will use will be Year 2000  compliant.
Management cannot predict the amount of financial  difficulties it may incur due
to the Company's  customers and vendors  inability to perform according to their
agreements with the Company or the effects that other third parties may cause as
a result of this issue. Therefore, there can be no assurance that the failure or
delay of others to  address  the Year 2000 issue or that the costs  involved  in
such process will not have a material adverse effect on the Company's  business,
financial condition, and results of operations.

          It is  anticipated  that the  Company's  deposit  customers  will have
increased demands for cash in the latter part of 1999 and  correspondingly,  the
Company will maintain its liquidity levels to meet any increased demand.

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                                    BUSINESS
Intervest Bancshares Corporation
- --------------------------------

        Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation is a registered  bank holding company
(the  "Holding  Company")  incorporated  in 1993  under the laws of the State of
Delaware.  Its principal office is located at 10 Rockefeller  Plaza, Suite 1015,
New York, New York 10020, and its telephone number is 212-218-2800.  The Holding
Company's  Class A common stock was approved for listing on the NASDAQ  SmallCap
Market  (Symbol:  IBCA) in  November  1997.  Prior to  then,  there  had been no
established  trading market for the securities of the Holding Company.  At March
31, 1999, the Holding Company owned 99.88% of the outstanding common and 100% of
the  outstanding  preferred  stock of  Intervest  Bank and all of the issued and
outstanding  shares of Intervest National Bank.  Hereafter,  the Holding Company
and the Banks are referred to  collectively  as the "Company," on a consolidated
basis.  The Company's  results of operations  are primarily  dependent  upon the
Banks' results of operations.

        At March  31,  1999,  the  Company  had total  assets  of  $197,071,000,
deposits of $166,283,000, convertible debentures of $6,990,000 and stockholders'
equity of $19,859,000.

        The Holding Company's primary business is the operation of the Banks. It
does not  engage in any  other  substantial  business  activities  other  than a
limited amount of real estate  mortgage  lending.  In 1998, the Holding  Company
also sold convertible debentures that raised funds for working capital purposes.

Intervest Bank
- --------------

        Intervest  Bank  is  a  Florida  state-chartered  commercial  bank  that
provides a wide range of banking services to small and middle-market  businesses
and individuals through its banking offices located in Pinellas County, Florida.
The  principal  executive  offices of  Intervest  Bank are  located at 625 Court
Street,  Clearwater,  Florida  33756.  In  addition,  Intervest  Bank  has  four
branches;  three in Clearwater,  Florida and one in South Pasadena,  Florida. At
March 31,  1999,  Intervest  Bank had total assets of  $181,020,00,  deposits of
$166,283,000 and stockholders' equity of $11,447,000.

        Intervest Bank is subject to  examination  and regulation by the Federal
Reserve Board (the "FRB") and its deposits are insured by the FDIC to the extent
permitted  by law.  Intervest  Bank is also  subject to the  supervision  of and
examination  by the Florida  Department of Banking and Finance.  Intervest  Bank
conducts a personalized commercial and consumer banking business, which consists
of  attracting  deposits  from the areas  served by its banking  offices.  Those
deposits,  together with funds derived from other sources, are used to originate
a  variety  of  commercial,  consumer  and real  estate  loans  and to  purchase
investment   securities.   Commercial  loans  include  both  collateralized  and
uncollateralized  loans for: working capital (including  inventory,  receivables
and  business  expansion);  real  estate  acquisitions  and  improvements;   and
purchases of equipment and machinery.  Consumer loans include collateralized and
uncollateralized loans for financing  automobiles,  boats, home improvements and
personal investments.

        As is the case with banking  institutions  generally,  Intervest  Bank's
operations are  significantly  influenced by general economic  conditions and by
related monetary and fiscal policies of banking regulatory  agencies,  including
the FRB, the FDIC and Florida  Department of Banking and Finance.  Deposit flows
and the rates  paid  thereon  are  influenced  by  interest  rates on  competing
investments  and  general  market  rates of  interest.  Lending  activities  are
affected  by the demand for  financing  of real estate and other types of loans,
which in turn is affected by the interest  rates at which such  financing may be
offered and other  factors  affecting  local demand and  availability  of funds.
Intervest  Bank faces strong  competition  in the  attraction  of deposits  (its
primary source of funds) and in the origination of loans.

        The revenues of Intervest  Bank are primarily  derived from interest on,
and fees received in connection with, loans and from interest and dividends from
securities and other short-term investments.  The principal sources of funds for
Intervest Bank's lending activities are deposits, repayment of loans, maturities
and calls of  securities  and cash flow  generated  from  operating  activities.
Intervest Bank's principal  expenses are interest paid on deposits and operating
and general administrative expenses.

Intervest National Bank
- -----------------------

        Intervest  National  Bank is a national  bank that  received its charter
from the OCC and opened for business on April 1, 1999.  Intervest  National Bank
is a  full-service  commercial  bank  and  is  subject  to the  supervision  and
examination  of the OCC.  Its  deposits  are  insured  by the FDIC to the extent
permitted by law. The principal  executive office of Intervest  National Bank is
located at One Rockefeller Plaza,  Suite 300, New York, New York 10020.  Because
Intervest  National  Bank  commenced  operations  on April 1, 1999,  and because
substantially all of the information contained in this prospectus relates to the
periods through March 31, 1999, the following  information relates, for the most
part,  to the  operations  of the  Holding  Company  and its  other  subsidiary,
Intervest Bank.

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Market Area

        Intervest  Bank's  facilities are located in Pinellas  County,  which is
Intervest  Bank's  primary  market area and is the most  populous  county in the
Tampa Bay area of Florida with an estimated resident  population of over 800,000
people.  The area has many more  seasonal  residents.  The  "Tampa  Bay" area is
located on the West Coast of Florida, midway up the Florida peninsula. The major
cities  in the area are  Tampa  (Hillsborough  County)  and St.  Petersburg  and
Clearwater  (Pinellas  County).  The current population of the Tampa Bay area is
estimated at over 2,000,000,  which reflects  significant  population  increases
since  1970.  Pinellas is the most  densely  populated  county in Florida,  with
nearly 3,000 people per square mile.  The average age of the  population for the
region  is  estimated  at 45 years  (as  compared  to 38 years  for the State of
Florida),  which reflects the history of Pinellas  County as a retirement  area.
Recent  years have  shown a slight  drop in average  age due to an  increase  in
office and manufacturing employment opportunities. Clearwater is the county seat
of Pinellas County and its second largest city,  encompassing  approximately  32
square  miles with a  population  of about  100,000.  Intervest  Bank's  deposit
gathering and lending markets are  concentrated  in the communities  surrounding
its offices in Clearwater and South Pasadena,  Florida. Management believes that
its offices are located in an area serving  small and mid-sized  businesses  and
serving middle and upper income residential communities.

        In the case of Intervest  National  Bank, its primary market area is the
metropolitan New York area, and Manhattan in particular.  The Holding  Company's
direct lending  activities have, to date, been concentrated in the New York City
metropolitan  region.  It  also  considers  Connecticut,  Florida,  New  Jersey,
Pennsylvania and Washington D.C. as its primary lending market.

Competition

        The deregulation of the banking industry and the widespread enactment of
state laws that permit multi-bank  holding  companies,  as well as an increasing
level of interstate banking,  have created a highly competitive  environment for
commercial banking. In one or more aspects of their business,  the Banks compete
with other  commercial  banks,  savings and loan  associations,  credit  unions,
finance companies,  mutual funds, insurance companies,  brokerage and investment
banking   companies,   and  other  financial   intermediaries.   Most  of  these
competitors,  some of which are  affiliated  with large bank holding  companies,
have  substantially  greater resources and lending limits, and may offer certain
services that the Banks does not  currently  provide.  In addition,  many of the
Banks'  non-bank  competitors  are not  subject  to the same  extensive  Federal
regulations that govern bank holding companies and Federally insured banks.

        Competition  among  financial  institutions is based upon interest rates
offered on deposit  accounts,  interest  rates charged on loans and other credit
and  service  charges,  the  quality  and scope of the  services  rendered,  the
convenience  of  banking  facilities  and,  in the case of  loans to  commercial
borrowers, relative lending limits. Management believes that a community bank is
better positioned to establish  personalized  relationships with both commercial
customers  and  individual  households.  The  Banks'  community  commitment  and
involvement  in their  primary  market  areas,  as well as their  commitment  to
quality and  personalized  banking  services are factors that  contribute to the
Banks'  competitiveness.  Management  believes  a  locally-based  bank is  often
perceived by the local business community as possessing a clearer  understanding
of local commerce and their needs.  Consequently,  management  believes that the
Banks can compete  successfully  in their primary market areas by making prudent
lending decisions quickly and more efficiently than their  competitors,  without
compromising asset quality or profitability, although no assurances can be given
that such  factors  will assure  success.  In  addition,  management  believes a
personalized  service  approach  enable  the Banks to attract  and  retain  core
deposits.

Asset Quality

        Management seeks to maintain a high level of asset quality.  The Company
seeks to maintain diversification when considering investments in securities and
the  originations  of loans.  In  originating  loans,  emphasis is placed on the
borrower's  ability to generate  cash flow to support its debt  obligations  and
other cash  related  expenses.  Lending  activities  are  conducted  pursuant to
written policies. Each loan officer has defined lending authority.  Depending on
their type and size,  certain  loans must be  reviewed  and  approved  by a Loan
Committee  comprised of certain members of the Board of Directors prior to being
originated.  As part of its loan  portfolio  management  strategy,  the  Company
typically  limits its loans to a maximum  of 80% of the value of the  underlying
real estate as determined by an appraisal. In addition, knowledgeable members of
management make physical inspections of properties being considered for mortgage
loans.  Further,  the Loan Committee  concentrates its efforts and resources and
that  of its  senior  management  and  lending  officers,  on  loan  review  and
underwriting procedures. Internal controls include ongoing reviews of loans made
to monitor  documentation and ensure the existence and valuations of collateral.
Management  also has in place a review  process  with the  objective  of quickly
identifying,  evaluating and  initiating  necessary  corrective  actions for any
problem loans. The goal of this loan review process is to address any classified
loans  as  early  as  possible.  Management  maintains  a  cautious  outlook  in
anticipating  the  potential  effects of  uncertain  economic  conditions  (both
locally  and  nationally)  and  the  possibility  of more  stringent  regulatory
standards.  Management  believes  that its  policies and  procedures  reduce the
Company's  exposure  to the risks  associated  with a  downturn  in real  estate
values.  However,  there can be no  assurance  that a  downturn  in real  estate
values, as well as other economic  factors,  would not have an adverse impact on
the Company's  profitability.  At March 31, 1999 and December 31, 1998 and 1997,
the Company did not have any nonperforming assets.

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Lending Activities

        The  Company's  lending   activities   include  real  estate  loans  and
commercial  and  consumer  loans.   Real  estate  loans  include  primarily  the
origination  of loans  for  commercial  and  multifamily  properties.  While the
Company's lending activities include single-family  residential mortgages,  such
lending has not been  emphasized.  Commercial  loans are  originated for working
capital  funding.  Consumer loans include those for the purchase of automobiles,
boats, home improvements and investments.  At March 31, 1999, the loan portfolio
amounted to $91,345,000.

Real Estate Mortgage Lending
- ----------------------------

        The  Company   offers  real  estate  loans  secured  by  commercial  and
residential real estate.  A substantial  portion of the Company's loan portfolio
is  comprised  of loans  secured by  commercial  and  multifamily  real  estate,
including apartment buildings, office buildings and retail shopping centers. The
properties are located mostly in the Company's primary market area.

        Commercial and multifamily  mortgage lending generally  involves greater
risk than 1-4 family residential lending. Such lending typically involves larger
loan  balances to single  borrowers  and  repayment  of loans  secured by income
producing properties is typically dependent upon the successful operation of the
underlying real estate.

        The Company's underwriting  procedures require mortgage title insurance,
hazard insurance and an appraisal of the property securing the loan to determine
the property's  adequacy as security.  Loan-to-value  ratios (the ratio that the
original  principal  amount of the loan bears to the lower of the purchase price
or appraised value of the property securing the loan at the time of origination)
on new loans originated by the Company typically do not exceed 80%.

        New mortgage loans on commercial real estate and multifamily  properties
are normally  originated  for terms of no more than 20 years with interest rates
that are  predominantly  variable rate,  based on a fixed margin mainly over the
prime rate and the five-year constant maturity treasury index.

Commercial Lending
- ------------------

        The Banks offers a variety of commercial  loan services  including  term
loans, lines of credit and equipment financing.  Short-to-medium term commercial
loans,  both  collateralized  and   uncollateralized,   are  made  available  to
businesses  for working  capital  needs  (including  those secured by inventory,
receivables and other assets),  business  expansion  (including  acquisitions of
real estate and improvements),  and the purchase of equipment and machinery. The
purpose of a particular  loan generally  determines  its  structure.  The Banks'
commercial  loans primarily are  underwritten in each Bank's primary market area
on the basis of the  borrower's  ability to service such debt from income.  As a
general  practice,  the Banks take as  collateral a lien on any  available  real
estate,  equipment,  or  other  assets.  Working  capital  loans  are  primarily
collateralized   by  short-term   assets,   whereas  term  loans  are  primarily
collateralized by longer-term assets.

        Unlike 1-4 family residential  mortgage loans, (which generally are made
on the basis of the borrower's  ability to make repayment from their  employment
and other income and which are collateralized by real property whose value tends
to be more readily ascertainable) commercial loans typically are underwritten on
the basis of the  borrower's  ability  to make  repayment  from the cash flow of
their  business and generally are  collateralized  by business  assets,  such as
accounts receivable,  equipment and inventory.  As a result, the availability of
funds for the repayment of commercial  loans may be  substantially  dependent on
the success of the business itself. Further, the collateral underlying the loans
may  depreciate  over  time,  cannot  be  appraised  with as much  precision  as
residential real estate,  and may fluctuate in value based on the success of the
business.

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Consumer Lending
- ----------------

        Consumer  loans made by the Banks  include  those for:  the  purchase of
automobiles, recreation vehicles and boats; second mortgages; home improvements;
home  equity  lines of credit;  and  personal  loans  (both  collateralized  and
uncollateralized).  Consumer loans  typically have a short term and carry higher
interest rates than that charged on other types of loans. In addition,  consumer
loans pose additional risks of collectability when compared to traditional types
of loans granted by commercial banks such as residential mortgage loans. In many
instances,  the Banks are  required to rely on the  borrower's  ability to repay
since the collateral may be of reduced value at the time of collection.

Loan Solicitation and Processing
- --------------------------------

        Loan  originations are derived from:  direct  solicitation by the Banks'
loan officers; existing customers and borrowers; advertising; walk-in customers;
and  referrals  from  brokers.  Upon  receipt  of  a  loan  application  from  a
prospective  borrower,  a credit report and other  verifications are obtained to
substantiate specific information relating to the applicant's  employment income
and credit standing.  An appraisal,  where required, of any real estate intended
to collateralize the proposed loan is undertaken by an appraiser approved by the
Banks.

Security Investment Activities

        The Banks' investment  policies and strategies are reviewed and approved
by their respective Board of Directors and Investment Committees. The Banks have
historically  only  purchased  securities  that are issued  directly by the U.S.
Government  or one of its  agencies.  Accordingly,  the  Banks'  investments  in
securities  carry a significantly  lower credit risk than their loan portfolios.
To manage interest rate risk, the Banks normally  purchase  securities that have
adjustable   rates  or   securities   with  fixed  rates  that  have  short-  to
intermediate-maturity  terms.  The Holding Company  normally  invests its excess
cash in  short-term  investments  of three  months or less.  Securities  held to
maturity totaled $85,327,000 at March 31, 1999.

Deposit Activities

        Deposits  are the major source of the Banks' funds for lending and other
investment   purposes.   At  March  31,  1999,   deposit   liabilities   totaled
$166,263,000.  The  majority  of  deposit  accounts  are  solicited  from  small
business,  professional  firms and  households  located  throughout  the  Banks'
primary  market  areas  through  the  offering  of a broad  variety  of  deposit
services.  These services include:  certificates of deposit  (including  "jumbo"
certificates  in  denominations  of  $100,000  or more);  individual  retirement
accounts  ("IRAs");  other time  deposits;  checking  and other  demand  deposit
accounts;  negotiable order of withdrawal  (NOW) accounts,  savings accounts and
money market  accounts.  Transaction  accounts and time deposits are tailored to
the principal market area of the Bank at rates competitive to those in the area.
In addition,  the  determination  of rates and terms also  considers  the Banks'
liquidity  requirements,  growth goals and Federal regulations.  Maturity terms,
service fees and withdrawal  penalties are reviewed and established by the Banks
on a periodic  basis.  The Banks also offer ATM  services  with access to local,
state and  national  networks,  wire  transfers,  direct  deposit of payroll and
social security checks and automated drafts for various  accounts.  In addition,
Intervest  Bank  offers  safe  deposit  boxes  to  its   customers.   The  Banks
periodically review the scope of the banking products and services they offer so
as to  determine  whether  to add to or  modify  them,  consistent  with  market
opportunities and available resources.

Other Sources of Funds

        The Banks,  from time to time,  obtain funds  through the Federal  funds
market when such funds are  available at attractive  rates.  Such funds were not
emphasized in 1988 or 1997. In June 1998, the Holding Company sold $7,000,000 of
convertible   subordinated   debentures   for  net  proceeds  of   approximately
$6,500,000. The proceeds are part of the Holding Company's working capital.

Employees

        At March 31, 1999,  the Company  employed 34 full-time  employees  and 3
part-time  employees.  None  of  the  employees  are  covered  by  a  collective
bargaining  agreement and the Company  believes that its employee  relations are
good.

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Federal and State Taxation

        The Holding Company and the Banks file a consolidated Federal income tax
return  on a  calendar  year  basis.  Consolidated  returns  have the  effect of
eliminating   intercompany   distributions,   including   dividends,   from  the
computation  of  consolidated  taxable  income for the taxable year in which the
distributions occur. Banks and bank holding companies are subject to Federal and
state income taxes in the same manner as other corporations.  In accordance with
an income tax  sharing  agreement,  income  tax  charges  or  credits  are,  for
financial  reporting  purposes,   allocated  to  the  Holding  Company  and  its
subsidiary on the basis of their  respective  taxable income or loss included in
the consolidated income tax return.

         Although the Banks' income tax liability is determined under provisions
of the  Internal  Revenue  Code of  1986,  as  amended  (the  "Code"),  which is
applicable  to all  taxpayers,  Sections  581  through  597 of  the  Code  apply
specifically  to  financial  institutions.  The two  primary  areas in which the
treatment  of  financial  institutions  differs  from  the  treatment  of  other
corporations  under the Code are in the areas of bond  gains and  losses and bad
debt  deductions.  Bond gains and losses  generated from the sale or exchange of
portfolio  instruments  are  generally  treated for  financial  institutions  as
ordinary  gains and  losses as  opposed  to  capital  gains and losses for other
corporations,  as the  Code  considers  bond  portfolios  held  by  banks  to be
inventory in a trade or business rather than capital assets. Banks are allowed a
statutory method for calculating a reserve for bad debt deductions. Based on the
asset size of the bank,  a bank is  permitted  to  maintain  a bad debt  reserve
calculated on an experience  method,  based on chargeoffs and recoveries for the
current and preceding five years,  or a  "grandfathered"  base year reserve,  if
larger.

        The Holding  Company  files state income tax returns in New York and New
Jersey and a  franchise  tax return in  Delaware.  Intervest  Bank files a state
income tax return in  Florida.  Florida  taxes banks  under  primarily  the same
provisions as other corporations.  The Holding Company's activities,  other than
the bank operations,  are taxable in the State of New York. Generally,  New York
State taxable  income is  calculated  under  applicable  Code sections with some
modifications required by state law.

Investment in Subsidiaries

        The  following   schedule  sets  forth   information   with  respect  to
investments  in,  income from  dividends,  and equity in earnings of the Holding
Company's consolidated subsidiaries:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                         At March 31, 1999
                                 ---------------------------------          Holding Company's Share
($ in thousands)                  % of                   Equity in          of Earnings for the Years
                                 Voting    Total        Underlying          Ended December 31,
Subsidiary                       Stock  Investment      Net Assets          1999                     1998
- ----------                       -----  ----------      ----------          ----                     ----
<S>                              <C>      <C>             <C>               <C>                     <C>
Intervest Bank                   99.84%   $11,430         $11,430           $341                    $244

At April 1, 1999, the Holding  Company's  equity in the underlying net assets of
Intervest National Bank was $9,000,000,  and it owned 100% of that Bank's issued
and  outstanding  stock.  There were no dividends  paid in the first  quarter of
1999.

                                        At December 31, 1998
                                        --------------------                 Holding Company's Share
($ in thousands)                  % of                   Equity in           of Earnings for the Years
                                 Voting    Total         Underlying          Ended December 31,
Subsidiary                       Stock   Investment      Net Assets          1998            1997
- ----------                       -----   ----------      ----------          ----            ----
<S>                              <C>      <C>             <C>              <C>               <C>
Intervest Bank                   99.78%   $11,081         $11,081          $1,149            $753
</TABLE>

There were no dividends paid to the Holding Company by Intervest Bank in 1998 or
1997.

Supervision and Regulation

        Bank holding  companies and banks are  extensively  regulated under both
Federal and state laws and regulations that are intended to protect  depositors,
not  stockholders.  To the  extent  that  the  following  information  describes
statutory  and  regulatory  provisions,  it is  qualified  in  its  entirety  by
reference to the particular statutory and regulatory  provisions.  Any change in
the applicable law or regulation may have a material  effect on the business and
prospects of the Holding Company and its subsidiary.

Bank Holding Company Regulation
- -------------------------------

        As a bank holding company  registered under the Bank Holding Company Act
of 1956 (BHCA), the Holding Company is subject to the regulation and supervision
of the FRB.  The  Holding  Company  is  required  to file with the FRB  periodic
reports and other information regarding its business operations and those of its
subsidiary.  Under the BHCA, the Holding  Company's  activities and those of its
subsidiary  are limited to banking,  managing or controlling  banks,  furnishing
services to or performing  services for its  subsidiary or engaging in any other
activity  which the FRB  determines  to be so  closely  related  to  banking  or
managing or controlling banks as to be properly incident thereto.

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        As a bank holding company, the Holding Company is required to obtain the
prior  approval  of the FRB before  acquiring  direct or indirect  ownership  or
control of more than 5% of the voting shares of a bank or bank holding  company.
The FRB will not approve any  acquisition,  merger or  consolidation  that would
have a substantial  anti-competitive result, unless the anti-competitive effects
of the proposed  transaction  are  outweighed  by a greater  public  interest in
meeting  the  needs  and  convenience  of the  public.  The FRB  also  considers
managerial,  capital and other  financial  factors in acting on  acquisition  or
merger applications. A bank holding company may not engage in, or acquire direct
or indirect  control of more than 5% of the voting shares of any company engaged
in any non-banking activity, unless such activity has been determined by the FRB
to be closely  related to banking or managing  banks.  The FRB has identified by
regulation  various  non-banking  activities in which a bank holding company may
engage with notice to, or prior approval by, the FRB.

        It is the policy of the FRB that bank holding  companies should pay cash
dividends  on common stock only out of income  available  over the past year and
only if prospective  earnings  retention is consistent  with the  organization's
expected  future needs and financial  condition.  The policy  provides that bank
holding  companies should not maintain a level of cash dividends that undermines
the bank  holding  Company's  ability  to serve as a source of  strength  to its
banking  subsidiaries.   In  addition,   the  Federal  regulatory  agencies  are
authorized  to  prohibit a banking  institution  or bank  holding  company  from
engaging  in  an  unsafe  or  unsound  banking  practice.   Depending  upon  the
circumstances, the agencies could take the position that paying a dividend would
constitute  an unsafe or unsound  banking  practice.  Under FRB  policy,  a bank
holding  company is  expected  to act as a source of  financial  strength to its
banking subsidiaries and to commit resources to their support.  Such support may
be required at times when,  absent this FRB policy, a holding company may not be
inclined to provide it. As discussed  below,  a bank holding  company in certain
circumstances   could  be  required  to   guarantee   the  capital  plan  of  an
undercapitalized banking subsidiary.

        The FRB monitors the capital adequacy of bank holding  companies and has
adopted  risk-based  capital  adequacy   guidelines  to  evaluate  bank  holding
companies on a consolidated basis. The guidelines require a ratio of "Tier 1" or
Core Capital (generally,  common stockholders' equity,  perpetual noncumulative,
preferred  stock and  minority  interests  in  consolidated  subsidiaries,  less
goodwill, other disallowed intangibles and disallowed deferred tax assets, among
other items) to total  risk-weighted  assets of at least 4% and a ratio of total
capital to risk-weighted assets of at least 8%. At March 31, 1999, the Company's
consolidated  ratio of total capital to risk-weighted  assets was 18.09% and its
risk-based Tier 1 capital ratio was 16.83%.

        The FRB also uses a leverage  ratio to evaluate the capital  adequacy of
bank holding  companies.  The leverage ratio  applicable to the Holding  Company
requires a ratio of Tier 1 capital to adjusted  total average assets of not less
than 3%, although most  organizations  are expected to maintain  leverage ratios
that are 100-200 basis points above this minimum  ratio.  The Holding  Company's
leverage ratio at March 31, 999, was 73.72%.

        The Federal banking agencies' risk-based and leverage ratios are minimum
supervisory  ratios  generally  applicable  to banking  organizations  that meet
certain  specified  criteria,  assuming  that they have the  highest  regulatory
rating. Banking organizations not meeting these criteria are expected to operate
with capital  positions well above the minimum  ratios.  The FRB guidelines also
provide  that  banking  organizations  experiencing  internal  growth  or making
acquisitions will be expected to maintain strong capital positions substantially
above the minimum supervisory levels, without significant reliance on intangible
assets.  In addition,  the regulations of the FRB provide that  concentration of
credit risk and certain risk arising from nontraditional  activities, as well as
an  institution's  ability to manage these risks,  are  important  factors to be
taken into account by regulatory agencies in assessing an organization's overall
capital adequacy.

        The FRB and the other Federal banking  agencies have adopted  amendments
to their  risk-based  capital  regulations to provide for the  consideration  of
interest  rate risk in the  agency's  determination  of a banking  institution's
capital  adequacy.  The  amendments  require such  institutions  to  effectively
measure and monitor their  interest rate risk and to maintain  capital  adequate
for that risk.

Bank Regulation
- ---------------

        Intervest Bank is a state-chartered  banking  corporation subject to the
supervision  and  regular  examination  by the FRB,  the Florida  Department  of
Banking and Finance and the FDIC.  The  operations of Intervest Bank are subject
to numerous  statutes and regulations.  Such statutes and regulations  relate to
required   reserves   against   deposits,   investments,   loans,   mergers  and
consolidations,  issuance of securities, payment of dividends,  establishment of
branches,  and other aspects of Intervest  Bank's  operations.  Various consumer
laws and  regulations  also affect the operations of Intervest  Bank,  including

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state  usury  laws,  laws  relating to  fiduciaries,  consumer  credit and equal
credit,  and fair credit reporting.  Under the provisions of the Federal Reserve
Act,  Intervest  Bank is subject to certain  restrictions  on any  extensions of
credit to the Holding Company or, with certain exceptions,  other affiliates, on
investments  in the stock or other  securities  of  national  banks,  and on the
taking  of such  stock  or  securities  as  collateral.  These  regulations  and
restrictions  may limit the  Holding  Company's  ability  to obtain  funds  from
Intervest Bank for its cash needs,  including  funds for  acquisitions,  and the
payment of dividends,  interest and operating expenses.  Further, Intervest Bank
is prohibited from engaging in certain tying arrangements in connection with any
extension of credit,  lease or sale of property or furnishing  of services.  For
example,  Intervest  Bank may not  generally  require a customer to obtain other
services from  Intervest  Bank or the Holding  Company,  and may not require the
customer  to  promise  not to  obtain  other  services  from a  competitor  as a
condition to an extension of credit.  Intervest  Bank is also subject to certain
restrictions  imposed by the  Federal  Reserve  Act on  extensions  of credit to
executive officers, directors, principal stockholders or any related interest of
such persons.  Extensions of credit (i) must be made on  substantially  the same
terms  (including  interest  rates and  collateral)  as,  and  following  credit
underwriting procedures that are not less stringent than those prevailing at the
time for, comparable transactions with persons not covered above and who are not
employees  and (ii) must not involve  more than the normal risk of  repayment or
present other unfavorable  features.  In addition,  extensions of credit to such
persons  beyond limits set by FRB  regulations  must be approved by the Board of
Directors.  Intervest  Bank  is also  subject  to  certain  lending  limits  and
restrictions  on overdrafts to such persons.  A violation of these  restrictions
may  result  in the  assessment  of  substantial  civil  monetary  penalties  on
Intervest  Bank or any  officer,  director,  employee,  agent  or  other  person
participating  in the conduct of the affairs of Intervest Bank or the imposition
of a cease and desist order.

        Applicable law provides the Federal  banking  agencies with broad powers
to take  prompt  corrective  action to resolve  problems  of insured  depository
institutions. The extent of those powers depends upon whether the institution in
question is "well capitalized,"  "adequately  capitalized,"  "undercapitalized,"
"significantly  undercapitalized," or "critically undercapitalized." The Federal
banking agencies have issued uniform  regulations  defining such capital levels.
Under the regulations,  a bank is considered "well  capitalized" if it has (i) a
total  risk-based  capital  ratio of 10% or  greater,  (ii) a Tier 1  risk-based
capital ratio of 6% or greater, (iii) a leverage ratio of 5% or greater and (iv)
is not subject to any order or written directive to meet and maintain a specific
capital  level for any capital  measure.  An  "adequately  capitalized"  bank is
defined as one that has (i) a total  risk-based  capital ratio of 8% or greater,
(ii) a Tier 1 risk-based  capital  ratio of 4% or greater,  and (iii) a leverage
ratio of 4% or greater  (or 3% or greater in the case of a bank with a composite
CAMEL rating of 1). A bank is considered (a) "undercapitalized " if it has (i) a
total  risk-based  capital  ratio  of less  than  8%,  (ii) a Tier 1  risk-based
capitalized ratio of less than 4%, or (iii) a leverage ratio of less than 4% (or
3% in the case of a bank with a composite CAMEL rating of 1); (b) "significantly
undercapitalized"  if Intervest Bank has (i) a total risk-based capital ratio of
less than 6%, (ii) a Tier 1 risk-based  Capital ratio of less than 3% or (iii) a
leverage  ratio  of less  than  3%,  and (c)  "critically  undercapitalized"  if
Intervest  Bank has a ratio of tangible  equity to total assets equal to or less
than  2%.  At  March  31,  1999   Intervest   Bank  met  the   definition  of  a
well-capitalized institution.

        Intervest National Bank, as a national banking  association,  is subject
to primary supervision,  examination and regulation by the OCC. If, as result of
an  examination of Intervest  National  Bank, the OCC should  determine that the
financial  condition,  capital  resources,  asset quality,  earnings  prospects,
management,  liquidity, or other aspects of Intervest National Bank's operations
are  unsatisfactory  or  that  Intervest  National  Bank  or its  management  is
violating or has violated any law or regulation,  various remedies are available
to the OCC.  Such  remedies  include  the power to  enjoin  "unsafe  or  unsound
practices"," to require  affirmative action to correct any conditions  resulting
from any  violation or practice,  to issue an  administrative  order that can be
judicially enforced, to direct an increase in capital, to restrict the growth of
a bank, to assess civil monetary penalties and to remove officers and directors.
The FDIC has similar  enforcement  authority,  in addition to its  authority  to
terminate a Bank's  deposit  insurance,  in the absence of action by the OCC and
upon  finding that a bank is in an unsafe or unsound  condition,  is engaging in
unsafe or unsound  practices,  or that its  conduct  poses a risk to the deposit
insurance  fund or may  prejudice  the  interest  of its  depositors.  The prior
approval  of the OCC is  required  if the  total of all  dividends  declared  by
Intervest  National Bank in any calendar year exceeds Intervest  National Bank's
net profits for that year combined  with retained  profits for the preceding two
years, less any transfers to surplus.

        The  deposits  of the Banks are  insured  by the FDIC  through  the Bank
Insurance  Fund (the  "BIF") to the  extent  provided  by law.  Under the FDIC's
risk-based  insurance system,  BIF-insured  institutions are currently  assessed
premiums of between zero and $0.27 per $100 of eligible deposits, depending upon
the institutions  capital position and other supervisory  factors.  Congress has
enacted  legislation that, among other things,  provides for assessments against
BIF insured institutions that will be used to pay certain financing  corporation
("FICO") obligations. In addition to any BIF insurance assessments,  BIF-insured
banks  are  expected  to make  payments  for the  FICO  obligations  equal to an
estimated  $0.0129 per $100 of eligible  deposits  each year during 1997 through
1999 and an estimated $0.024 per $100 of eligible deposits thereafter.

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        Regulations  promulgated  by the FDIC  pursuant to the  Federal  Deposit
Insurance  Corporation  Improvement  Act of  1991  ("1991  Banking  Law")  place
limitations on the ability of certain insured depository institutions to accept,
renew or rollover deposits by offering rates of interest which are significantly
higher  than the  prevailing  rates of  interest  on  deposits  offered by other
depository  institutions  having  the same type of  charter  in such  depository
institutions  normal  market  area.  Under these  regulations,  well-capitalized
institutions may accept,  renew or rollover such deposits  without  restriction,
while adequately  capitalized  institutions  may accept,  renew or rollover such
deposits with a waiver from the FDIC (subject to certain restrictions on payment
of rates).  Undercapitalized institutions may not accept, renew or rollover such
deposits.

        The Banks are  subject to Sections  23A and 23B of the  Federal  Reserve
Act, which governs certain  transactions,  such as loans,  extensions of credit,
investments  and purchases of assets between member banks and their  affiliates,
including their parent holding companies.  These restrictions limit the transfer
of funds to the  Holding  Company,  as  defined in the  statute,  in the form of
loans,  extensions of credit,  investment or purchases of assets  ("Transfers"),
and they require  that the Banks'  transactions  with the Holding  Company be on
terms no less  favorable to the Banks than  comparable  transaction  between the
Banks and unrelated third parties. Transfers by the Banks to the Holding Company
are limited in amount to 10% of each Bank's  capital and surplus,  and transfers
to all affiliates are limited in the aggregate to 20% of each Bank's capital and
surplus.  Furthermore,  such loans and  extensions of credit are also subject to
various collateral requirements.

        Under the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of
1989 ("FIRREA"), a depository institution insured by the FDIC can be held liable
for any loss incurred by, or reasonably  expected to be incurred by, the FDIC in
connection with (i) the default of a commonly controlled FDIC-insured depository
institution or (ii) any assistance provided by the FDIC to a commonly controlled
FDIC-insured institution in danger of default. "Default" is defined generally as
the  appointment  of a  conservator  or  receiver  and "in danger of Default" is
defined  generally as the  existence  of certain  conditions  indicating  that a
"default"  is likely  to occur in the  absence  of  regulatory  assistance.  The
Federal Community  Reinvestment Act of 1977 ("CRA"),  among other things, allows
regulators to withhold  approval of an  acquisition  or the  establishment  of a
branch  unless  the  applicant  has  performed  satisfactorily  under  the  CRA.
Satisfactory  performance  means  adequately  meeting  the  credit  needs of the
communities the institution serves, including low and moderate income areas. The
applicable  Federal  regulators now regularly conduct CRA examinations to assess
the  performance  of  financial  institutions.  Intervest  Bank has  received  a
"satisfactory" rating in its most recent CRA examination.

        The  Federal   regulators  have  adopted   regulations  and  examination
procedures  promoting  the safety and soundness of  individual  institutions  by
specifically addressing, among other things: (i) internal controls;  information
systems and  internal  audit  systems;  (ii) loan  documentation;  (iii)  credit
underwriting;  (iv) interest  rate  exposure;  (v) asset  growth;  (vi) ratio of
classified assets to capital;  (vii) minimum earnings;  and (viii)  compensation
and benefits standards for management officials.

        The laws and regulations  affecting banks and bank holding companies are
continually being reviewed and revised.  The rules of the regulatory agencies in
this area have  changed  significantly  over recent years and there is reason to
expect that  similar  changes  will  continue in the future.  It is difficult to
predict the outcome of these changes.

        The FRB and the other Federal  banking  agencies have broad  enforcement
powers,   including  the  power  to  terminate  deposit  insurance,  and  impose
substantial  fines  and  other  civil  and  criminal  penalties  and  appoint  a
conservative or receiver.  Failure to comply with applicable  laws,  regulations
and  supervisory  agreements  could  subject the Holding  Company or its banking
subsidiaries,  as well as officers,  directors and other  institution-affiliated
parties of these  organizations,  to  administrative  sanctions and  potentially
civil monetary  penalties.  In addition,  the Florida  Department of Banking and
Finance possesses certain enumerated enforcement powers to address violations of
the  Florida  State Law by  state-chartered  banks and to  preserve  safety  and
soundness, including, in the most severe cases, the authority to take possession
of a state bank.

Monetary Policy and Economic Control

        The commercial banking business in which the Company engages is affected
not only by general economic  conditions,  but also by the monetary  policies of
the FRB. Changes in the discount rate on member bank borrowing,  availability of
borrowing at the "discount  window," open market  operations,  the imposition of
changes in reserve  requirements  against  member Banks'  deposits and assets of
foreign  branches  and the  imposition  of and  changes in reserve  requirements
against  certain  borrowings  by  banks  and  their  affiliates  are some of the
instruments of monetary policy available to the FRB. These monetary policies are
used in varying  combinations to influence  overall growth and  distributions of
bank loans,  investments  and deposits,  and this use may affect  interest rates
charged on loans or paid on deposits.  The monetary policies of the FRB have had
a  significant  effect on the  operating  results  of  commercial  banks and are
expected to do so in the future.  The  monetary  policies of these  agencies are
influenced by various factors, including inflation, unemployment, short-term and
long-term changes in the international  trade balance and in the fiscal policies
of the United States Government. Future monetary policies and the effect of such
policies on the future business and earnings of the Company cannot be predicted.

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Description of Properties

        The office of the Holding  Company is located at 10  Rockefeller  Plaza,
New York, N.Y, 10020. Intervest Bank maintains its principal office at 625 Court
Street,  Clearwater,  Florida, 33756. In addition,  Intervest Bank operates four
branch offices; three of which are in Clearwater,  Florida, at 1875 Belcher Road
North,  2175 Nursery Road and 2575  Ulmerton  Road,  and one is at 6750 Gulfport
Blvd,  South Pasadena,  Florida.  With the exception of the Belcher Road office,
which is leased  through  June 2007,  all of the offices are owned by  Intervest
Bank. The office at 625 Court Street consists of a two-story building containing
approximately   22,000  sq.  ft.   Intervest  Bank  occupies  the  ground  floor
(approximately  8,500 sq.  ft.) and leases the 2nd floor to a single  commercial
tenant.  The branch office at 1875 Belcher Road is a two-story building in which
Intervest  Bank  leases  approximately  5,100 sq. ft. on the ground  floor.  The
branch  office  at  2175  Nursery  Road  is  a  one-story  building   containing
approximately  2,700 sq. ft., which is entirely  occupied by Intervest Bank. The
branch  office  at 2575  Ulmerton  Road  is a  three-story  building  containing
approximately   17,000  sq.  ft.   Intervest  Bank  occupies  the  ground  floor
(approximately 2,500 sq. ft.) and leases the upper floors to commercial tenants.
The branch office at 6750  Gulfport  Blvd.  is a one-story  building  containing
approximately  2,800 sq. ft., which is entirely  occupied by Intervest  Bank. In
addition,   each  of  Intervest  Bank's  offices  include  drive-through  teller
facilities.

        Intervest  National  Bank's main office is located on the third floor of
One   Rockefeller   Plaza  in  New  York  City,  N.Y.  The  office  consists  of
approximately  7,000 sq. ft. and has been leased  through May 2008.  See page 29
under the heading "Intervest Bancshares Corporation" for a further discussion of
Intervest National Bank.

Legal Proceedings

        The  Company is  periodically  party to or  otherwise  involved in legal
proceedings arising in the normal course of business,  such as claims to enforce
liens,  claims involving the making and servicing real property loans, and other
issues  incident to the  Company's  business.  Management  does not believe that
there is any pending or  threatened  proceeding  against the Company  which,  if
determined adversely,  would have a material effect on the business,  results of
operations, or financial position of the Company.

                                   MANAGEMENT

Directors and Executive Officers of the Company
- -----------------------------------------------

The directors and executive  officers of the Company,  their ages, and positions
with the Company are set forth below.

         Lawrence G. Bergman,  age 54, serves as a Director,  Vice President and
Secretary of the Company and has served in such capacities since the Company was
organized.  Mr.  Bergman  received a Bachelor of Science  degree and a Master of
Engineering (Electrical) degree from Cornell University, and a Master of Science
in Engineering and a Ph.D. degree from The Johns Hopkins University. Mr. Bergman
is also Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and a member of the Loan Committee
of Intervest  Bank.  He is also a Director  and member of the Loan  Committee of
Intervest  National  Bank,  and a  Director,  Vice-President  and  Secretary  of
Intervest  Corporation  of New York.  During the past five years Mr. Bergman has
been  actively  involved  in the  ownership  and  operation  of real  estate and
mortgage investments.

         Michael A. Callen, age 58, serves as a Director of the Company, and has
served in such capacity since May, 1994. Mr. Callen  received a Bachelor of Arts
degree from the University of Wisconsin in Economics and Russian. Mr. Callen has
been Senior Advisor,  The National  Commercial  Bank,  Jeddah,  Kingdom of Saudi
Arabia since May, 1993.  From the fall of 1992 through  February of 1993, he was
an Adjunct Professor of International  Banking at Columbia  University  Business
School.  From 1987 until February of 1992 he was a Director and Sector Executive
at  Citicorp/Citibank,  responsible  for corporate  banking  activities in North
America, Europe and Japan. He is also a Director of Intervest Corporation of New
York, Intervest National Bank and AMBAC, Inc.

         Jerome  Dansker,  age 80,  serves as Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Executive  Vice  President of the Company.  He has served as Executive  Vice
President  since 1994 and as  Chairman  of the Board  since  1996.  Mr.  Dansker
received a Bachelor  of Science  degree from the New York  University  School of
Commerce, Accounts and Finance, a law degree from the New York University School
of Law, and is admitted to practice as an attorney in the State of New York. Mr.
Dansker  also serves as Chairman of the Board of  Directors  and Chairman of the
Loan Committee of Intervest National Bank. He is also a Director and Chairman of
the Loan  Committee of Intervest  Bank and is Chairman of the Board of Directors
and Executive  Vice President of Intervest  Corporation of New York.  During the
past five years,  Mr.  Dansker has been  actively  involved in the ownership and
operation of real estate and mortgage investments.

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         Lowell  S.  Dansker,  age  48,  serves  as a  Director,  President  and
Treasurer of the Company,  and has served in such  capacities  since the Company
was  organized.   Mr.  Dansker  received  a  Bachelor  of  Science  in  Business
Administration  from Babson  College,  a law degree from the University of Akron
School of Law,  and is admitted  to  practice as an attorney in New York,  Ohio,
Florida and the District of Columbia.  Mr.  Dansker is also  Co-Chairman  of the
Board of Directors and a member of the Loan  Committee of Intervest  Bank. He is
also a Chief Executive Officer, a Director and a member of the Loan Committee of
Intervest  National Bank,  and a Director,  President and Treasurer of Intervest
Corporation  of New York.  During  the past five  years,  Mr.  Dansker  has been
actively  involved in the  ownership  and  operation of real estate and mortgage
investments.

         Milton F. Gidge,  age 69, serves as a Director of the Company,  and has
served in such  capacity  since March  1994.  Mr.  Gidge  received a Bachelor of
Business  Administration  degree in  Accounting  from Adelphi  University  and a
Masters  Degree in Banking  and  Finance  from New York  University.  Mr.  Gidge
retired in 1994 and, prior to his retirement, was a Director and Chairman-Credit
Policy of Lincoln Savings Bank,  F.S.B.  (headquartered in New York City). He is
also a Director of Intervest  Corporation of New York,  Intervest National Bank,
Interboro  Mutual Indemnity  Insurance  Company and Vicon  Industries,  Inc. Mr.
Gidge was a director and senior officer of Lincoln Savings Bank, F.S.B. for more
than five years.

         Wayne F.  Holly,  age 42,  serves as a Director  of the Company and has
served in such  capacity  since  June 1999.  Mr.  Holly  received a Bachelor  of
Science  degree in Economics from Alfred  University.  Mr. Holly is President of
Sage, Rutty & Co., Inc., a member of the Boston Stock Exchange,  with offices in
Rochester,  New  York and  Canandaigua,  New  York,  and is also a  Director  of
Intervest  Corporation  of New York and  Intervest  National  Bank  (subject  to
regulatory approval).  Mr. Holly has been an officer and Director of Sage, Rutty
& Co., Inc. for more than five years.

         Edward J. Merz,  age 67,  serves as a Director  of the  Company and has
served in such capacity  since  February,  1998. Mr. Merz received a Bachelor of
Business  Administration  from The City College of New York and is a graduate of
The Stonier School of Banking at Rutgers University. Mr. Merz is Chairman of the
Board of Directors of The Suffolk  County  National Bank of Riverhead and of its
parent, Suffolk Bancorp, and has been an officer and director of those companies
for more than five years. He is also a Director of Intervest  Corporation of New
York,  Intervest  National Bank and the Independent  Bankers  Association of New
York.

         Thomas E. Willett, age 51, serves as a Director of the Company, and has
served in such capacity since March,  1999.  Mr. Willett  received a Bachelor of
Science  Degree from the United  States Air Force  Academy and a law degree from
Cornell University School of Law. Mr. Willett has been a partner of Harris Beach
& Wilcox,  LLP, a law firm in Rochester,  New York, for more than five years and
is a director of Intervest Corporation of New York and Intervest National Bank.

         David J. Willmott, age 61, serves as a Director of the Company, and has
served in such capacity since March,  1994. Mr. Willmott is a graduate of Becker
Junior  College  and  attended  New York  University  Extension  and Long Island
University  Extension of  Southampton  College.  Mr.  Willmott is the Editor and
Publisher  of Suffolk Life  Newspapers,  which he founded more than 25 years ago
and is a Director of Intervest  Corporation  of New York and Intervest  National
Bank.

         Wesley T. Wood,  age 56,  serves as a Director of the Company,  and has
served in such  capacity  since  March,  1994.  Mr. Wood  received a Bachelor of
Science  degree  from New York  University,  School  of  Commerce.  Mr.  Wood is
President  of  Marketing  Capital   Corporation,   an  international   marketing
consulting and  investment  firm which he founded in 1973. He is also a Director
of Intervest  Corporation of New York and Intervest National Bank, a Director of
the Center of Direct Marketing at New York University, a member of the Marketing
Committee at Fairfield University in Connecticut,  and a Trustee of St. Dominics
R.C. Church in Oyster Bay, New York.

         All of the  directors  of the  Company  have been  elected  to serve as
directors until the next annual meeting of the Company's  shareholders.  Each of
the  officers of the Company has been  elected to serve as an officer  until the
next annual meeting of the Company's directors.

         Mr.  Bergman's  wife is the  sister of Lowell S.  Dansker,  and  Jerome
Dansker is the father of Lowell S. Dansker and Mrs. Bergman.

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Executive Officers of the Banks
- -------------------------------

The current executive officers of Intervest Bank are as follows:

         Lawrence G. Bergman serves as Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and
as a member of the Loan Committee of Intervest Bank and has served as a director
since May 1993. See "Directors and Executive Officers of the Company."

         Jerome  Dansker  serves  as a  Director  and as  Chairman  of the  Loan
Committee of Intervest  Bank and has served as a director  since  November 1993.
See "Directors and Executive Officers of the Company."

         Lowell S. Dansker  serves as  Co-Chairman of the Board of Directors and
as a member  of the Loan  Committee  of  Intervest  Bank,  and has  served  as a
director since May 1993. See "Directors and Executive Officers of the Company."

         Keith A. Olsen,  age 45, serves as President of Intervest  Bank and has
served in such capacity  since 1994.  Prior to that, Mr. Olsen was a Senior Vice
President of Intervest Bank since 1991. Mr. Olsen received an Associates  degree
from  St.   Petersburg  Junior  College  and  a  Bachelors  degree  in  Business
Administration  and Finance from the University of Florida,  Gainesville.  He is
also a graduate of the Florida  School of Banking of the  University of Florida,
Gainesville, the National School of Real Estate Finance of Ohio State University
and the Graduate School of Banking of the South of Louisiana  State  University.
Mr.  Olsen has been a banker  for more than 15 years and has  served as a senior
bank officer for more than 10 years.

         Petra H. Coover, age 52, serves as Vice President of Intervest Bank and
has served in such capacity  since 1994.  Ms. Coover  received a B.A.  degree in
business  administration from Eckerd College. She has also attended The National
School of Real Estate Finance of Ohio State University,  the Commercial  Lending
School  of the  University  of  South  Florida  and the  International  Business
Institute in the  Netherlands.  Ms. Coover has been a bank officer for more than
14 years.

         Charlotte H. Grant,  age 60,  serves as Vice  President  and Cashier of
Intervest  Bank and has  served in that  capacity  since July  1998.  Ms.  Grant
received a Bachelors  degree from the  University of South Florida and a Masters
Degree from the University of Tampa. Ms. Grant is a Certified Public Accountant.
Prior to joining  Intervest Bank, Ms. Grant served as Chief Financial Officer of
First  Community  Bank of  America  from  October  1987 to July  1998  and as an
Accountant in Practice  with the firm of Hacker,  Johnson,  Cohen and Grieb,  PA
(the  Company's  auditors)  from 1993 to 1997.  Prior to that,  Ms.  Grant was a
Manager of Financial Reporting for First Florida Bank.

The current executive officers of Intervest National Bank are as follows:

         Jerome  Dansker  serves as  Chairman of the Board of  Directors  and as
Chairman of the Loan  Committee of Intervest  National  Bank,  and has served in
such  capacities  since  inception of the bank.  See  "Directors  and  Executive
Officers of the Company."

         Lowell S. Dansker serves as Chief Executive Officer and Director and as
a member of the Loan  Committee of Intervest  National  Bank,  and has served in
such  capacities  since  inception of the Bank.  See  "Directors  and  Executive
Officers of the Company."

         Raymond C.  Sullivan,  age 52, was an employee of Intervest  Bancshares
Corporation from March 1998 to March 1999. In April of 1999, he became President
and Director of Intervest  National  Bank. Mr.  Sullivan  received an MBA degree
from Fordham University, an M.S. degree from City College of New York and a B.A.
degree from St. Francis College. Mr. Sullivan also has a Certificate in Advanced
Graduate  Study in  Accounting  from Pace  University  and is a graduate  of the
National  School of Finance and  Management.  Mr.  Sullivan has over 27 years of
banking  experience.  Prior to joining  Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation,  Mr.
Sullivan  was the  Operations  Manager  of the New York  Agency  Office of Banco
Mercantile, C.A. from 1994 to 1997, a Senior Associate at LoBue Associates, Inc.
from 1992 to 1993, and an Executive Vice President, Chief Operations Officer and
Director of Central Federal Savings Bank from 1985 to 1992.

         John J.  Arvonio,  age 36,  was an  employee  of  Intervest  Bancshares
Corporation  from April 1998 to March  1999.  In April of 1999,  he became  Vice
President, Controller and Secretary of Intervest National Bank and has served in
that capacity since inception of the bank. Mr. Arvonio received a B.B.A.  degree
from Iona College and is a Certified Public Accountant. Mr. Arvonio has 10 years
of banking experience.  Prior to joining Intervest Bancshares  Corporation,  Mr.
Arvonio  served  as Second  Vice  President,  Technical  Advisor  and  Assistant
Controller  for The Greater New York  Savings  Bank from 1992 to 1997.  Prior to
that,  Mr.  Arvonio  was  Manager of  Financial  Reporting  for the  Leasing and
Investment Banking Divisions of Citicorp.

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Executive Compensation

         The   following   table  sets  forth   information   concerning   total
compensation  paid  during  the last  three  years  to  Intervest  Bank's  chief
executive  officer.  No other  officer of the  Company or its  subsidiaries  had
annual compensation in excess of $100,000.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                           SUMMARY COMPENSATION TABLE
                           --------------------------

                       Annual Compensation                                  Long-Term
                       -------------------                                  ---------
                                                                           Compensation
                                                                           ------------
Name and Principal                                    Other Annual
    Position         Year   Salary    Bonuses         Compensation    Awards(1)       Pay-Outs
    --------         ----   ------    -------         ------------    ---------       --------
<S>                  <C>   <C>       <C>              <C>             <C>                         <C>
Keith A. Olsen,      1998  $125,000  $ 10,000         --              5,000              --
  President
                     1997  $115,000  $ 10,000         --                --               --

                     1996  $ 95,000  $ 10,000         --             15,000              --
- -----------------------
</TABLE>

(1)      These  represent  warrants to purchase  the number of shares of Class A
         Common Stock set forth in the table.

Employment Agreement with Keith A. Olsen

         Intervest Bank has an employment agreement with Mr. Keith A. Olsen that
expires  December 31, 2000.  The agreement  provides for a base annual salary of
not less than  $125,000  and also  provides  for the payment of up to two years'
severance upon termination of employment.

                 CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED TRANSACTIONS

        Intervest Bank has had, and expects to have in the future,  various loan
and other banking transactions in the ordinary course of business with directors
and executive officers of Intervest Bank (or associates of such persons). In the
opinion of management,  all such transactions:  (i) have been or will be made in
the  ordinary  course  of  business,   (ii)  have  been  and  will  be  made  on
substantially the same terms,  including interest rates and collateral on loans,
as those  generally  prevailing  at the time for  comparable  transactions  with
unrelated persons,  and (iii) have not and will not involve more than the normal
risk of collectability or present other unfavorable  features.  The total dollar
amount of extensions of credit,  including unused lines of credit,  to directors
and executive  officers and any of their associates was $3.7 million as of March
31, 1999, which represented approximately 19% of total stockholders' equity.

         The Company, as well as corporations  affiliated with certain directors
of the Company,  have in the past and may in the future  participate in mortgage
loans originated by Intervest Bank. Such participations are on substantially the
same terms as would apply for comparable transactions with other persons and the
interest of the  participants  in the  collateral  securing  those loans is pari
passu with Intervest Bank.

         Intervest  Bank leases office space from a corporation  in which Robert
J. Carroll,  a director of Intervest  Bank, is an officer and in which he has an
ownership interest.  Mr. Wayne F. Holly, a director of the Company, is President
of Sage,  Rutty & Co., Inc.,  which was the underwriter in the Company's  public
offering of convertible debentures during 1998 and, in that capacity, Sage Rutty
& Co. received aggregate  compensation of approximately  $500,000. Mr. Thomas E.
Willett,  a director of the Corporation,  is a partner in the law firm of Harris
Beach & Wilcox,  LLP,  which firm provides legal services to the Company and its
subsidiaries.

        Except  for the  transactions  described  above  and  outside  of normal
customer relationships,  none of the directors, officers or present shareholders
of the Company and no  corporations  or firms with such  persons or entities are
associated,  currently  maintains or has  maintained  since the beginning of the
last fiscal year, any  significant  business or personal  relationship  with the
Company  or with  Intervest  Bank,  other  than such as arises by virtue of such
position or ownership interest in the Company or Intervest Bank.


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         SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

The  following  table  sets  forth  certain  information   regarding  beneficial
ownership of the Company's  Common Stock as of March 31, 1999 by (i) each person
who is known by the  Company to be the  beneficial  owner of more than 5% of the
outstanding Common Stock of the Company,  (ii) each of the Company's  directors,
(iii) each executive  officer of the Company and (iv) all current  directors and
executive officers of the Company as a group.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                       Class A Common Stock    Class B Common Stock
                                       --------------------    --------------------
Name and Address of
- -------------------
Beneficial Holder                      Number      Percent of  Number      Percent of
- -----------------                      ------      ----------  ------      ----------
                                     of Shares       Class(1) of Shares      Class(1)
                                     ---------       -------- ---------      --------
<S>                                    <C>             <C>     <C>            <C>
Helene D. Bergman                      225,000         10.29   75,000         15.00%
   201 East 62nd Street
   New York, New York 10021

Directors and Executive Officers

Lawrence G. Bergman, Director,         320,000(2)      14.03   75,000         15.00%
Vice President and Secretary

Michael A. Callen, Director             50,000(3)       2.25        0             0%

Lowell S. Dansker, Director,           545,000(2)      23.89  150,000         30.00%
President and Treasurer

Jerome Dansker, Chairman,              585,965(4)      21.14  200,000(4)      40.00%
Executive Vice President, Director

Milton F. Gidge, Director               37,000(5)       1.67        0             0%

William F. Holly, Director              34,500(6)       1.56        0             0%

Edward J. Merz, Director                 5,200(7)       0.24        0             0%

Thomas E. Willett, Director              6,000(8)       0.27        0             0%

David J. Willmott, Director             87,500(9)       3.90        0             0%

Wesley T. Wood, Director               102,500(10)      4.55        0             0%

All directors and executive
   officers as a group (10 persons)  1,773,665         55.69  425,000         85.00%
- -----------------------------
</TABLE>

(1)      Percentages have been computed based upon the total outstanding  shares
         of the Company plus, for each person and the group,  shares that person
         or the group has the right to acquire pursuant to warrants.

(2)      Includes  95,000  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(3)      Includes  38,750  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(4)      The  585,965  shares  of Class A common  stock  are  issuable  upon the
         exercise  of  warrants.  The  shares  of Class B common  stock  include
         195,000 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.

(5)      Includes  32,000  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(6)      Includes  21,500  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(7)      Includes  5,000  shares  of  Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(8)      Includes  3,000  shares  of  Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(9)      Includes  57,500  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

(10)     Includes  65,000  shares  of Class A  common  stock  issuable  upon the
         exercise of warrants.

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                          DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK

General

         The  Company's  Articles  of  Incorporation  provide for two classes of
common capital stock consisting of 7,500,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share,  and 700,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock,  par value
$1.00 per share. In addition,  the Company's Articles provide for 300,000 shares
of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share ("Preferred Stock"). The Company's
Articles of Incorporation authorize the Board of Directors,  without shareholder
approval,  to fix  the  preferences,  limitations  and  relative  rights  of the
Preferred  Stock, to establish one or more series or classes of Preferred Stock,
and to determine the variations  between each such series or class. No shares of
Preferred Stock are issued or outstanding.

        As of the date of this  Prospectus,  there were  issued and  outstanding
2,192,196  shares  of Class A Common  Stock,  900,000  of which  are held by the
initial  stockholders  of the Company and a related party and 305,000  shares of
Class B Common Stock held by the same stockholders.

Common Stock

        Both classes of common stock have equal voting rights as to all matters,
except that,  so long as at least  50,000  shares of Class B Common Stock remain
issued and outstanding,  the holders of the outstanding shares of Class B Common
Stock are  entitled to vote for the  election  of  two-thirds  of the  directors
(rounded up to the  nearest  whole  number)  and the holders of the  outstanding
shares of Class A Common Stock are entitled to vote for the remaining  directors
of the Company.  Under  Delaware  law, the holders of Class A and Class B Common
Stock would be entitled to vote as separate  classes upon certain  matters which
would adversely affect or subordinate the rights of a class.

         Subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding shares
of Preferred Stock (none of which are presently outstanding), holders of Class A
Common Stock are entitled to share ratably in dividends  when and as declared by
the Company's Board of Directors out of funds legally  available  therefor.  See
"Dividends."

        No  dividends  may be declared or paid with respect to shares of Class B
Common  Stock  until  January 1, 2000,  after  which time the holders of Class A
Common Stock and Class B Common Stock will share  ratably in dividends  when and
as declared by the Board of Directors.

         The  shares  of Class B Common  Stock are  convertible,  on a share for
share basis,  into Class A Common Stock, at any time and from time to time after
January 1,  2000.  Neither  Class A nor Class B Common  Stock  holders  have any
preemptive  rights as to  additional  issues of common stock.  Shareholders  are
subject to no assessments and, upon liquidation, both Class A and Class B common
shareholders would be entitled to participate equally per share in the assets of
the Company available to common shareholders.

Class A Warrants
        As of the date of this prospectus,  2,554,468  warrants were outstanding
to purchase the Company's Class A Common Stock as follows:

         warrants totaling  1,471,065 entitle the registered  holders thereof to
purchase one share of Class A Common Stock at a price of $6.67 per share.  These
warrants  expire on December  31,  2001,  except for  501,465,  which  expire on
January 31, 2007;

         warrants  totaling  961,403  entitle the registered  holders thereof to
purchase  one  share of Class A Common  Stock  at a price of  $10.00  per  share
through  December  31,  1999;  $11.50  per share from  January  1, 2000  through
December  31, 2000;  $12.50 per share from January 1, 2001 through  December 31,
2001;  and $13.50 per share from  January 1, 2002 to December  31,  2002.  These
warrants expire on December 31, 2000;

         and warrants totaling 122,000 entitle the registered holders thereof to
purchase  one  share of Class A common  stock  at a price of  $14.00  per  share
through  year-end 1999;  $15.00 per share in 2000;  $16.00 per share in 2001 and
$17.00 per share in 2002. These warrants also expire on December 31, 2002.

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         Except for the exercise price,  the expiration dates and the redemption
provisions,  all of the outstanding warrants related to Class A Shares are alike
in all respects and the following  discussion applies to all of the warrants for
Class A Common Stock.

        The  exercise  price is subject to  adjustment  in  accordance  with the
anti-dilution and other provisions  referred to below. The holder of any Warrant
may exercise such Warrant or any portion thereof by surrendering the certificate
representing the Warrant to the Company's  transfer and warrant agent,  with the
subscription  on the reverse side of such  certificate  properly  completed  and
executed,  together  with  payment of the  exercise  price.  The  Warrant may be
exercised at any time until expiration of the Warrant. No fractional shares will
be issued upon the exercise of the Warrants. Warrants may not be exercised as to
fewer than 100 shares  unless  exercised as to all  Warrants  held by the holder
thereof. The exercise prices of the Warrants have been arbitrarily determined by
the Company and are not  necessarily  related to the Company's  book value,  net
worth or other  established  criteria of value.  The exercise price should in no
event be regarded as an indication of any future market price of the  securities
offered hereby.

        The Warrants are not exercisable  unless,  at the time of exercise,  the
Company has a current  prospectus  covering the shares of common stock  issuable
upon exercise of such Warrants and such shares have been  registered,  qualified
or deemed to be exempt under the securities law of the state of residence of the
holders of such Warrants. Although the Company will use its best efforts to have
all such shares so registered or qualified on or before the exercise date and to
maintain a current  prospectus  relating  thereto  until the  expiration of such
Warrants, there can be no assurance that it will be able to do so.

        The  exercise  price and the  number  of shares of Class A Common  Stock
purchasable upon the exercise of the Warrants are subject to adjustment upon the
occurrence  of  certain  events,   including  stock  dividends,   stock  splits,
combinations or  reclassifications on or of the Class A Common Stock or sales by
the  Company  of shares of its  Class A Common  Stock at a price  below the then
applicable exercise price of the Warrants.  Additionally,  an adjustment will be
made in the case of a  reclassification  or  exchange  of Class A Common  Stock,
consolidation or merger of the Company with or into another  corporation or sale
of all or  substantially  all of the  assets of the  Company  in order to enable
warrant  holders  to  acquire  the kind and  number  of shares of stock or other
securities  or  property  receivable  in such event by a holder of the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock that might otherwise have been purchased upon the
exercise of the Warrant.  In most cases,  no  adjustment  will be made until the
number  of shares  issued  by the  Company  exceeds  5% of the  number of shares
outstanding  after the offering and thereafter no adjustments will be made until
the cumulative  adjustments and exercise price per share amount to $.05 or more.
No adjustment to the exercise  price of the shares  subject to the Warrants will
be made for dividends (other than stock  dividends),  if any paid on the Class A
Common Stock or for securities  issued  pursuant to a company stock option plan,
if any, or other employee benefit plans of the Company.

        The Warrants are fully  registered  and may be presented to the transfer
and warrant agent for transfer,  exchange or exercise at any time at or prior to
the close of business on the expiration date for such Warrant, at which time the
Warrant  becomes  wholly  void and of no  value.  If a market  for the  Warrants
develops, the holder may sell the Warrants instead of exercising them. There can
be no  assurance,  however,  that a market  for the  Warrants  will  develop  or
continue. The Warrants do not confer upon holders any voting or any other rights
as a shareholder of the Company.

Class B Warrant

         There are  outstanding  warrants to  purchase  up to 195,000  shares of
Class B Common  Stock,  of which 145,000 allow the purchase at any time prior to
January 31, 2007, at a purchase price of $6.67 per share,  and 45,000 that allow
the  purchase  at any time prior to January  31,  2008,  at a purchase  price of
$10.00 per share.  The warrants  contain terms and conditions  substantially  in
conformity  with the  Warrants  related  to shares of Class A Common  Stock.  In
addition,  the Warrant  provides  for an  adjustment  in the number of shares of
Class B Common  Stock  purchasable  upon the  exercise  of the  Warrant  and the
exercise price per share in accordance with  anti-dilution  and other provisions
which are in substantial conformity with those described above, but which relate
to share  issuances  and  recapitalizations  for both Class A and Class B Common
Stock.

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Transfer Agent and Warrant Agent

        The  registrar  and transfer  agent for the Common Stock and the Warrant
Agent for the Warrants is The Bank of New York.

Preferred Stock

        The  Company's   Articles  of  Incorporation   authorize  the  Board  of
Directors,  without further shareholder  approval,  to issue shares of Preferred
Stock in one or more  series with  powers,  preferences,  rights,  restrictions,
limitations, and other qualifications that could adversely affect the voting and
other rights of the holders of Common Stock.

        The Board of Directors has the  authority to issue up to 300,000  shares
of the Preferred  Stock of the Company in any number of series (to designate the
rights and  preferences  of such  series)  which  could  operate to render  more
difficult the  accomplishment  of mergers or other  business  combinations.  The
Board of Directors of the Company has no present  intent to issue any  Preferred
Stock at this time. Under certain circumstances and when, in the judgment of the
Board of Directors,  the action will be in the best interest of the stockholders
and the Company,  such shares could be used to create voting  impediments  or to
frustrate  persons seeking to gain control of the Company.  Such shares could be
privately placed with purchasers  friendly to the Board of Directors in opposing
a hostile  takeover  bid. In addition,  the Board of Directors  could  authorize
holders of a series of Preferred  Stock to vote either  separately as a class or
with the holders of the Company's  Common Stock on any merger,  sale or exchange
of assets by the Company or any other extraordinary  corporate transaction.  The
existence  of  the  additional  authorized  shares  could  have  the  effect  of
discouraging unsolicited takeover attempts or delaying,  deferring or preventing
a change  in  control  of the  Company.  Such an  occurrence,  in the event of a
hostile  takeover  attempt,  may have an adverse impact on stockholders  who may
wish to participate  in such offer.  The issuance of new shares could be used to
dilute the stock  ownership of a person or entity  seeking to obtain  control of
the Company should the Board of Directors  consider the action of such entity or
person not to be in the best interest of the stockholders  and the Company.  The
Board of Directors  is not aware of any present  attempt or effort by any person
to accumulate the Company's securities or obtain control of the Company.

Restrictions on Changes in Control

        Under the Federal  Change in Bank  Control Act (the  "Control  Act"),  a
notice must be submitted  to the FRB if any person,  or group acting in concert,
seeks to acquire 10% or more of any class of  outstanding  voting  securities of
the Company, unless the FRB determines that the acquisition will not result in a
change of control of the Company. Both the Class A Common Stock and the Warrants
are deemed to be voting  securities for these  purposes.  Under the Control Act,
the  FRB  has  60  days  within  which  to  act  on  such  notice,  taking  into
consideration certain factors,  including the financial and managerial resources
of the acquiror,  the convenience and needs of the community  served by the bank
holding  company and its  subsidiary  banks,  and the  antitrust  effects of the
acquisition.  Under the BHCA a company is  generally  required  to obtain  prior
approval  of the FRB before it may obtain  control  of a bank  holding  company.
Control is generally  described to mean the beneficial  ownership of 25% or more
of all outstanding voting securities of a company.

                          DESCRIPTION OF THE DEBENTURES

General

         The Debentures are unsecured  subordinated  obligations of the Company,
limited to an aggregate  principal  amount of  $7,000,000  and mature on July 1,
2008. The Debentures  were issued  pursuant to an Indenture  dated as of June 1,
1998 (the "Indenture")  between the Company and the Bank of New York, as trustee
(the "Trustee).  Interest on the Debentures accrues each calendar quarter at the
rate of 8% per annum. In addition, interest accrues each calendar quarter on the
balance of the  accrued  interest as of the last day of the  preceding  calendar
quarter at the same interest  rate.  All accrued  interest on the  Debentures is
payable at the maturity of the Debentures,  whether by acceleration,  redemption
or otherwise.

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         Any debenture holder may, on or before July 1 of each year,  commencing
July 1, 2003,  elect to be paid all accrued  interest on the  Debentures  and to
thereafter  receive  payments of quarterly  interest.  The election must be made
after April 1 and before May 31 and the holder will receive a payment of accrued
interest on July 1 and will thereafter receive quarterly payments of interest on
the first day of each January,  April, July and October until the maturity date.
Once made, an election to receive interest is irrevocable. Quarterly interest is
payable  to  holders  of record on the  first  day of the  month  preceding  the
interest payment date.

Subordination of Debentures

        The Debentures are general unsecured  obligations of the Company limited
to $7,000,000  principal  amount.  The Debentures are subordinated in payment of
principal and interest to all senior indebtedness.  The term Senior Indebtedness
is defined in the  Indenture to mean all  indebtedness  of the Company,  whether
outstanding  on the date of the  Indenture or thereafter  created,  which (i) is
secured,  in whole or in part, by any asset or assets owned by the Company or by
a  corporation,  a majority of whose  voting  stock is owned by the Company or a
subsidiary  of  the  Company  ("Subsidiary"),  or  (ii)  arises  from  unsecured
borrowings by the Company from commercial banks, savings banks, savings and loan
associations,  insurance  companies,  companies whose securities are traded in a
national  securities  market,  or any  majority-owned  subsidiary  of any of the
foregoing,  or (iii) arises from  unsecured  borrowings  by the Company from any
pension  plan (as  defined in Section  3(2) of the  Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended), or (iv) arises from borrowings by the Company
which are evidenced by commercial  paper, or (v) other  unsecured  borrowings by
the Company which are subordinate to indebtedness of a type described in clauses
(i), (ii) or (iv) above, or (vi) is a guaranty or other liability of the Company
of, or with respect to any indebtedness of, the subsidiary of the type described
in clauses (ii),  (iii) or (iv) above.  As of December 31, 1997, the Company had
no senior indebtedness.  There is no limitation or restriction in the Debentures
or the  Indenture on the creation of senior  indebtedness  by the Company on the
amount of such senior  indebtedness to which the Debentures may be subordinated.
There is also no limitation on the creation or amount of  indebtedness  which is
pari passu with (i.e. having no priority of payment over and not subordinated in
right of payment to) the Debentures.

        Upon any  distributions  of any assets of the Company in connection with
any dissolution,  winding-up,  liquidation or reorganization of the Company, the
holders of all senior  indebtedness will first be entitled to receive payment in
full of the principal and premium, if any, thereof and any interest due thereof,
before the holders of the  Debentures  are  entitled to receive any payment upon
the principal of or interest on the Debentures,  and thereafter  payments to the
debenture  holders  will be pro rata with  payments  to  holders  of pari  passu
indebtedness. In the absence of any such events, the Company is obligated to pay
principal of and interest on the Debentures in accordance with their terms.  The
Company  will not maintain  any sinking  fund for the  retirement  of any of the
Debentures.

Conversion Rights

         The  Debentures  are  convertible,  at the option of the  holder,  into
shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company at any time prior to April 1, 2008
(subject to prior  redemption by the Company on not less than 30 days notice and
not more than 90 days notice), at a current conversion price of $10.00 per share
through December 31, 1999, which conversion price increases  annually on January
1 of each year thereafter.  The Company reserves the right, from time to time in
its discretion to establish  conversion prices per share which are less than the
conversion prices set forth above, which lower prices shall remain in effect for
such periods as the Company may determine and as shall be set forth in a written
notice to the holders of Debentures.

        The  conversion  price is  subject  to  adjustment  in  certain  events,
including  (i)  dividends  (and other  distributions)  payable in Class A Common
Stock on any class of capital  stock of the  Company,  (ii) the  issuance to all
holders of common stock of rights or warrants entitling them to subscribe for or
purchase  Class A  Common  Stock at less  than  the  current  market  price  (as
defined),  (iii)  subdivisions,  combinations  and  reclassifications  of common
stock, (iv)  distributions to all holders of Class A Common Stock of evidence of
indebtedness of the Company or assets (including securities, but excluding those
dividends, rights, warrants and distributions referred to above and any dividend
or distribution paid exclusively in cash.

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        Fractional  shares  of Class A Common  Stock  will  not be  issued  upon
conversion,  but, in lieu thereof, the Company will pay cash adjustment equal to
the portion of the principal and/or interest not converted into whole shares.

Transfers

         The  Debentures  are  transferable  on the books of the  Company by the
registered  holders  thereof upon  surrender of the  Debentures to the Registrar
appointed  by  the  Company  and,  if  requested  by  the  Registrar,  shall  be
accompanied  by a written  instrument  of transfer in form  satisfactory  to the
registrar. The Company has appointed The Bank of New York as the "Registrar" for
the  Debentures.  The person in whose name any Debenture is registered  shall be
treated as the absolute  owner of the Debenture for all purposes,  and shall not
be affected by any notice to the contrary. Upon transfer, the Debentures will be
canceled,  and one or more new  registered  Debentures,  in the  same  aggregate
principal  amount,  of the same maturity and with the same terms, will be issued
to the transferee in exchange therefor. (Art. 2, Sec. 2.07(a)).

Duties of the Trustee

        The  Indenture  provides  that in case an Event of Default (as  defined)
shall occur and continue, the Trustee will be required to use the same degree of
care and skill as a prudent person would exercise or use under the circumstances
in the  conduct of his own  affairs  in the  exercise  of its  power.  While the
Trustee  may pursue any  available  remedies  to enforce  any  provision  of the
Indenture or the  Debentures,  the holders of a majority in principal  amount of
all outstanding  Debentures may direct the time, method, and place of conducting
any proceeding for exercising any remedy  available to the Trustee or exercising
any trust or power  conferred on the Trustee.  Subject to such  provisions,  the
Trustee  will be under no  obligation  to  exercise  any of its rights or powers
under the Indenture at the request of any of the Debenture holders,  unless they
shall have offered to the Trustee security and indemnity satisfactory to it.

Redemption

        The Company may, at its option,  at any time call all or any part of the
Debentures  for  payment,  and redeem the same at any time prior to the maturity
thereof.  The redemption  price for Debentures will be (i) face amount plus a 2%
premium if the date of  redemption  is prior to July 1, 1999,  (ii) face  amount
plus a 1%  premium  if the date of  redemption  is on or after  July 1, 1999 and
prior to July 1, 2000,  and (iii) face amount if the date of redemption is on or
after July 1,  2000.  In all  cases,  the  Debenture  Holder  will also  receive
interest accrued to the date of redemption. Notice of redemption must be sent by
first class mail,  postage prepaid,  to the registered holders of the Debentures
not less than 30 days nor more than 90 days prior to the date the  redemption is
to be made. In the event of a call for  redemption,  no further  interest  shall
accrue after the redemption date on any Debentures called for redemption.  (Art.
3, Section 3.03,  Paragraph 5). Since the payment of principal of,  interest on,
or any other amounts due on the Debentures is subordinate in right of payment to
the prior  payment  in full of all  Senior  Indebtedness  upon the  dissolution,
winding up, liquidation or reorganization of the Company,  no redemption will be
permitted upon the happening of such an event.

Limitation On Dividends and Other Payments

        The  Indenture  provides  that the  Company  will not declare or pay any
dividend or make any distribution on its Capital Stock (i.e. any and all shares,
interests,  participations,  rights or other equivalents of the Company's stock)
or to its shareholders (other than dividends or distributions payable in Capital
Stock), or purchase,  redeem or otherwise acquire or retire for value, or permit
any Subsidiary to purchase or otherwise acquire for value,  Capital Stock of the
Company,  if at the time of such  payment,  or after giving effect  thereto,  an
Event of Default, as hereinafter defined,  shall have occurred and be continuing
or a  default  shall  occur as a result  thereof;  provided,  however,  that the
foregoing limitation shall not prevent (A) the payment of any dividend within 60
days after the date of declaration  thereof, if at said date of declaration such
payment complied with the provisions of such limitation,  or (B) the acquisition
or retirement  of any shares of the Company's  Capital Stock by exchange for, or
out of the  proceeds  of the sale of shares  of, its  Capital  Stock.  (Art.  4,
Section 4.04).

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Discharge Prior to Redemption or Maturity

         If the  Company at any time  deposits  with the  Trustee  money or U.S.
Government   Obligations  sufficient  to  pay  principal  and  interest  on  the
Debentures prior to their redemption or maturity, the Company will be discharged
from the Indenture, provided certain other conditions specified in the Indenture
are satisfied.  In the event of such deposit,  which is  irrevocable,  Debenture
Holders must look only to the deposited  money and securities for payment.  U.S.
Government Obligations are securities backed by the full faith and credit of the
United States. (Art. 8, Section 8.01(2)).

Access of Information to Security Holders

        Debenture Holders may obtain from the Trustee  information  necessary to
communicate  with other  Debenture  Holders.  Upon  written  application  to the
Trustee  by any three or more  Debenture  Holders  stating  that such  Debenture
Holders desire to communicate with other Debenture Holders with respect to their
rights  under the  Indenture or under the  Debentures,  and upon  providing  the
Trustee  with  the form of proxy or  other  communication  which  the  Debenture
Holders propose to transmit,  and upon receipt by the Trustee from the Debenture
Holders  of  reasonable  proof  that  each  such  Debenture  Holder  has owned a
Debenture  for a  period  of at  least  six  months  preceding  the date of such
application,  the Trustee shall,  within five business days after the receipt of
such information,  either (a) provide the applicant  Debenture Holders access to
all  information  in the  Trustee's  possession  with  respect  to the names and
addresses  of the  Debenture  Holders;  or (b) provide the  applicant  Debenture
Holders  with  information  as to  the  number  of  Debenture  Holders  and  the
approximate cost of mailing to such Debenture Holders the form of proxy or other
communication,   if  any,   specified  in  the  applicant   Debenture   Holders'
application,  and upon written request from such applicant Debenture Holders and
receipt of the material to be mailed and of payment,  the Trustee  shall mail to
all the Debenture Holders copies of the from of proxy or other  communication so
specified in the request. (Art. 2, Section 2.08).

Compliance with Conditions and Covenants

         Upon any request by the Company to the Trustee to take any action under
the  Indenture,  the  Company  is  required  to furnish  to the  Trustee  (i) an
officers'  certificate of the Company  stating that all conditions and covenants
in the  Indenture  relating to the proposed  action have been  complied with and
(ii) an opinion of counsel  stating that,  in the opinion of such  counsel,  all
such conditions and covenants have been complied with. (Art. 11, Sec. 11.03).

Amendment, Supplement and Waiver

        Subject to certain  exceptions,  the Indenture or the  Debentures may be
amended or supplemented, and compliance by the Company with any provision of the
Indenture or the Debentures may be waived,  with the consent of the holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Debentures outstanding. Without notice to or
consent of any holders of  Debentures,  the Company may amend or supplement  the
Indenture  or  the  Debentures  to  cure  any  ambiguity,  omission,  defect  or
inconsistency,  or to make any change that does not adversely  affect the rights
of any  holders of  Debentures.  However,  without the consent of each holder of
Debentures  affected,  an  amendment,  supplement  or waiver  may not reduce the
amount of Debentures  whose holders must consent to an amendment,  supplement or
waiver,  reduce  the rate or extend  the time for  payment  of  interest  on any
Debentures  (except that the payment of interest on Debentures  may be postponed
for a period not  exceeding  three  years from its due date with the  consent of
holders  of not less  than 75% in  principal  amount of  Debentures  at the time
outstanding,  which  consent  shall be  binding  upon all  holders),  reduce the
principal of or extend the fixed maturity of any Debentures, make any Debentures
payable in money other than that stated in the Indenture, make any change in the
subordination  provisions of the Indenture that adversely  affects the rights of
any holder of  Debentures  or waive a default in the payment of  principal of or
interest on, or other redemption payment on any Debentures. (Art. 9, Sec. 9.02).

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Defaults and Remedies

        Each of the following is an "Event of Default" under the Indenture:  (a)
failure by the Company to pay any  principal  on the  Debentures  when due;  (b)
failure by the Company to pay any interest  installment on the Debentures within
thirty days after the due date;  (c)  failure to perform  any other  covenant or
agreement of the Company made in the Indenture or the Debentures,  continued for
sixty days after receipt of notice thereof from the Trustee or the holders of at
least 25% in  principal  amount of the  Debentures;  and (d)  certain  events of
bankruptcy,  insolvency or  reorganization.  (Art. 6, Sec. 6.01). If an Event of
Default  (other  than  those  described  in  clause  (d)  above)  occurs  and is
continuing,  the Trustee or the holders of at least 25% in  principal  amount of
the  Debentures,  by notice to the  Company,  may declare the  principal  of and
accrued interest on all of the Debentures to be due and payable immediately.  If
an Event of Default of the type described in clause (d) above occurs, all unpaid
principal and accrued interest on the Debentures shall automatically  become due
and payable  without any  declaration or other act on the part of the Trustee or
any holder.  (Art.  6, Sec.  6.02).  Holders of  Debentures  may not enforce the
Indenture or the Debentures except as provided in the Indenture. The Trustee may
refuse to enforce the Indenture or the Debentures  unless it receives  indemnity
and security satisfactory to it. Subject to certain limitations,  the holders of
a majority in principal  amount of the  Debentures may direct the Trustee in its
exercise  of any trust or power  conferred  on the  Trustee,  and may rescind an
acceleration  of the  Debentures.  The  Trustee  may  withhold  from  holders of
Debentures  notice of any  continuing  default  (except a default  in payment of
principal or  interest) if it  determines  that  withholding  notice is in their
interest. (Art. 6, Secs. 6.05 and 6.06).

         The Indenture  requires the Company to furnish to the Trustee an annual
statement,  signed by specified officers of the Company,  stating whether or not
such officers have  knowledge of any Default  under the  Indenture,  and, if so,
specifying each such Default and the nature thereof. (Art. 4, Sec. 4.03).

Federal Income Tax Consequences

        Holders of the  Debentures  are  required to include in their income for
federal  income tax  purposes  all of the accrued but unpaid  interest  for each
taxable year, since such amounts  constitute  interest income within the meaning
of the applicable provisions of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended to
date (the "Code"). As a result, such debenture holders are required to pay taxes
on interest  which has accrued,  although  such  interest will not be paid until
maturity of the Debenture.

        Interest  payments received by holders of Debentures who have elected to
received quarterly payments of interest will be includable in the income of such
holders  for  federal  income tax  purposes  for the  taxable  year in which the
interest was  received,  except with respect to the payment of accrued  interest
that has been included in their income in prior years.

        Holders who hold the Debentures for investment purposes should treat all
reportable  interest  (whether actually received or accrued) as portfolio income
under applicable code provisions.

        The Company's  deposit of funds with the Trustee to effect the discharge
of the Company's  obligations  under the Debentures  and the Indenture  prior to
redemption or maturity of the  Debentures,  will have no effect on the amount of
income  realized or recognized  (gain or loss) by the  Debenture  Holders or the
timing of recognition of gain or loss for federal income tax purposes.

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

        The Company's  Warrants are not  exercisable  and its Debentures are not
convertible  unless the Company  has a current  prospectus  covering  the shares
issuable upon exercise of the Warrants or conversion of the  Debentures and this
prospectus covers those shares.

        With  respect to the  shares of Class A Common  Stock and Class B Common
Stock  issuable upon  exercise of the Warrants,  those shares shall be issued by
the  Company,  from time to time,  upon  exercise by the holders  thereof of the
Warrants.  Shares  of Class A  Common  Stock  or  Class B  Common  Stock  may be
purchased by the holders of Warrants  only by mailing or  delivering a completed
and duly executed  Election to Purchase Form which is on the reverse side of the
Warrant Certificate, together with payment of the then applicable exercise price
per share for each warrant  surrendered  to the Bank of New York,  the Company's
warrant  agent,  prior to  expiration  of the  warrant.  Payment  may be made in
certified funds,  cashier check, bank draft or bank check,  payable to the order
of the Warrant Agent.  All funds received by the Warrant Agent from the exercise
of warrants will be forwarded to the Company.

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With respect to the shares of Class A Common Stock  issuable upon  conversion of
the  Debentures,  those shares will be issued upon written notice to the Company
at the office  maintained  for that  purpose  and  delivery  of the  certificate
representing the Debentures to be converted.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

        The  validity of the shares  offered  hereby will be passed upon for the
Company by Harris Beach & Wilcox LLP, Rochester, New York.


                                     EXPERTS

         The consolidated balance sheets of Intervest Bancshares Corporation and
Subsidiary  as of  December  31,  1998  and 1997  and the  related  consolidated
statements of earnings,  stockholders'  equity and cash flows for the years then
ended included in this Prospectus,  have been included herein in reliance on the
report  of  Hacker,  Johnson,  Cohen & Grieb  PA,  Tampa,  Florida,  independent
accountants,  given on the authority of that firm as experts in  accounting  and
auditing.





                                       49

<PAGE>

                         Index to Financial Statements
                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

<S>                                                                                                   <C>
Supplementary Data                                                                                    F-2

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as of
        March 31, 1999 (Unaudited) and December 31, 1998                                              F-3

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings (Unaudited) for the Quarters Ended
         March 31, 1999 and 1998                                                                      F-4

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity (Unaudited) for the
        Quarters Ended March 31, 1999 and 1998                                                        F-5

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) for the Quarters Ended
        March 31, 1999 and 1998                                                                       F-6

Notes (Unaudited) to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements                                      F-7

Independent Auditors' Report                                                                          F-10

Consolidated Balance Sheets at December 31, 1998 and 1997                                             F-11

Consolidated Statements of Earnings for the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997                    F-12

Consolidated Statements of Stockholders' Equity for the Years
Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997                                                                      F-13

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997                  F-14

Notes to the Consolidated Financial Statements                                                        F-15

</TABLE>



                                      F-1
<PAGE>


Supplementary Data

The following table sets forth, by maturity distribution, information pertaining
to securities held to maturity:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            After One Year to   After Five Years to
                         One Year or less   Five Years          Ten Years           Total
                         Carrying      Avg. Carrying       Avg. Carrying       Avg. Carrying       Avg.
($ in thousands)            Value      Yield   Value       Yield   Value       Yield   Value       Yield
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                        <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>
At December 31, 1998:
U.S. Treasury securities   $ 2,015      6.03%  $  --          - %  $  --          --%  $ 2,015      6.03%
U.S. Government
   agencies securities        --     --         61,060      5.80    19,263      6.18    80,323      5.89
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                      $ 2,015      6.03%  $61,060      5.80%  $19,263      6.18%  $82,338      5.89%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At December 31, 1997:
U.S. Treasury securities   $ 1,996      6.10%  $ 2,031      6.03%  $  -            -%  $ 4,027      6.06%
U.S. Government
   agencies securities      11,173      6.08    30,859      6.23    12,762      6.46    54,794      6.28
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                      $13,169      6.08%  $32,890      6.21%  $12,762      6.46%  $58,821      6.24%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

At December 31, 1996:
U.S. Treasury securities   $   500      6.04%  $   999      6.17%  $  --     -- %      $ 1,499      6.12%
U.S. Government
   agencies securities       8,142      5.97    22,856      6.16     2,010      6.33    33,008      6.12
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total                      $ 8,642      5.97%  $23,855      6.16%  $ 2,010      6.33%  $34,507      6.12%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

The following  table sets forth  information  with respect to the composition of
loans receivable at December 31:
                                                  1998        1997        1996       1995         1994
($ in thousands)                               Carrying     Carrying    Carrying   Carrying     Carrying
                                                 Value       Value        Value      Value        Value
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                            <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
Commercial real estate and multifamily loans   $ 92,535    $ 71,173    $ 54,151    $ 29,384    $ 14,599
Residential 1-4 family loans                      2,627       3,162       2,784       3,046       2,966
Construction loans                                 --           158          47         335        --
Commercial loans                                  2,875       2,641       3,514       4,391       5,053
Consumer loans                                      184          92         157         115         196
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total gross loans receivable                     98,221      77,226      60,653      37,271      22,814
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred loan fees and unamortized discounts       (485)       (401)       (343)       (213)        (60)
Allowance for loan loss reserves                 (1,662)     (1,173)       (811)       (593)       (369)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans receivable, net                          $ 96,074    $ 75,652    $ 59,499    $ 36,465    $ 22,385
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans included above that were
   on a nonaccrual status at year end          $   --      $   --      $   --      $   --      $    101
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
The  following  table sets forth  information  with respect to the allowance for
loan loss reserves at December 31:

($ in thousands)                                     1998        1997        1996         1995         1994
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                               <C>         <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
Allowance at beginning of year
                                                  $  1,173    $    811    $    593     $    369     $    251
Provision charged to operations                        479         352         250          233          124
Chargeoffs                                            --          --           (65)         (30)         (16)
Recoveries                                              10          10          33           21           10
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowance at end of year                          $  1,662    $  1,173    $    811     $    593     $    369
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total loans, net of deferred fees and discounts   $ 97,736    $ 76,825    $ 60,310     $ 37,058     $ 22,754
Average loans outstanding for the year            $ 90,470    $ 68,711    $ 49,266     $ 28,052     $ 19,324
Net chargeoffs (recoveries) to average loans
    outstanding during the year                         -%          -%        0.06%        0.03%        0.03%
Ratio of allowance to net loans receivable            1.70%       1.53%       1.34%        1.60%        1.62%
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                                      F-2

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary

                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
                                                                                   (Unaudited)
                                                                                     March 31,   December 31,
($ in thousands, except par value)                                                     1999         1998        Change
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                <C>          <C>           <C>
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks                                                            $    3,171   $    2,876    $      295
Federal funds sold                                                                        554        6,473        (5,919)
Short-term investments                                                                  9,511        4,123         5,388
    Total cash and cash equivalents                                                    13,236       13,472          (236)
Interest-bearing deposits with banks                                                      100          199           (99)
Securities held to maturity, net (estimated fair value of
   $84,550 and $82,173, respectively)                                                  85,327       82,338         2,989
Restricted  security,  Federal  reserve  bank  stock,  at  cost                           233          233
Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan loss reserves of
   $1,775 and $1,662, respectively)                                                    89,570       96,074        (6,504)
Accrued interest receivable                                                             1,808        1,800             8
Premises and equipment, net                                                             5,071        4,917           154
Deferred income tax asset                                                                 669          579            90
Other assets                                                                            1,057          910           147
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                                       $  197,071   $  200,522    $   (3,451)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Demand deposits                                                                    $    4,442   $    3,027    $    1,415
NOW deposits                                                                            7,584        7,955          (371)
Savings deposits                                                                       27,289       26,823           466
Money-market deposits                                                                  35,828       33,629         2,199
Time deposits                                                                          91,140       99,033        (7,893)
Total deposits                                                                        166,283      170,467        (4,184)
Convertible debentures                                                                  6,990        7,000           (10)
Accrued interest on convertible debentures                                                444          299           145
Mortgage escrow funds                                                                   1,101          870           231
Official checks outstanding                                                             1,532        1,572           (40)
Other liabilities                                                                         845          747            98
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                                                     177,195      180,955        (3,760)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minority interest                                                                          17           23            (6)
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock (300,000 shares authorized, none issued)                                 --           --            --
Class A common stock ($1.00 par value,  7,500,000 shares  authorized, 2,186,088
    and 2,184,515 shares issued and outstanding, respectively)                          2,186        2,184             2
Class B common stock ($1.00 par value,  700,000 shares  authorized,  305,000 and
300,000 issued and outstanding, respectively)                                             305          300             5
Additional paid-in-capital, common                                                     13,831       13,789            42
Retained earnings                                                                       3,537        3,271           266
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                                             19,859       19,544           315
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities,  minority interest and stockholders' equity                     $  197,071   $  200,522    $   (3,451)
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-3

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Earnings
                                  (Unaudited)


                                        For the Quarter Ended
                                             March 31,
                                        ---------------------

($ in thousands, except per share data)     1999      1998      Change
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans receivable                         $ 2,141   $ 1,793   $   348
Securities                                 1,263     1,029       234
Other interest-earning assets                 72        70         2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest and dividend income         3,476     2,892       584
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits                                   2,016     1,838       178
Convertible debentures                       155      --         155
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest expense                     2,171     1,838       333
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Net interest and dividend income           1,305     1,054       251
Provision for loan loss reserves             112       100        12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income
 after provision for loan loss reserves    1,193       954       239
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NONINTEREST INCOME
Customer service fees                         32        26         6
Income from mortgage activities               90        37        53
All other                                      1         2        (1)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total noninterest income                     123        65        58
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits               350       246       104
Occupancy and equipment, net                 107        97        10
Advertising and promotion                      7         8        (1)
Professional fees and services                50        61       (11)
Stationery, printing and supplies             40        27        13
All other                                     93        70        23
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total noninterest expenses                   647       509       138
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Earnings before income taxes
 and change in accounting principle          669       510       159
Provision for income taxes                  (275)     (202)      (73)
Cumulative effect of change in
 accounting principle (note 6)              (128)     --        (128)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                             $   266   $   308   $   (42)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Basic earnings per share:
   Earnings before change in
      accounting principle               $ 0.16    $  0.13   $  0.03
   Cumulative effect of change in
      accounting principle                 (0.05)      --      (0.05)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net earnings per share                $  0.11   $  0.13   $ (0.02)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Diluted earnings per share:
   Earnings before change in
      accounting principle                $ 0.14   $  0.09   $  0.05
   Cumulative effect of change in
      accounting principle                 (0.04)      --      (0.04)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Net earnings per share                $  0.10   $  0.09   $  0.01
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

                                       F-4


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
      Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
                                  (Unaudited)

                                                           For the Quarter Ended
                                                                   March 31,
                                                           ---------------------
($ in thousands)                                                1999      1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning of period                                $ 2,184  $ 2,124
Issuance of 510 shares in exchange for
     common stock of minority stockholders of Intervest Bank        1     --
Issuance of 1,063 shares upon the conversion of debentures          1     --
Issuance of 12,250 shares upon exercise of warrants in 1998        --      12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period                                        2,186    2,136
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

CLASS B COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning of period                                    300      300
Issuance of 5,000 shares upon the exercise of warrants              5     --
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period                                          305      300
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL, COMMON

Balance at beginning of period                                 13,789   13,360
Issuance of 510 shares in exchange for
     common stock of minority stockholders of Intervest Bank        6     --
Issuance of 1,063 shares upon the
     conversion of a debenture, net of issuance costs               2     --
Compensation related to issuance of stock warrants                  6     --
Issuance of 5,000 shares upon exercise of
     Class B stock  warrants                                       28     --
Issuance of 12,250 shares upon exercise of Class A stock warrants   -     73
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period                                       13,831 13,433
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance at beginning of period                                  3,271    1,836
Net earnings for the period                                       266      308
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period                                        3,537    2,144
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity at end of period                   $19,859  $18,013
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-5

<PAGE>


                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                 Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows
                                  (Unaudited)


                                                       For the Quarter Ended
                                                              March 31,
                                                       ---------------------
($ in thousands)                                           1999         1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings                                            $    266   $    308
Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  earnings
     to net  cash  provided  by  operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization                                 79         83
Provision for loan loss reserves                             112        100
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense                        (90)        29
Accrued interest expense on debentures                       155       --
Gain on sale of mortgage loans                               (56)      --
Compensation expense related to stock warrants                 6       --
Amortization of premiums, fees and discounts, net            (99)         4
Increase in accrued interest
     receivable and other assets                            (167)      (225)
(Decrease) increase in official checks
     outstanding                                             (40)       169
 Increase in other  liabilities                               88         24
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 Net cash provided by operating activities                   254        492
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Decrease in interest-earning deposits                         99       --
Maturities and calls of securities held to maturity       16,525     10,426
Purchases of securities held to maturity                 (19,500)   (17,568)
Sales of mortgage loans                                    5,660       --
Repayments (originations) of loans receivable, net           886     (7,691)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net                    (233)      (270)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided (used) by investing activities           3,437    (15,103)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in demand,  savings,
     NOW and money-market  deposits                        3,709      4,741
Net (decrease)  increase in time  deposits                (7,893)     7,501
Net  increase in mortgage escrow funds                       231        675
Proceeds from  purchases of Federal funds                   --        1,160
Proceeds from  issuance  of common  stock,
     net of  issuance  costs                                  26         85
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash (used) provided by financing activities          (3,927)    14,162
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents                   (236)      (449)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period          13,472      9,176
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period              $ 13,236   $  8,727
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest                                                $  2,063   $  1,822
Income taxes                                                 405         87
Noncash financing activities:
Issuance of common stock to minority
     stockholders of Intervest Bank                            7       --
Conversion of convertible debentures
     into common stock                                        11       --
Compensation  related to stock warrants                        6       --
Interest on convertible debentures                           155       --
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-6

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 1 - General

         The condensed consolidated financial statements of Intervest Bancshares
Corporation  and  Subsidiary in this report have not been audited except for the
information derived from the audited  Consolidated  Balance Sheet as of December
31, 1998. The financial  statements in this report should be read in conjunction
with the consolidated financial statements and related notes thereto included in
the Company's  Annual Report to  Stockholders  on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
December 31, 1998. The consolidated financial statements include the accounts of
Intervest  Bancshares   Corporation,   a  bank  holding  company  (the  "Holding
Company"), and its subsidiary,  Intervest Bank (the "Bank"). The Holding Company
and the Bank are hereafter referred to as the "Company" on a consolidated basis.
The Holding Company's primary business activity is the ownership of the Bank.

         On April 1, 1999, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency granted
final approval of the Holding Company's  application to form "Intervest National
Bank," a newly chartered  commercial bank, which is a wholly owned subsidiary of
the Holding Company.  Intervest  National Bank received its national charter and
opened for business on April 1, 1999. It is located at One Rockefeller  Plaza in
New York City and provides full commercial banking services,  including internet
banking.  Intervest  National  Bank is a member of the Federal  Reserve  Banking
system and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation insures its deposits.

         All  intercompany  accounts and  transactions  have been  eliminated in
consolidation.  In the opinion of management, all material adjustments necessary
for a fair presentation of financial condition and results of operations for the
interim  periods  presented have been made.  These  adjustments  are of a normal
recurring  nature.  The results of  operations  for the interim  periods are not
necessarily  indicative  of results  that may be expected for the entire year or
any other interim period.  In preparing the consolidated  financial  statements,
management  is  required  to make  estimates  and  assumptions  that  affect the
reported amounts of assets,  liabilities,  revenues and expenses. Actual results
could differ from those estimates.  Certain  reclassifications have been made to
prior period amounts to conform to the current period's presentation.

Note 2 - Loan Impairment and Credit Losses

        The Company  monitors its loan  portfolio to determine  the  appropriate
level of the allowance for loan loss reserves based on various  factors that are
discussed on pages 22 and 23 of the Company's 1998 Annual Report on Form 10-KSB.
No loans were  classified  as  nonaccrual  or impaired  during the 1999 and 1998
reporting periods in this report. The table below summarizes the activity in the
allowance for loan loss reserves:

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                             For the Quarter Ended
                                                    March 31,
                                             ---------------------
($ in thousands)                                  1999    1998
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of period                   $1,662  $1,173
Provision for loan losses charged to operations     112     100
Recoveries                                            1       1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of period                         $1,775  $1,274
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                      F-7

<PAGE>


                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Note 3 - Convertible Debentures

         In March 1999,  a  convertible  debenture  in the  principal  amount of
$10,000 plus accrued  interest was converted into 1,063 shares of Class A common
stock at the election of the debenture holder.  The conversion price was $10 per
share.

Note 4 - Earnings Per Share (EPS)

Basic EPS is calculated by dividing net earnings by the weighted-average  number
of shares of common stock  outstanding.  Diluted EPS is  calculated  by dividing
adjusted net earnings by the  weighted-average  number of shares of common stock
outstanding and dilutive  potential  common stock shares that may be outstanding
in the future. Potential common stock shares may arise from outstanding dilutive
common  stock  warrants  (as  computed  by  the  "treasury  stock  method")  and
convertible  debentures (as computed by the "if converted method").  Diluted EPS
considers the potential  dilution that could occur if the Company's  outstanding
stock warrants and convertible  debentures were converted into common stock that
then  shared in the  Company's  adjusted  earnings  (as  adjusted  for  interest
expense,  net of  taxes,  that  would no  longer  occur if the  debentures  were
converted).

        Net earnings applicable to common stock and the weighted-average  number
of common shares used for basic and diluted earnings per share  computations are
summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                             For the Quarter Ended
                                                                                  March 31,


                                                                              1999          1998
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                      <C>           <C>
          BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
Net earnings applicable to common stockholders:
    Earnings before change in accounting principle                       $   394,000   $   308,000
    Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                     (128,000)         --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net earnings applicable to common stockholders                       $   266,000   $   308,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average number of common shares outstanding                                2,489,831     2,426,457
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per share amount:
     Earnings before change in accounting principle                      $      0.16   $      0.13
    Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                        (0.05)         --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Basic net earnings per share                                         $      0.11   $      0.13
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
          DILUTED EARNINGS PER SHARE
Adjusted net earnings applicable to common stockholders:
    Net earnings applicable to common stockholders                       $   266,000   $   308,000
    Adjustment to net earnings from assumed conversion of debentures          84,000          --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Adjusted net earnings for diluted earnings per share computation     $   350,000   $   308,000
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Average number of common shares outstanding:
    Common shares outstanding                                              2,489,831     2,426,457
    Potential dilutive shares from conversion of warrants                    310,774       846,282
    Potential dilutive shares resulting from conversion of debentures        743,433          --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total average number of common shares outstanding used for dilution    3,544,038     3,272,739
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Per share amount:
    Earnings before change in accounting principle                       $      0.14   $      0.09
    Cumulative effect of change in accounting principle                        (0.04)         --
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Diluted net earnings per share                                       $      0.10   $      0.09
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                                      F-8

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
        Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

Note 5 - Regulatory Capital

         The Bank is required to maintain  certain  minimum  regulatory  capital
requirements.  The  following  is a summary at March 31, 1999 of the  regulatory
capital requirements and the Bank's actual capital on a percentage basis:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                Ratios of       Minimum         To Be Considered
                                                                the Bank        Requirement     Well Capitalized
                                                                --------        -----------     ----------------
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>               <C>
Total capital to risk-weighted assets                            11.62%           8.00%             10.00%
Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets                           10.36%           4.00%              6.00%
Tier 1 capital to total average assets - leverage ratio           6.06%           4.00%              5.00%
</TABLE>


Note 6 - Cumulative Effect of Change in Accounting Principle

         On  January 1, 1999,  the  Company  adopted  as  required  the  AICPA's
Statement  of  Position  (SOP)  98-5,   "Reporting  on  the  Costs  of  Start-Up
Activities." The SOP requires that all start-up costs (except for those that are
capitalizable under other generally accepted accounting  principles) be expensed
as incurred.  Previously, a portion of start-up costs were generally capitalized
and amortized over a period of time.

         The adoption of this statement  resulted in a net charge of $128,000 in
the first quarter of 1999. The charge  represents  the  expensing,  net of a tax
benefit,  of cumulative  start-up costs  associated  with  organizing  Intervest
National Bank that had been capitalized  through December 31, 1998, as discussed
in note 1.










                                      F-9


<PAGE>


                          Independent Auditors' Report

The Board of Directors and Stockholders
Intervest Bancshares Corporation
New York, New York:

We have  audited  the  accompanying  consolidated  balance  sheets of  Intervest
Bancshares  Corporation  and Subsidiary (the "Company") at December 31, 1998 and
1997,  and  the  related  consolidated   statements  of  earnings,   changes  in
stockholders'   equity,   and  cash  flows  for  the  years  then  ended.  These
consolidated  financial  statements  are  the  responsibility  of the  Company's
management.  Our  responsibility is to express an opinion on these  consolidated
financial statements based on our audits.

We  conducted  our  audits  in  accordance  with  generally   accepted  auditing
standards.  Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement.  An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements.  An audit also includes
assessing the  accounting  principles  used and  significant  estimates  made by
management,  as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion,  the consolidated  financial statements referred to above fairly
present,  in all material  respects,  the  financial  position of the Company at
December 31, 1998 and 1997, and the results of its operations and its cash flows
for the years then ended,  in  conformity  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles.


HACKER, JOHNSON, COHEN & GRIEB PA
Tampa, Florida
January 15, 1999





                                      F-10

<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary

                          Consolidated Balance Sheets


                                                           December 31,  December 31,
($ in thousands, except par value)                               1998      1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>       <C>
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks                                       $  2,876  $  1,738
Federal funds sold                                               6,473       162
Short-term investments                                           4,123     7,276
                                                                 -----     -----
    Total cash and cash equivalents                             13,472     9,176
Interest-bearing deposits with banks                               199        99
Securities held to maturity, net (estimated fair value of
     $82,173 and $58,836, respectively)                         82,338    58,821
Restricted security, Federal reserve bank stock, at cost           233       233
Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan loss reserves of
     $1,662 and $1,173, respectively)                           96,074    75,652
Accrued interest receivable                                      1,800     1,327
Premises and equipment, net                                      4,917     4,877
Deferred income tax asset                                          579       485
Other assets                                                       910        85
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                                  $200,522  $150,755
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

LIABILITIES
Deposits:
Demand deposits                                               $  3,027  $  3,490
Savings and NOW deposits 34,778                                 17,119
Money-market deposits                                           33,629    17,180
Time deposits                                                   99,033    93,378
                                                                ------    ------
Total deposits                                                 170,467   131,167
Convertible debentures                                           7,000      --
Accrued interest on convertible debentures                         299      --
Mortgage escrow funds                                              870       590
Official checks outstanding                                      1,572       719
Other liabilities                                                  747       638
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                              180,955   133,114
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Minority interest                                                   23        21

Commitments and contingencies (notes 5, 16, 18 and 22)

STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Preferred stock (300,000 shares authorized, none issued)          --        --
Class A common stock ($1.00 par value,
     7,500,000 shares authorized, 2,184,515 and 2,124,415
     shares issued and outstanding, respectively)                2,184     2,124
Class B common stock ($1.00 par value, 700,000
     shares authorized, 300,000 issued and outstanding)            300       300
Additional paid-in-capital, common 13,789                       13,360
Retained earnings                                                3,271     1,836
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                                      19,544    17,620
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities, minority interest
     and stockholders' equity                                 $200,522  $150,755
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.


                                      F-11

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary

                      Consolidated Statements of Earnings

                                              For the Year Ended
                                                  December 31,
                                              ------------------
($ in thousands, except per share data)           1998      1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST AND DIVIDEND INCOME
Loans receivable                                 $8,278  $6,415
Securities                                        4,224   2,632
Other interest-earning assets                       432     300
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest and dividend income               12,934   9,347
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTEREST EXPENSE
Deposits                                          7,977   5,893
Convertible debentures and other borrowed funds     320       1
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total interest expense                            8,297   5,894
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income                  4,637   3,453
Provision for loan loss reserves                    479     352
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income after
     provision for loan loss reserves             4,158   3,101
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NONINTEREST INCOME
Customer service fees                               139      92
Income from mortgage activities                     195      32
All other                                            15      12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total noninterest income                            349     136
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NONINTEREST EXPENSES
Salaries and employee benefits                    1,056     907
Occupancy and equipment, net                        467     457
Advertising and promotion                            31      41
Professional fees and services                      225     149
Stationery, printing and supplies                    98      83
All other                                           254     267
Minority interest in subsidiary                       2       2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total noninterest expenses                        2,133   1,906
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Earnings before income taxes                      2,374   1,331
Income taxes                                        939     487
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                                     $1,435  $  844
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic earnings per share                         $ 0.58  $ 0.49
Diluted earnings per share                       $ 0.46  $ 0.41
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-12


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary

           Consolidated Statements of Changes in Stockholders' Equity
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>



                                                            For the Year Ended
                                                                 December 31,
                                                            ------------------
($ in thousands)                                                 1998      1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                           <C>       <C>
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning of year                                  $  2,124  $    900
Effect of 1.5 for 1 stock split                                   --         450
Issuance of 747,500 shares in public offering                     --         748
Issuance of 26,915 shares in exchange for
     common stock of minority stockholders of Intervest Bank      --          26
Issuance of 60,100 shares upon exercise of stock warrants           60      --
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of year                                           2,184     2,124
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CLASS B COMMON STOCK
Balance at beginning of year                                       300       200
Effect of 1.5 for 1 stock split                                   --         100
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of year                                             300       300
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ADDITIONAL PAID-IN-CAPITAL, COMMON
Balance at beginning of year                                    13,360     7,655
Effect of 1.5 for 1 stock split                                   --        (550)
Issuance of 747,500 shares in
     public offering, net of issuance costs                       --       5,972
Issuance of 26,915 shares in exchange for
     common stock of minority stockholders of Intervest Bank      --         283
Compensation related to issuance of Class B stock warrants          43      --
Issuance of 60,100 shares upon exercise of stock warrants,
     including tax benefits                                        386      --
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of year                                          13,789    13,360
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
RETAINED EARNINGS
Balance at beginning of year                                     1,836       992
Net earnings for the year                                        1,435       844
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of year                                           3,271     1,836
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity at end of year                     $ 19,544  $ 17,620
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-13


<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

                                                                                  For the Year Ended
                                                                                      December 31,
                                                                                  ------------------
($ in thousands)                                                                      1998      1997
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                               <C>        <C>
Net earnings                                                                      $  1,435   $    844
Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  earnings  to net  cash  provided  by  operating
    activities:
Depreciation and amortization                                                          337        260
Provision for loan loss reserves                                                       479        352
Deferred income tax (benefit) expense                                                  (94)        41
Accrued interest expense on debentures                                                 299       --
Compensation expense related to stock warrants                                          43       --
Amortization of premiums, fees and discounts, net                                     (218)        19
Increase in accrued interest receivable and other assets                              (698)      (495)
Increase in other liabilities                                                          996        115
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                            2,579      1,136
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Increase to interest-earning deposits                                                 (100)      --
Maturities and calls of securities held to maturity                                 50,050     20,175
Purchases of securities held to maturity                                           (73,650)   (44,450)
Net increase in loans receivable                                                   (20,657)   (16,563)
Purchases of Federal reserve bank stock                                               --          (30)
Purchases of premises and equipment, net                                              (377)    (2,197)
Sales of foreclosed real estate                                                       --          185
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used by investing activities                                              (44,734)   (42,880)
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in demand, savings, NOW and money-market deposits                      33,645     18,603
Net increase in time deposits                                                        5,655     19,117
Net increase in mortgage escrow funds                                                  280        160
Net proceeds from sale of convertible debentures                                     6,457       --
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs                          414      6,720
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                           46,451     44,600
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                            4,296      2,856
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                       9,176      6,320
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                          $ 13,472   $  9,176
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Cash paid during the period for:
Interest                                                                          $  7,929   $  5,832
Income taxes                                                                           849        700
Noncash activities:
Compensation related to warrants                                                        43       --
Interest on convertible debentures                                                     299       --
   Issuance of common stock in exchange for common stock of minority
     stockholders of  subsidiary                                                      --          309
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

See accompanying notes to consolidated financial statements.

                                      F-14

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

1.      Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

        Description of Business

         Intervest   Bancshares   Corporation   (the   "Holding   Company")  was
         incorporated on February 5, 1993 and is headquartered in New York City.
         At  December  31,  1998,  the  Holding  Company  owned  99.78%  of  the
         outstanding common stock and 100% of the outstanding preferred stock of
         Intervest  Bank (the "Bank").  Hereafter,  the Holding  Company and the
         Bank are referred to  collectively  as the "Company," on a consolidated
         basis. The Holding  Company's  primary business is the operation of the
         Bank.  The  Bank is a  Florida  state-chartered  commercial  bank  that
         provides a wide range of banking  services  to small and  middle-market
         businesses and individuals  through its five banking offices located in
         Pinellas County,  Florida.  The principal executive offices of the Bank
         are located at 625 Court Street, Clearwater, Florida.

         In December 1998, an application  filed by the Holding  Company for the
         formation of a new nationally-  chartered  commercial bank,  "Intervest
         National Bank." was granted  preliminary  approval by the Office of the
         Comptroller  of the  Currency.  The new  bank  will be a  wholly  owned
         subsidiary  and is expected to open in the spring of 1999. The new bank
         will be located at One  Rockefeller  Plaza in Manhattan,  New York, and
         will provide full banking services.

         Principles of Consolidation, Basis of Presentation and Use of Estimates

         The accompanying consolidated financial statements include the accounts
         of the  Holding  Company  and the Bank.  All  significant  intercompany
         accounts and  transactions  are  eliminated in  consolidation.  Certain
         reclassifications  have been made to prior  year  amounts to conform to
         the current year's presentation.  The accounting and reporting policies
         of the Company conform to generally accepted accounting  principles and
         to general practices within the banking industry.

         In preparing  the  consolidated  financial  statements,  management  is
         required to make  estimates  and  assumptions  that affect the reported
         amounts  of  assets  and  liabilities,  and  disclosure  of  contingent
         liabilities,  as of the date of the financial  statements  and revenues
         and expenses during the reporting periods.  Actual results could differ
         significantly from those estimates.

        Cash Equivalents

         For purposes of the statements of cash flows, cash equivalents  include
         Federal  funds  sold and  short-term  investments.  Federal  funds  are
         generally  sold for one-day  periods and  short-term  investments  have
         maturities of three months or less.

        Securities

         Securities  for which the  Company  has the  ability and intent to hold
         until  maturity are  classified as securities  held to maturity and are
         carried  at  cost,   adjusted  for   accretion  of  any  discounts  and
         amortization  of premiums,  which are recognized  into interest  income
         using the interest method over the period to maturity.  Securities that
         are held for indefinite periods of time which management intends to use
         as part of its asset/liability management strategy, or that may be sold
         in  response  to  changes  in  interest  rates  or other  factors,  are
         classified  as  available  for  sale  and are  carried  at fair  value.
         Unrealized  gains and losses are  reported as a separate  component  of
         stockholders'  equity, net of related income taxes.  Realized gains and
         losses  from sales are  determined  using the  specific  identification
         method.

                                      F-15


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

1.       Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
         Continued

        Loans Receivable

         Loans  that the  Company  has the  intent  and  ability to hold for the
         foreseeable  future or until  maturity or  satisfaction  are carried at
         their outstanding  principal net of chargeoffs,  the allowance for loan
         loss reserves, unamortized discounts and deferred loan origination fees
         or costs.  Loan  origination and commitment fees, net of certain costs,
         are deferred and  amortized to interest  income as an adjustment to the
         yield of the related loans over the contractual life of the loans using
         the  interest  method.  When a  loan  is  paid  off  or  sold,  or if a
         commitment expires unexercised,  any unamortized net deferred amount is
         credited or charged to income as appropriate.

         Loans are  placed on  nonaccrual  status  when  principal  or  interest
         becomes  90  days  or  more  past  due.  Accrued  interest   receivable
         previously  recognized  is reversed when a loan is placed on nonaccrual
         status.  Amortization  of net deferred fee income is  discontinued  for
         loans placed on nonaccrual status.  Interest payments received on loans
         in  nonaccrual  status are  recognized as income on a cash basis unless
         future  collections  of  principal  are  doubtful,  in  which  case the
         payments received are applied as a reduction of principal. Loans remain
         on nonaccrual status until principal and interest payments are current.

        Allowance for Loan Loss Reserves

         The allowance for loan loss reserves is netted against loans receivable
         and is increased by provisions  charged to operations  and decreased by
         chargeoffs  (net of  recoveries).  The  adequacy  of the  allowance  is
         evaluated monthly with consideration given to: the nature and volume of
         the loan portfolio;  overall portfolio  quality;  loan  concentrations;
         specific  problem  loans and  commitments  and  estimates of fair value
         thereof; historical chargeoffs and recoveries; adverse situations which
         may affec the borrowers' ability to repay; and management's  perception
         of the current and  anticipated  economic  conditions  in the Company's
         lending region. In addition, SFAS No. 114 specifies the manner in which
         the portion of the allowance for loan loss reserves is computed related
         to certain loans that are impaired.  A loan is normally deemed impaired
         when,  based upon current  information  and events,  it is probable the
         Company  will be unable to collect  both  principal  and  interest  due
         according  to the  contractual  terms of the loan  agreement.  Impaired
         loans normally consist of loans on nonaccrual  status.  Interest income
         on  impaired  loans  is  recognized  on a cash  basis.  Impairment  for
         commercial real estate and residential loans is required to be measured
         based on: the present value of expected  future cash flows,  discounted
         at the loan's effective  interest rate; or the observable  market price
         of the loan; or the estimated fair value of the loan's  collateral,  if
         payment of the principal and interest is dependent upon the collateral.

         When  the  fair  value  of the  property  is  less  than  the  recorded
         investment  in the loan,  this  deficiency is recognized as a valuation
         allowance  within the overall  allowance  for loan loss  reserves and a
         charge  through the  provision  for loan losses.  The Company  normally
         charges off any  portion of the  recorded  investment  in the loan that
         exceeds the fair value of the collateral. The net carrying amount of an
         impaired  loan does not at any time exceed the recorded  investment  in
         the loan.

         Lastly,  the  Company's  regulators,  as  an  integral  part  of  their
         examination  process,  periodically  review the allowance for loan loss
         reserves.  Accordingly,  the Company  may be  required to take  certain
         chargeoffs  and/or  recognize  additions to the allowance  based on the
         regulators'  judgment concerning  information  available to them during
         their examination.

                                      F-16

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

1.       Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
         Continued

         Foreclosed Real Estate

         Real  estate  properties   acquired  through,   or  in  lieu  of,  loan
         foreclosure  are to be sold.  Upon  foreclosure  of the  property,  the
         related loan is transferred  from the loan portfolio to foreclosed real
         estate  at the  lower  of the  loan's  carrying  value  at the  date of
         transfer,  or  estimated  fair  value of the  property  less  estimated
         selling costs.  Such amount becomes the new cost basis of the property.
         Adjustments  made to the  carrying  value at the time of  transfer  are
         charged to the allowance  for loan loss  reserves.  After  foreclosure,
         management  periodically performs market valuations and the real estate
         is carried at the lower of cost or estimated  fair value less estimated
         selling costs.  Revenue and expenses from operations and changes in the
         valuation  allowance of the  property are included in the  consolidated
         statement of earnings.

         Premises and Equipment

         Land  is  carried  at  cost.  Buildings,   leasehold  improvements  and
         furniture, fixtures and equipment are carried at cost, less accumulated
         depreciation  and  amortization.  Depreciation  is  computed  using the
         straight-line  method  over the  estimated  useful  life of the  asset.
         Leasehold  improvements  are amortized using the  straight-line  method
         over the terms of the related leases,  or the useful life of the asset,
         whichever is shorter.  Maintenance,  repairs and minor improvements are
         charged to operating expense as incurred,  while major improvements are
         capitalized.

         Stock Based Compensation

         Statement of Financial  Accounting  Standards No. 123,  "Accounting for
         Stock-Based  Compensation,"  establishes a "fair value" based method of
         accounting  for  stock-based  compensation  plans  and  encourages  all
         entities to adopt that method of accounting  for all their  stock-based
         compensation  plans.  However it also  allows an entity to  continue to
         measure   compensation   cost  for  those  plans  using  the  intrinsic
         value-based  method of accounting  prescribed by Accounting  Principles
         Board Opinion No. 25,  "Accounting  for Stock Issued to Employees." The
         Company has elected to follow APB No. 25 and related interpretations in
         accounting for its  stock-based  compensation,  which is in the form of
         stock  warrants.  Statement 123 requires pro forma  disclosures  of net
         earnings and earnings per share determined as if the Company  accounted
         for its stock warrants under the fair value method.

         Advertising Costs

         Advertising costs are expensed as incurred.

         Income Taxes

         Under SFAS No. 109,  "Accounting for Income Taxes," deferred tax assets
         and   liabilities   are  recognized   for  the  estimated   future  tax
         consequences   attributable  to  temporary   differences   between  the
         financial statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities
         and their respective tax bases. Deferred tax assets and liabilities are
         measured using enacted tax rates expected to apply to taxable income in
         the  year in which  those  temporary  differences  are  expected  to be
         recovered or settled. The effect on deferred tax assets and liabilities
         of a change in tax law or rates is  recognized  in income in the period
         that includes the enactment  date of change.  A valuation  allowance is
         recorded if it is more likely than not that some  portion or all of the
         deferred tax assets will not be realized based on a review of available
         evidence.

                                      F-17


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

1.       Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
         Continued

         Earnings Per Share (EPS)

         Basic   EPS  is   calculated   by   dividing   net   earnings   by  the
         weighted-average number of shares of common stock outstanding.  Diluted
         EPS  is   calculated   by  dividing   adjusted   net  earnings  by  the
         weighted-average   number  of  shares  of  common  stock  and  dilutive
         potential  common stock shares that may be  outstanding  in the future.
         Potential  common stock shares consist of outstanding  dilutive  common
         stock warrants (which are computed using the treasury stock method) and
         convertible  debentures  (computed  using the "if  converted  method").
         Diluted EPS considers  the  potential  dilution that could occur if the
         Company's  outstanding  stock warrants and convertible  debentures were
         converted into common stock that then shared in the Company's  earnings
         (as adjusted  for expense that would no longer occur if the  debentures
         were  converted).  Prior to the public stock offering in November 1997,
         there was no public market for the Company's common stock. For purposes
         of  calculating  Diluted EPS for 1997,  the $10 public  stock  offering
         price is assumed to be the market price.

         Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

         In the ordinary course of business, the Company enters into off-balance
         sheet financial instruments consisting of commitments to extend credit,
         unused lines of credit and standby  letters of credit.  Such  financial
         instruments are recorded in the consolidated  financial statements when
         they are funded or related fees are incurred or received.

         Recent Accounting Pronouncements

         Reporting Comprehensive Income. On January 1, 1998, the Company adopted
         Statement of Financial  Accounting Standards (SFAS) No. 130, "Reporting
         Comprehensive   Income,"  which  established  standards  for  reporting
         comprehensive  income.  Comprehensive income is defined by the standard
         as the  change in  equity of an  enterprise  except  for those  changes
         resulting   from   stockholder   transactions.    All   components   of
         comprehensive  income are  required to be  reported in a new  financial
         statement that is displayed with equal prominence as existing financial
         statements. The Company had no items of comprehensive income in 1998 or
         1997, therefore such a statement is not presented.

         Employers'   Disclosures   about  Pensions  and  Other   Postretirement
         Benefits.  On December  31,  1998,  the Company  adopted  SFAS No. 132,
         "Employers'   Disclosures  about  Pensions  and  Other   Postretirement
         Benefits  - an  amendment  of SFAS No.  87, 88 and 106." The  statement
         revised,  deleted  or added  certain  disclosures  with  regard to such
         plans. It did not change the measurement or recognition of those plans.
         The adoption of this standard had no impact on the Company's  financial
         statement disclosures.

         Accounting for Start-Up Costs. In April 1998, the American Institute of
         Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) issued Statement of Position (SOP)
         98-5,  "Reporting  on the  Costs  of  Start-Up  Activities,"  which  is
         effective for fiscal years  beginning  after December 15, 1998. The SOP
         requires   that  all  start-up   costs   (except  for  those  that  are
         capitalizable under other generally accepted accounting  principles) be
         expensed as incurred.

                                      F-18


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

1.       Description of Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies,
         Continued

         Accounting for Start-Up Costs,  Continued.  Previously,  start-up costs
         were generally  capitalized  and amortized over a period of time.  Upon
         adoption of this  statement,  approximately  $160,000 of start-up costs
         associated  with  organizing the new bank will be expensed in the first
         quarter of 1999. Additional expenses also will be incurred in the first
         quarter in connection with organizing the new bank.

         Accounting for Derivative  Instruments and Hedging Activities.  In June
         1998,  the  FASB  issued  SFAS  No.  133,  "Accounting  for  Derivative
         Instruments  and  Hedging   Activities."   The  statement   establishes
         accounting  and  reporting   standards  for   derivative   instruments,
         including certain derivative  instruments  embedded in other contracts,
         and for hedging  activities.  It requires,  among other things, that an
         entity  recognizes  all  derivatives as either assets or liabilities in
         the balance sheet and measures  those  instruments  at fair value.  The
         statement  is  effective  for  all  fiscal  quarters  of  fiscal  years
         beginning after June 15, 1999. Since the Company does not currently use
         derivative financial instruments, the standard will not have any impact
         on the Company's financial statements when adopted.

         Accounting for the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for
         Internal Use. In March 1998, the AICPA issued SOP 98-1, "Accounting for
         the Costs of Computer Software Developed or Obtained for Internal Use,"
         which is effective for fiscal years  beginning after December 15, 1998.
         The SOP,  among  other  things,  provides  guidance as to when and what
         types of costs  should be  capitalized  as it relates  to  internal-use
         software.  Upon  adoption,  the Company  expects that this SOP will not
         have any impact on its financial statements.


2.       Securities Held To Maturity

         The carrying and estimated  fair values of securities  held to maturity
         are summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                             Gross          Gross       Estimated
                                           Amortized      Unrealized    Unrealized       Fair
($ in thousands)                              Cost          Gains         Losses         Value
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                        <C>            <C>            <C>            <C>
At December 31, 1998:
   U.S. Treasury securities                $ 2,015        $    15        $  --          $ 2,030
   U.S. Government and agency securities    80,323            186            366         80,143
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           $82,338        $   201        $   366        $82,173
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
At December 31, 1997:
   U.S. Treasury securities                $ 4,027        $    15        $  --          $ 4,042
   U.S. Government and agency securities    54,794             64             64         54,794
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           $58,821        $    79        $    64        $58,836
- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

         At December 31, 1998 and 1997, the  securities  portfolio was comprised
         of securities with fixed rates of interest.  The weighted-average yield
         of the portfolio was approximately 5.89% at December 31, 1998 and 6.24%
         at December 31, 1997.

         At December 31, 1998, U.S Government and agency  securities  consist of
         debt  obligations  of the Federal  Home Loan Bank,  Federal Farm Credit
         Bank and Federal National Mortgage Association.  There were no sales of
         securities during the years ended December 31, 1998 and 1997. Intervest
         Bancshares  Corporation and Subsidiary Notes to Consolidated  Financial
         Statements For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

                                      F-19


<PAGE>

2.       Securities Held To Maturity, Continued

         The carrying and estimated  fair values of securities  held to maturity
         at December 31, 1998,  by remaining  term to  contractual  maturity are
         summarized as follows:

($ in thousands)
                                        Amortized Estimated Fair
                                           Cost     Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Due in one year or less                  $ 2,015   $ 2,030
Due after one year through five years     61,060    60,870
Due after five years through ten years    19,263    19,273
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                         $82,338   $82,173
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3.       Loans Receivable
         Loans receivable are summarized as follows:
                                   At December 31, 1998     At December 31, 1997
                                   --------------------     --------------------
($ in thousands)                   # of loans    Amount     # of loans  Amount
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commercial real estate loans             95    $ 68,828         106   $ 64,270
Residential multifamily loans            51      23,707          34       6,903
Residential 1-4 family loans             47       2,627          49      3,162
Construction loans                       --          --           1        158
Commercial loans                         49       2,875          49      2,641
Consumer loans                           17         184          13         92
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans receivable                        259      98,221         252     77,226
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred loan fees                                 (485)       (401)
Allowance for loan loss reserves                 (1,662)     (1,173)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Loans receivable, net                          $ 96,074    $ 75,652
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         At December 31, 1998 and 1997, there were no loans held for sale.

         The  geographic  distribution  of the loan  portfolio is  summarized as
         follows:

                  At December 31, 1998     At December 31, 1997
                  --------------------     --------------------

($ in thousands)
- ----------------

                 Amount    % of Total     Amount    % of Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Florida         $82,167       83.7%      $72,649       94.1%
New York City    16,054       16.3         4,577        5.9
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                $98,221      100.0%      $77,226      100.0%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Credit risk,  which  represents  the  possibility  of the Company not recovering
amounts  due from its  borrowers,  is  significantly  related to local  economic
conditions as well as the Company's underwriting standards.  Economic conditions
affect the income  levels of borrowers  and the market  value of the  underlying
collateral.  In addition,  although commercial real estate and multifamily loans
typically bear higher  interest rates than 1-4 family  residential  loans,  they
entail  certain  risks not  normally  found in 1-4 family  residential  mortgage
lending.  Commercial  real estate and  multifamily  loans usually involve larger
loans to single borrowers. In addition, satisfactory payment experience on loans
secured  by  income-producing  properties  (such as office  buildings,  shopping
centers and rental and cooperative  apartment buildings) is largely dependent on
high  levels of  occupancy.  Thus,  these  loans  are more  subject  to  adverse
conditions in the real estate market and economy or specific conditions at or in
the vicinity of the property's location.

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                      Intervest Bancshares Corporation and
   Subsidiary Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements For the Years Ended
                           December 31, 1998 and 1997

4. Allowance for Loan Loss Reserves

         Activity  in the  allowance  for loan loss  reserves is  summarized  as
         follows:

                         For the Year Ended December 31,
                         -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                    1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of year      $1,173   $  811
Provision charged to operations      479      352
Recoveries                            10       10
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of year            $1,662   $1,173
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         There were no loans on  nonaccrual  status or  classified  as  impaired
         during the years ended December 31, 1998 or 1997.

5. Premises and Equipment, Lease Commitments and Rental Expense

        Premises and equipment is summarized as follows:

                                                    At December 31,
                                                    ---------------
($ in thousands)                                   1998       1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Land                                            $ 1,264    $ 1,064
Buildings                                         3,419      3,398
Leasehold improvements                              136        162
Furniture, fixtures and equipment                 1,289      1,226
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total cost                                        6,108      5,850
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Less accumulated deprecation and amortization    (1,191)      (973)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net book value                                  $ 4,917    $ 4,877
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         The Bank leases its Belcher Road office,  which is accounted  for as an
         operating  lease expiring in June 2007.  The lease contains  escalation
         clauses based upon the consumer price index and several  adjustments up
         to a maximum of 3% of the previous year's rental.

         The  Holding  Company  has  leased  office  space for the new  proposed
         national  bank in  Manhattan,  New York,  which is accounted  for as an
         operating  lease expiring in May 2008. The rental payments are fixed at
         $257,261 per annum  beginning on July 1, 1999,  increasing  to $285,073
         per annum on December 1, 2003 until expiration.

         The Company's rental expense aggregated $94,000 and $125,000,  for 1998
         and 1997, respectively.

         Future  minimum  annual  lease  rental  payments  under  noncancellable
         operating leases at December 31, 1998, aggregated as follows:  $225,000
         in 1999; $356,000 in 2000; $359,000 in 2001; $363,000 in 2002; $369,000
         in 2003; and $1,665,000 thereafter.

         The Bank subleases certain of its space to other companies under leases
         that expire at various  times  through  August  2007.  Sublease  rental
         income   aggregated   $338,000   and   $195,000   for  1998  and  1997,
         respectively.  Future  sublease  rental  income at December 31, 1998 is
         summarized as follows:  $281,000 in 1999, $271,000 in 2000, $211,000 in
         2001, $190,000 in 2002, $161,000 in 2003 and $631,000 thereafter.

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<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

6.      Deposits

         Scheduled maturities of certificates of deposit accounts are summarized
         as follows:

                                  At December 31, 1998    At December 31, 1997
                                  --------------------    --------------------
                                              Wtd-Avg                 Wtd-Avg
($ in thousands)                   Amount   Stated Rate   Amount     Stated Rate
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Within one year                   $55,130       5.36%    $46,954       5.46%
Over one to two years              17,052       5.90      16,554       5.97
Over two to three years            10,153       6.00       9,446       6.40
Over three to four years 10,576                 6.06       9,362       6.05
Over four years                     6,122       5.85      11,062       6.07
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  $99,033       5.62%    $93,378       5.78%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         Certificates   of  deposit   accounts  of  $100,000  or  more   totaled
         $10,962,000 and $9,506,000 at December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
         At December 31, 1998,  certificates of deposit  accounts of $100,000 or
         more by  remaining  maturity  were as  follows:  due  within  one  year
         $7,353,000;  over one to two years $1,619,000;  over two to three years
         $1,028,000;  over  three to four  years  $862,000;  and over four years
         $100,000.

         Interest expense on deposits is summarized as follows:

                              For the Year Ended December 31,
                              -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                     1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Money-market and NOW accounts      $1,324   $  816
Savings accounts                      832      446
Certificates of deposit accounts    5,821    4,631
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   $7,977   $5,893
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


7.       Convertible Debentures

         In June 1998, the Holding Company sold  $7,000,000 of principal  amount
         of Convertible  Subordinated  Debentures (the "Debentures") in a public
         offering. The proceeds from the sale, net of underwriting discounts and
         other fees,  amounted to approximately  $6,500,000.  The Debentures are
         due July 1, 2008 and are  convertible  at the option of the  holders at
         any time  prior to April 1, 2008,  unless  previously  redeemed  by the
         Holding  Company,  into  shares of Class A common  stock of the Holding
         Company at the following current  conversion  prices per share:  $10.00
         through December 31, 1999,  $12.50 in 2000;  $14.00 in 2001;  $15.00 in
         2002;  $16.00 in 2003;  $18.00 in 2004; $21.00 in 2005; $24.00 in 2006;
         $27.00 in 2007 and $30.00 from January 1, 2008 through April 1, 2008.


         The Holding Company has the right to establish  conversion  prices that
         are  less  than  those  set  forth  above  for such  periods  as it may
         determine.  On January 13, 1999,  the  conversion  prices were adjusted
         downward  from those set at the  original  offering  date to the prices
         shown  above.  The Holding  Company  also has the option at any time to
         call all or any part of the  Debentures for payment and redeem the same
         at any time prior to maturity  thereof.  The  redemption  price for the
         Debentures  is (i) the face  amount  plus a 2%  premium  if the date of
         redemption  is prior to July 1, 1999,  (ii) the face  amount  plus a 1%
         premium if redemption occurs on or after July 1, 1999 and prior to July
         1, 2000,  or (iii) the face amount if the date of  redemption  is on or
         after July 1, 2000.

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<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

7.       Convertible Debentures, Continued

         Interest on the  Debentures  will  accrue and  compound  each  calendar
         quarter at 8%. All accrued  interest is payable at the  maturity of the
         Debentures  whether  by  acceleration,  redemption  or  otherwise.  Any
         Debenture  holder may, on or before July 1 of each year commencing July
         1,  2003,  elect  to be paid all  accrued  interest  and to  thereafter
         receive payments of interest quarterly.


8.       Other Borrowed Funds

         The Bank has agreements with  correspondent  banks whereby the Bank may
         borrow  up  to  $6,000,000  on  an  unsecured  basis.   There  were  no
         outstanding  borrowings  under these agreements at December 31, 1998 or
         1997.

9.       Stockholders' Equity

         The Holding  Company's  Board of Directors is authorized to issue up to
         300,000  shares  of  preferred  stock of the  Holding  Company  without
         stockholder  approval.  The powers,  preferences  and  rights,  and the
         qualifications,  limitations, and restrictions thereof on any series of
         preferred  stock issued is  determined  by the Board of  Directors.  At
         December  31, 1998 and 1997,  there was no  preferred  stock issued and
         outstanding.

         Class A and B common stock have equal voting  rights as to all matters,
         except that,  so long as at least 50,000 shares of Class B common stock
         remain issued and outstanding, the holders of the outstanding shares of
         Class B  common  stock  are  entitled  to  vote  for  the  election  of
         two-thirds  of the Board of  Directors  (rounded to the  nearest  whole
         number),  and the holders of the  outstanding  shares of Class A common
         stock are entitled to vote for the  remaining  Directors of the Holding
         Company.  The  shares  of Class B common  stock are  convertible,  on a
         share-for-share  basis,  into  Class A common  stock at any time  after
         January 1, 2000.  On  September  18, 1997 the Board of Directors of the
         Holding  Company  declared a 1.5 for 1 Class A and Class B common stock
         split  payable in September  1997.  All per share  amounts  reflect the
         effect of these stock splits.

10.      Asset and Dividend Restrictions

         The  Bank is  required  under  Federal  Reserve  Board  regulations  to
         maintain reserves,  generally consisting of cash or noninterest-earning
         accounts,  against its transaction  accounts.  At December 31, 1998 and
         1997, balances maintained as reserves were not material.

         As a member of the  Federal  Reserve  Bank,  the Bank must  maintain an
         investment  in the  capital  stock  of the  Federal  Reserve  Bank.  At
         December 31, 1998 and 1997, such investment aggregated to $233,000.

         The payment of dividends by the Holding Company and the Bank is subject
         to  various  regulatory  restrictions.  These  restrictions  take  into
         consideration  various factors such as whether there are sufficient net
         earnings, as defined,  liquidity,  asset quality,  capital adequacy and
         economic conditions. Additionally, no dividends may be declared or paid
         with respect to shares of Class B common  stock until  January 1, 2000,
         after which time the holders of Class A common stock and Class B common
         stock will share ratably in any dividend. The Holding Company has never
         paid  a  common  dividend  to its  shareholders  and  currently  has no
         intentions of paying a common dividend.

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<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

11.      Profit Sharing Plan

         The Bank sponsors a  tax-qualified,  profit  sharing plan in accordance
         with the provisions of Section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code. The
         plan is  available  to all  employees  electing  to  participate  after
         meeting   certain    length-of-service    requirements.    The   Bank's
         contributions  to the profit  sharing  plan are  discretionary  and are
         determined annually.  Total expense related to the contributions to the
         plan included in the  accompanying  consolidated  financial  statements
         aggregated $22,220 and $21,377 for 1998 and 1997, respectively.

12.      Related Party Transactions

         The Bank has made loans to certain of its  directors  and their related
         entities. The activity is as follows:


                         For the Year Ended December 31,
                         -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                 1998       1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at beginning of year   $ 3,242    $ 2,941
Additions                          868        510
Repayments                        (177)      (209)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Balance at end of year         $ 3,933    $ 3,242
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         There are no loans to directors or officers of the Holding Company. The
         Bank participates with Intervest  Corporation of New York (ICNY) in one
         mortgage  with a balance of $237,000 at December  31,  1998,  and three
         mortgages at December 31, 1997 aggregating $1,310,000. The shareholders
         of ICNY are shareholders, directors and officers of the Company.

13.      Common Stock Warrants

         The  Holding  Company  has common  stock  warrants  outstanding,  which
         entitle the registered  holders thereof to purchase one share of common
         stock for each  warrant.  All  warrants  are  exercisable  when issued,
         except for Class B common stock  warrants  issued in 1998.  The Holding
         Company's  warrants  have been issued in  connection  with public stock
         offerings,  to directors and employees of the Bank and directors of the
         Holding  Company  and to  outside  third  parties  for  performance  of
         services.

         Data concerning common stock warrants is summarized as follows:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                 Exercise Price Per Warrant         Total           Wtd-Avg
                                                 --------------------------         -----           -------
<S>                                    <C>             <C>           <C>        <C>          <C>
Class A Common Stock Warrants:        $     6.67    $    10.00    $14.00 (2)     Warrants    Exercise Price
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at December 31,1996        1,528,665          --            --      1,528,665    $    6.67
   Granted in 1997 (1)                      --         949,183          --        949,183    $   10.00
   Granted in 1997                          --          16,500          --         16,500    $   10.00
                                      ---------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at December 31,1997        1,528,665       965,683          --      2,494,348    $    7.96
   Granted in 1998                          --              20       122,000      122,020    $   14.00
   Exercised in 1998                     (56,100)       (4,000)         --        (60,100)   $    6.89
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at December 31,1998        1,472,565       961,703       122,000    2,556,268    $    8.27
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Remaining contractual life in years
    at December 31, 1998                     4.4           4.0          4.0         4.2
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>


(1)      These  warrants  entitle  the holder to  purchase  one share of Class A
         common  stock at a price of $10.00  per share  through  year-end  1999;
         $11.50 per share in 2000; $12.50 per share in 2001 and $13.50 per share
         in 2002.

(2)      These  warrants  entitle  the holder to  purchase  one share of Class A
         common  stock at a price of $14.00  per share  through  year-end  1999;
         $15.00 per share in 2000; $16.00 per share in 2001 and $17.00 per share
         in 2002.

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<PAGE>

                 Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

13.      Common Stock Warrants, Continued


                                 Exercise Price
                                 --------------
                                   Per Warrant    Total     Wtd-Avg
                                   -----------    -----     -------
Class B Common Stock Warrants:        $  6.67   $ 10.00  Warrants Exercise Price
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at December 31,1996          --        --        --     $ --
   Granted in 1997                    150,000      --     150,000   $    6.67
                                      ---------------------------
Outstanding at December 31,1997       150,000      --     150,000   $    6.67
   Granted in 1998 (1)                   --      50,000    50,000   $   10.00
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Outstanding at December 31,1998       150,000    50,000   200,000   $    7.50
- -----------------------------------------------------------------
Remaining contractual life in years
   at December 31, 1998                   8.1       9.1       8.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)      At  December  31,  1998,  7,100  of  these  warrants  were  immediately
         exercisable.  An additional 7,100 warrants vest and become  exercisable
         on each April 27th of 1999,  2000,  2001,  2002, 2003 and the remaining
         7,400 on April 27,  2004.  The  warrants,  which  expire on January 31,
         2008, become fully vested earlier upon certain conditions.

         The Company uses the intrinsic  value-based method prescribed under APB
         Opinion  No.  25,  "Accounting  for  Stock  Issued  to  Employees,"  in
         accounting  for its stock  warrants.  Under this  method,  compensation
         expense related to stock warrants is the excess,  if any, of the market
         price of the stock as of the grant date over the exercise  price of the
         warrant. The exercise price of the Class B warrants granted in 1998 was
         below  the  market  price of the  common  shares  at the date of grant.
         Therefore, in accordance with APB Opinion No. 25, approximately $43,000
         was  included in salaries  and  employee  benefits  expense for 1998 in
         connection with the issuance of these warrants. No compensation expense
         was recorded  related to the remaining  stock warrants  granted in 1998
         because their exercise  prices were the same as the market price of the
         common shares at the date of grant.

         Had  compensation  expense been determined  based on the estimated fair
         value of the  warrants  at the grant date in  accordance  with SFAS No.
         123,  "Accounting  for  Stock-Based  Compensation,"  the  Company's net
         earnings  and  earnings  per share  would have been  reduced to the pro
         forma amounts as follows:

                                        For the Year Ended December 31,
                                        -------------------------------
($ in thousands,  except per share amounts)     1998    1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Reported net earnings                         $1,435   $ 844
Pro forma net earnings (1)                    $1,146   $ 384

Reported basic earnings per share             $ 0.58   $0.49
Pro forma basic earnings per share            $ 0.47   $0.22

Reported diluted earnings per share           $ 0.46   $0.41
Pro forma diluted earnings per share          $ 0.38   $0.19
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

(1)      Pro forma net  earnings  for 1998 does not  reflect  the full impact of
         calculating  compensation  expense  related  to Class B stock  warrants
         granted in 1998,  since the total expense  calculated under SFAS No.123
         is apportioned over the vesting period of those warrants.

         The per share  weighted-average  estimated  fair value of 172,000 stock
         warrants  granted to employees  and  directors in 1998 was $3.63 on the
         date  of  grant  using  the  Black-Scholes  option-pricing  model.  The
         following   weighted-average   assumptions   were  used:   no  expected
         dividends; expected life of 2.9 years, expected price volatility of 25%
         and a 5.5%  risk-free  interest  rate.  The per share  weighted-average
         estimated fair value of 166,500 stock warrants granted to employees and
         directors in 1997 was $2.76 on the date of grant based on the following
         weighted-average  assumptions: no expected dividends;  expected life of
         8.4 years, no expected stock  volatility and a 6.0% risk-free  interest
         rate. The assumptions are subjective in nature,  involve  uncertainties
         and  cannot  be  determined   with  precision.

                                      F-25


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

14.      Income Taxes

         The Holding  Company and its  subsidiary  file a  consolidated  Federal
         income tax return on a calendar year basis.  The Holding  Company files
         state income tax returns in New York and New Jersey and  franchise  tax
         returns  in  Delaware.  The Bank  files a state  income  tax  return in
         Florida.  At December  31,  1998,  the Company had net  operating  loss
         carryforwards (NOLs) of $163,000 relating to the operations of the Bank
         available to reduce future Federal taxable  income.  The NOLs expire in
         2007 and 2008.

         At December 31, 1998 and 1997, the Company had a net deferred tax asset
         of  $579,000  and  $485,000,  respectively.  The asset  relates  to the
         unrealized benefit for: net temporary differences between the financial
         statement carrying amounts of existing assets and liabilities and their
         respective  tax bases that will  result in future tax  deductions;  and
         unused operating loss carryforwards.  In assessing the realizability of
         deferred  tax assets,  management  considers  whether it is more likely
         than not that some  portion or all of the  deferred tax assets will not
         be realized.  The ultimate realization of such assets is dependent upon
         the generation of sufficient taxable income during the periods in which
         those temporary differences become deductible. Management believes that
         it is more likely than not that the  Company's  deferred tax asset will
         be realized and  accordingly,  a valuation  allowance  for deferred tax
         assets was not maintained at any time during 1998 and 1997.

         The provision for income tax expense consisted of the following:

($ in thousands)                Current    Deferred     Total
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended December 31, 1998:
   Federal                      $   815    $   (80)   $   735
   State and Local                  218        (14)       204
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                $ 1,033    $   (94)   $   939
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Year Ended December 31, 1997:
   Federal                      $   377    $    35    $   412
   State and Local                   69          6         75
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                $   446    $    41    $   487
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


         The  components  of deferred tax  (benefit)  expense are  summarized as
         follows:


                         For the Year Ended December 31,
                         -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                    1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Allowance for loan loss reserves   $(185)   $(113)
Depreciation                         (38)      (1)
Deferred loan fees                     7        6
Net operating loss carryforwards     125      125
All other                             (3)      24
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   $ (94)   $  41
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                      F-26


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

14.        Income Taxes, Continued

         The tax effects of the temporary  differences that give rise to the net
         deferred tax asset are summarized as follows:

                                     At December 31,
                                     ---------------
($ in thousands)                      1998    1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Deferred Tax Asset:
  Allowance for loan loss reserves   $ 483   $ 298
  Deferred loan fees                     6      13
  Net operating loss carryforwards      61     186
  Depreciation                          19    --
  All other                             10       7
Total gross deferred tax asset         579     504
Deferred Tax Liability:
  Depreciation                        --       (19)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net deferred tax asset               $ 579   $ 485
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

         The  reconciliation  between the statutory  Federal income tax rate and
         the Company's  effective tax rate (including  state and local taxes) is
         as follows:

                                                 For the Year Ended December 31,
                                                 -------------------------------
($ in thousands)                                            1998    1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tax provision at statutory rate                             34.0%   34.0%
Increase (decrease) in taxes resulting from:
   State and local income taxes, net of Federal benefit      5.6     3.8
   Other                                                      --    (1.2)
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                            39.6%   36.6%
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

15.     Earnings Per Share

         Net earnings applicable to common stock and the weighted-average number
         of shares used for basic and diluted  earnings  per share  computations
         are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                            For the Year Ended December 31,
                                                                            -------------------------------
($ in  thousands,  except share and per share amounts)                               1998          1997
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                               <C>          <C>
 Basic earnings per share:
  Net earnings applicable to common stockholders                                  $    1,435   $      844
  Average number of common shares outstanding                                      2,457,113    1,712,292
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic earnings per share amount                                                   $     0.58   $     0.49
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diluted earnings per share:
  Net earnings applicable to common stockholders                                  $    1,435   $      844
  Adjustment to net earnings from assumed conversion of debentures                       172         --
  Adjusted net earnings for diluted earnings per share computation                $    1,607   $      844
  Average number of common shares outstanding:
  Common shares outstanding                                                        2,457,113    1,712,292
      Potential dilutive shares resulting from exercise of warrants                  630,457      360,167
      Potential dilutive shares resulting from conversion of debentures              385,946         --
  Total average number of common shares outstanding used for dilution              3,473,516    2,072,459
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Diluted earnings per share amount                                                 $     0.46   $     0.41
- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                                      F-27

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

15.      Earnings Per Share, Continued

         A total of 122,000  common  stock  warrants  with an exercise  price of
         $14.00  were not  included in the  computation  of diluted EPS for 1998
         because their  exercise price was greater than the average market price
         of the common shares during 1998.  Warrants to purchase  989,083 shares
         of Class A common  stock at $10.00 per share were not  included  in the
         computation  for diluted EPS for 1997  because the  warrants'  exercise
         price approximated the market price of the stock.

16.      Contingencies

         As a  result  of  transactions  conducted  in the  ordinary  course  of
         business,  the  Company  is  a  defendant  in  various  legal  actions.
         Management,  after  consultation with legal counsel,  believes that the
         ultimate  liability,  if any,  arising from such legal actions will not
         materially affect the Company's financial  condition,  liquidity or its
         results of operations.

17.      Regulatory Matters

         The Holding Company and the Bank are subject to regulation, examination
         and supervision by the Federal  Reserve Bank. In addition,  the Bank is
         also subject to regulation,  examination and supervision by the Florida
         Department  of Banking and Finance  and the Federal  Deposit  Insurance
         Corporation.  The Bank is also  governed by numerous  Federal and state
         laws  and  regulations,  including  the  FDIC  Improvement  Act of 1991
         (FDICIA).   Among  other  matters,   FDICIA  established  five  capital
         categories    ranging    from   well    capitalized    to    critically
         undercapitalized.  Such  classifications are used by the FDIC and other
         bank regulatory agencies to determine various matters, including prompt
         corrective  action  and each  institution's  semi-annual  FDIC  deposit
         insurance premium assessments.

         As of  December  31,  1998,  the  most  recent  notification  from  the
         regulators categorized the Bank as a well-capitalized institution under
         the criteria of FDICIA, which requires minimum Tier 1 leverage and Tier
         1 and total risk-based capital ratios of 5%, 6% and 10%,  respectively.
         Management  believes  that  there are no current  conditions  or events
         outstanding that would change the designation from well capitalized.

         The tables  below  present  information  regarding  the Bank's  capital
         adequacy.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                     For Capital    For  Well-Capitalized
                                                                     -----------    ---  ----------------
                                                   Actual         Adequacy Purposes        Purposes
                                                   ------         -----------------        --------
($ in thousands)                            Amount       Ratio   Amount      Ratio  Amount         Ratio
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                         <C>          <C>     <C>          <C>    <C>          <C>
As of December 31, 1998:
   Total capital to risk-weighted assets    $12,046      11.15%  $ 8,644      8.00%  $10,805      10.00%
   Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets   $10,692       9.90%  $ 4,322      4.00%  $ 6,483       6.00%
   Tier 1 capital to average assets         $10,692       6.04%  $ 7,086      4.00%  $ 8,857       5.00%
As of December 31, 1997:
   Total capital to risk-weighted assets    $10,243      11.46%  $ 7,153      8.00%  $ 8,941      10.00%
   Tier 1 capital to risk-weighted assets   $ 9,125      10.21%  $ 3,577      4.00%  $ 5,365       6.00%
   Tier 1 capital to average assets         $ 9,125       6.53%  $ 5,591      4.00%  $ 6,988       5.00%
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                                      F-28


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997

18.      Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments

         The Company is party to financial  instruments with  off-balance  sheet
         risk in the normal  course of business to meet the  financing  needs of
         its  customers.   These  financial  instruments  are  in  the  form  of
         commitments  to extend  credit and standby  letters of credit,  and may
         involve, to varying degrees,  elements of credit and interest rate risk
         in excess of the amounts recognized in the consolidated balance sheets.
         The  contract  amounts  of these  instruments  reflect  the  extent  of
         involvement  the  Company  has  in  these  financial  instruments.  The
         Company's exposure to credit loss in the event of nonperformance by the
         other  party  to  the  off-balance   sheet  financial   instruments  is
         represented by the contractual amount of those instruments. The Company
         uses the same  credit  policies  in making  commitments  as it does for
         on-balance sheet instruments.

         Commitments to extend credit are agreements to lend funds to a customer
         as long as there is no violation of any  condition  established  in the
         contract.  Such  commitments  generally have fixed  expiration dates or
         other  termination  clauses and may require payment of fees. Since some
         of the commitments are expected to expire without being drawn upon, the
         total  commitment  amount does not  necessarily  represent  future cash
         requirements.  The Company  evaluates each customer's credit worthiness
         on a case-by-case basis. The amount of collateral  obtained,  if deemed
         necessary  by the  Company  upon  extension  of  credit,  is  based  on
         management's credit evaluation of the counterparty.  Standby letters of
         credit are conditional  commitments  issued by the Company to guarantee
         the  performance  of a  customer  to a third  party.  The  credit  risk
         involved in issuing  letters of credit is essentially  the same as that
         involved in extending loans to customers.

         The  following  is a summary of the notional  amounts of the  Company's
         off-balance sheet financial instruments.


                             At December 31,
                             ---------------
($ in thousands)              1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Unfunded loan commitments   $3,175   $2,950
Available lines of credit      628      527
Standby letters of credit    1,100      100
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                            $4,903   $3,577
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.      Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments

         Fair  value  estimates  are made at a  specific  point in time based on
         available information about each financial instrument. Where available,
         quoted market prices are used.  However,  a significant  portion of the
         Company's financial instruments,  such as commercial real estate loans,
         do not have an active  marketplace in which they can be readily sold or
         purchased to determine fair value.  Consequently,  fair value estimates
         for such  instruments are based on assumptions  made by management that
         include the  financial  instrument's  credit risk  characteristics  and
         future estimated cash flows and prevailing interest rates. As a result,
         these  fair  value   estimates  are   subjective  in  nature,   involve
         uncertainties and matters of significant judgment and therefore, cannot
         be  determined   with  precision.   Accordingly,   changes  in  any  of
         management's  assumptions  could  cause  the fair  value  estimates  to
         deviate substantially. The fair value estimates also do not reflect any
         additional  premium or discount  that could  result from  offering  for
         sale,  at one time,  the  Company's  entire  holdings  of a  particular
         financial instrument, nor estimated transaction costs. Further, the tax
         ramifications related to the realization of unrealized gains and losses
         can have a  significant  effect on and have not been  considered in the
         fair value estimates.  Finally,  fair value estimates do not attempt to
         estimate  the  value of  anticipated  future  business,  the  Company's
         customer  relationships,  branch  network,  and the value of assets and
         liabilities that are not considered financial instruments, such as core
         deposit intangibles and premises and equipment.

                                      F-29


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

19.      Estimated Fair Value of Financial Instruments, Continued

         The  carrying  and  estimated  fair values of the  Company's  financial
         instruments are summarized as follows:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                 At December 31, 1998   At December 31, 1997
                                                 --------------------   --------------------
                                                  Carrying    Fair      Carrying   Fair
($ in thousands)                                   Value      Value      Value     Value
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                              <C>        <C>        <C>        <C>
Financial Assets:
  Cash and cash equivalents                      $ 13,472   $ 13,472   $  9,176   $  9,176
  Securities held to maturity, net 82,338          82,173     58,821     58,836
  Loans receivable, net                            96,074     96,139     75,652     75,658
  Federal reserve bank stock                          233        233        233        233
  Interest-bearing deposits                           199        199         99         99
  Accrued interest receivable 1,800                 1,800      1,327      1,327
Financial Liabilities:
  Deposit liabilities                             170,467    172,194    131,167    131,491
  Convertible debentures plus accrued interest      7,299      7,299       --         --
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

         The following  methods and  assumptions  were used to estimate the fair
         value of each class of financial instruments:

         Securities. The estimated fair value of securities held to maturity are
         based on  quoted  market  prices.  The  carrying  value of the  Federal
         Reserve Bank stock  approximated  fair value since these  securities do
         not  present  credit  concerns  and  are  redeemable  at  cost.   Loans
         Receivable.  The  estimated  fair  value of  variable  rate  loans that
         reprice  frequently  and have no  significant  change  in  credit  risk
         approximates  their carrying values.  For fixed-rate loans (one-to-four
         family  residential,  commercial  real  estate and  commercial  loans),
         estimated fair value is based on a discounted cash flow analysis, using
         interest rates  currently being offered for loans with similar terms to
         borrowers of similar credit quality.

         Management can make no assurance that its perception and quantification
         of  credit  risk  would  be  viewed  in the  same  manner  as that of a
         potential   investor.   Therefore,   changes  in  any  of  management's
         assumptions  could cause the fair value  estimates  of loans to deviate
         substantially.

         Deposits. The estimated fair value of deposits with no stated maturity,
         such as savings, money market, checking and noninterest-bearing  demand
         deposit accounts  approximates carrying value. The estimated fair value
         of certificates  of deposit are based on the discounted  value of their
         contractual  cash flows.  The discount  rate used in the present  value
         computation  was  estimated by  comparison  to current  interest  rates
         offered by the Bank for certificates of deposit with similar  remaining
         maturities.

         Convertible  Debentures.  The estimated  fair value of the  convertible
         debentures and related  accrued  interest is based on a discounted cash
         flow analysis.  The discount rate used in the present value computation
         was  estimated  by  comparison  to the  Holding  Company's  incremental
         borrowing rates for a similar  arrangement.  Such rate was estimated to
         approximate the stated interest rate of the debentures.

         All Other Financial Assets and Liabilities.  The carrying value of cash
         and due from banks,  Federal  funds sold,  short-term  investments  and
         accrued  interest  receivable   approximated  fair  value  since  these
         instruments are payable on demand or have short-term maturities.

         Off-Balance Sheet  Instruments.  The carrying amounts of commitments to
         lend  at  December  31,  1998  and  1997  were  not   significant   and
         approximated estimated fair value.


                                      F-30

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

20.     Holding Company Financial Information

                            Condensed Balance Sheets
                                                    At December 31,
                                                    ---------------
($ in thousands)                                    1998      1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
ASSETS
Cash and due from banks                          $    44   $   223
Short-term investments                             4,123     7,276
                                                   -----     -----
   Total cash and cash equivalents                 4,167     7,499
Interest-bearing deposits                            100      --
Loans receivable (net of allowance for loan
    loss reserves of $55 at December 31, 1998)    10,729       752
Investment in subsidiary                          11,081     9,399
Deferred debenture offering costs                    522      --
All other assets                                     544        25
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total assets                                     $27,143   $17,675
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
LIABILITIES
Convertible debentures                           $ 7,000   $  --
Accrued interest on convertible debentures           299      --
All other liabilities                                300        55
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities                                  7,599        55
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Common stock and paid-in capital                  16,273    15,784
Retained earnings                                  3,271     1,836
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total stockholders' equity                        19,544    17,620
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity       $27,143   $17,675
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                        Condensed Statements of Earnings


                                            For the Year Ended
                                            ------------------
                                               December 31,
                                               ------------
($ in thousands)                               1998     1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest income                              $  993   $  234
Interest expense                                319     --
Net interest income                             674      234
Provision for loan loss reserves                 55     --
Noninterest income                              109       30
Noninterest expense                             197       98
                                                ---       --
Earnings before income taxes                    531      166
Income taxes                                    245       74
                                                ---       --
Net earnings before earnings of subsidiary      286       92
Earnings of subsidiary                        1,149      752
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                                 $1,435   $  844
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                      F-31

<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
20.      Holding Company Financial Information, Continued

                       Condensed Statements of Cash Flows
                                                                                     For the Year Ended
                                                                                     ------------------
                                                                                         December 31,
                                                                                         ------------
($ in thousands)                                                                       1998        1997
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                                <C>         <C>
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net earnings                                                                       $  1,435    $    844
Adjustments  to  reconcile  net  earnings  to net  cash  provided  by  operating
     activities:
Equity in undistributed earnings of subsidiary                                       (1,149)       (752)
Provision for loan loss reserves                                                         55        --
Deferred income tax benefit                                                             (45)       --
Compensation expense related to Class B warrants issued                                  43        --
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest receivable and other assets                    (410)         24
Accrued interest expense on debentures                                                  299        --
All other                                                                                59         (75)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by operating activities                                               287          41
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Increase in interest-earning deposits                                                  (100)       --
Investment in preferred stock of subsidiary                                            (500)       --
Investment in common stock of subsidiary                                               --        (1,000)
Net (increase) decrease in loans receivable                                         (10,032)        478
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash used by investing activities                                               (10,632)       (522)
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Net increase in mortgage escrow funds                                                   142          12
Proceeds from sale of convertible debentures                                          6,457        --
Proceeds from exercise of common stock warrants                                         414        --
Proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of issuance costs                          --         6,720
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net cash provided by financing activities                                             7,013       6,732
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                 (3,332)      6,251
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year                                        7,499       1,248
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of year                                           $  4,167    $  7,499
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES
Cash paid during the year for:
   Income taxes                                                                    $    200    $    150
Noncash transactions:
   Compensation related to warrants                                                      43        --
   Interest on convertible debentures                                                   299        --
   Issuance of common stock in exchange for common
     stock of minority stockholders of subsidiary                                      --           309
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

                                      F-32


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

21.      Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

         The following is a summary of the  consolidated  statements of earnings
         by quarter:

                                           For the Year Ended December 31, 1998
                                           ------------------------------------
                                            First     Second    Third     Fourth
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest and dividend income                $2,892   $3,075   $3,420   $3,547
Interest expense                             1,838    1,975    2,192    2,292
                                             -----------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income             1,054    1,100    1,228    1,255
Provision for loan loss reserves               100      130      127      122
                                             -----------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income after
    provision for loan loss reserves           954      970    1,101    1,133
Noninterest income                              65       85       71      128
Noninterest expense                            509      527      518      579
                                             -----------------------------------
Earnings before income taxes                   510      528      654      682
Income taxes                                   202      203      261      273
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                                $  308   $  325   $  393   $  409
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic earnings per share                    $  .13   $  .13   $  .16   $  .16
Diluted earnings per share                  $  .09   $  .10   $  .13   $  .14
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                                            For the Year Ended December 31, 1997
                                            ------------------------------------
                                            First     Second    Third     Fourth
($ in thousands, except per share amounts) Quarter   Quarter   Quarter   Quarter
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Interest and dividend income                $2,085   $2,219   $2,337   $2,706
Interest expense                             1,309    1,379    1,480    1,726
                                             -----------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income               776      840      857      980
Provision for loan loss reserves                92       92       82       86
                                             -----------------------------------
Net interest and dividend income after
    provision for loan loss reserves           684      748      775      894
Noninterest income                              31       37       28       40
Noninterest expense                            461      479      467      499
                                             -----------------------------------
Earnings before income taxes                   254      306      336      435
Income taxes                                    94      119      121      153
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Net earnings                                $  160   $  187   $  215   $  282
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Basic earnings per share                    $  .10   $  .11   $  .13   $  .15
Diluted earnings per share                  $  .09   $  .09   $  .11   $  .12
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                      F-33


<PAGE>

                Intervest Bancshares Corporation and Subsidiary
                   Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
                 For the Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------

22.     Year 2000 Issue

         The  Company  is aware  of the many  areas  affected  by the Year  2000
         computer  issue,  as  addressed by the Federal  Financial  Institutions
         Examination  Council in its  interagency  statement,  which provided an
         outline  for   institutions   to  effectively   manage  the  Year  2000
         challenges. The Board of Directors has approved a Year 2000 plan, which
         includes  multiple  phases,  tasks to be completed and target dates for
         completion.  Issues addressed  therein include  awareness,  assessment,
         renovation,   validation,   implementation,   testing  and  contingency
         planning.

         The Company has formed a Year 2000  committee  that is charged with the
         oversight of completing  the Year 2000 project on a timely  basis.  The
         Company has completed its awareness,  assessment and renovation  phases
         and is actively  involved in validating and  implementing  its plan. At
         the present time, the Company is into its testing phase and anticipates
         that this phase will be substantially  completed by March 31, 1999. The
         Company  has  determined  that the  costs of  making  modifications  to
         correct  any Year  2000  issues  will not  materially  affect  reported
         operating results.

         The Company recognizes the importance of determining that its borrowers
         are  facing  the  Year  2000  problem  in  a  timely  manner  to  avoid
         deterioration  of the loan  portfolio  solely  due to this  issue.  All
         material  relationships  have been identified and  questionnaires  have
         been  completed to assess the inherent  risks.  Deposit  customers have
         received statement stuffers and informational  material in this regard.
         The Company  plans to work on a one-on-one  basis with any borrower who
         has been identified as having high Year 2000 risk exposure.

         Although  management  believes that the Company will not incur material
         costs  associated with the Year 2000 issue,  there can be no assurances
         that all hardware  and software  that the Company will use will be Year
         2000  compliant.  Management  cannot  predict  the amount of  financial
         difficulties  it may incur due to  customers  and vendors  inability to
         perform  according to their  agreements with the Company or the effects
         that  other  third  parties  may  cause  as a  result  of  this  issue.
         Therefore,  there  can be no  assurance  that the  failure  or delay of
         others to  address  the Year 2000 issue or that the costs  involved  in
         such process will not have a material  adverse  effect on the Company's
         business, financial condition, and results of operations.

         The Company's  contingency  plans relative to Year 2000 issues have not
         been  finalized.  These  plans are  evolving  as the testing of systems
         proceeds.  During the testing phase, management will determine if it is
         necessary to develop a "worst case scenario" contingency plan. Based on
         testing results to date, the Company's  mission  critical  systems have
         been deemed to be Year 2000  compliant  and,  therefore,  a contingency
         plan has not been developed with respect to those systems. With regards
         to non-mission  critical  internal systems,  the Company's  contingency
         plans are to replace  those  systems  that test as being  noncompliant.
         Alternatively,  some  systems  could be handled  manually on an interim
         basis.  Should  outside  service  providers  not  be  able  to  provide
         compliant systems,  the Company will terminate those  relationships and
         transfer to Year 2000 compliant  vendors.  It is  anticipated  that the
         Company's deposit customers will have increased demands for cash in the
         latter part of 1999 and correspondingly,  the Company will maintain its
         liquidity levels to meet any increased demand.

                                      F-34


<PAGE>



                        INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION





                    2,554,468 shares of Class A Common Stock
                                      and
                     195,000 shares of Class B Common Stock
                       issuable upon exercise of warrants
                                      and
                     749,034 shares of Class A Common Stock
                     issuable upon conversion of debentures






                                 --------------

                                   PROSPECTUS
                                 --------------





No dealer, salesman or any other person is authorized to give any information or
to make any representation  not contained in this Prospectus.  If given or made,
such  information  or  representation  must not be relied  upon as  having  been
authorized by the Company.  This  Prospectus does not constitute an offer of any
securities other than the registered  securities to which it relates or an offer
to any person in any jurisdiction where such an offer would be unlawful. Neither
the delivery of this Prospectus,  nor any sale made hereunder,  shall, under any
circumstances,  create  any  implication  that  there  has been no change in the
affairs of the Company since the date hereof or that the  information  herein is
correct as of any time subsequent to its date.

                                ----------------

               TABLE OF CONTENTS

                                             Page
Available Information.......................  2
Prospectus Summary..........................  3
Investment Considerations and Risk
  Factors...................................  6
Use of Proceeds.............................  8
Market for Securities.......................  8
Dividends...................................  9
Capitalization.............................. 10
Selected Financial Data..................... 11
Management's Discussion and
  Analysis of Financial Condition
  and Results of Operations................. 12
Business.................................... 29
Supervision and Regulation.................. 33
Management.................................. 37
Security Ownership of Certain
   Beneficial Owners and Management......... 41
Description of Securities................... 42
Plan of Distribution........................ 48
Legal Matters............................... 49
Experts..................................... 49
Index to Financial Statements............... F-1

<PAGE>





PART II

                     Information Not Required In Prospectus

Item 24.        Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
- --------        ------------------------------------------

         Section 145 of the General  Corporation Law of Delaware provides that a
corporation  may  indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to
be made a party to any action, suit or proceeding, by reason of the fact that he
is or was a director,  officer,  employee or agent of the corporation,  or is or
was serving at the request of the corporation as a director,  officer,  employee
or agent of another  corporation,  partnership,  joint  venture,  trust or other
enterprise,  against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments,  fines and
amounts  paid  in  settlement,  actually  and  reasonably  incurred  by  him  in
connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in
a manner he reasonably  believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of
the corporation  and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding,  had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful.  No indemnification  shall
be made in respect of any claim,  issue or matter as to which such person  shall
have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent
that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or suit was brought
shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but
in view of all  the  circumstances  of the  case,  such  person  is  fairly  and
reasonably  entitled to indemnity for such expenses  which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper.

         The  Company's  bylaws  provide  that the Company  will  indemnify  the
officers and directors of the Company to the fullest extent  permitted under the
laws of the State of  Delaware.  In that  regard,  the Company is  obligated  to
indemnify  officers  and  directors  of the Company from and against any and all
judgments, fines, amounts paid in settlement, and reasonable expenses, including
attorneys' fees, actually and necessarily  incurred by an officer or director as
a result of any action or proceeding,  or any appeal therein, to the extent such
amounts may be indemnified under the laws of Delaware; and to pay any officer or
director  of the  Company in advance  of the final  disposition  of any civil or
criminal  proceeding,  the  expenses  incurred  by such  officer or  director in
defending such action or proceeding.  The Company's  obligation to indemnify its
officers and directors  continues to individuals  who have ceased to be officers
or  directors of the Company and to the heirs and  personal  representatives  of
former officers and directors of the Company.

Item 25.        Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
- --------        --------------------------------------------

         The following  table sets forth the  estimated  cost and expenses to be
borne  by  the  company  in  connection  with  the  offering  described  in  the
Registration Statement,  other than underwriting  commissions and discounts. All
amounts except the registration fee are estimates.


Registration Fee                     $
Printing and Engraving expenses        2,000
Accounting fees and expenses           5,000
Legal fees and expenses               15,000
Blue Sky fees and expenses             7,000
Transfer Agents and Registrar fees      --
Miscellaneous                         11,000
                                      ------
        Total                        $40,000
- -----------------------------------



                                      II-1


<PAGE>

Item 26.        Recent Sales of Unregistered Securities.
- --------        ----------------------------------------

         Unregistered  Warrants  related to a total of 188,700 shares of Class A
Common Stock were issued to officers, directors and employees of the Company and
the Bank in 1996. In addition,  in 1996 the Company authorized the issuance of a
warrant  to  purchase  150,000  shares of Class B Common  Stock to an  executive
officer of the Company.  These warrants were issued without  registration  under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  in reliance upon the exemption afforded
by Section 4(2) thereof. All of the foregoing warrants and the shares of Class A
Common Stock  issuable  upon their  exercise  are included in this  Registration
Statement.

Item 27.        Exhibits.
- --------        ---------

Exhibit Number  Description of Exhibit

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S>             <C>
3.1             Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company1

3.2             Bylaws of the Company1

4.1             Form of Certificate for Shares of Class A Common Stock2

4.2             Form of Certificate for Shares of Class B Common Stock2

4.3             Form of Warrant for Class A Common Stock1

4.4             Form of Warrant Agreement between the Company and the Bank of New York1

4.5             Form of Indenture between the Company and The Bank of New York, as Trustee3

5.1             Opinion of Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP

24.1            Consent of Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP is included in the Opinion of Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP, filed as Exhibit 5.1

24.2            Consent of Hacker, Johnson, Cohen & Grieb

- ----------------------
</TABLE>

1        Incorporated  by  reference  from  Amendment  No.  1 to  the  Company's
         Registration  Statement  on Form SB-2 (No.  333-33419),  filed with the
         Commission on September 22, 1997.

2        Incorporated  by reference  from  Pre-Effective  Amendment No. 1 to the
         Company's  Registration  Statement on Form SB-2 (No.  33-82246),  filed
         with the Commission on September 15, 1994.

3        Incorporated by reference from the Company's  Registration Statement on
         Form SB-2 (No. 333-50113), filed with the Commission on April 15, 1998.

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Item 28.        Undertakings.
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(a)     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

         (i)      To file,  during any period in which offers or sales are being
                  made,  a   post-effective   amendment  to  this   registration
                  statement;

         (ii)     To include any prospectus  required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
                  Securities Act of 1933;

         (iii)    To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
                  the effective date of the registration  statement for the most
                  recent post-effective  amendment thereof, which,  individually
                  or in the  aggregate,  represent a  fundamental  change in the
                  information set forth in the registration statement;

         (iv)     To include any material  information  with respect to the plan
                  of distribution  not previously  disclosed in the registration
                  statement or any material  change to such  information  in the
                  registration statement;

         (v)      That,  for  purposes  of  determining   liability   under  the
                  Securities  Act of 1933,  each such  post-effective  amendment
                  shall be deemed a new registration  statement  relating to the
                  securities   offering  therein,   and  the  offering  of  such
                  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
                  fide offering thereof.

         (vi).    To  remove  from  registration  by means  of a  post-effective
                  amendment any of the securities  being registered which remain
                  unsold at the termination of the offering.

(b)      Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
         Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be  permitted  to  directors,  officers and
         controlling  persons  of the  small  business  issuer  pursuant  to the
         foregoing provisions,  or otherwise, the small business issuer has been
         advised that in the opinion of the Securities  and Exchange  Commission
         such  indemnification  is against public policy as expressed in the Act
         and is, therefore, unenforceable.

         In the event that a claim for indemnification  against such liabilities
(other than the  payment by the small  business  issuer of expenses  incurred or
paid by a director,  officer or controlling  person of the small business issuer
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the small business issuer will, unless in the opinion of its counsel
the  matter  has been  settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to a court of
appropriate  jurisdiction  the question  whether such  indemnification  by it is
against  public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.

The undersigned small business issuer will:

         1. For  determining  any liability  under the Securities Act, treat any
information  omitted  from  the  form  of  prospectus  filed  as  part  of  this
Registration  Statement  in reliance  upon Rule 430A and  contained in a Form of
Prospectus  filed by the registrant  pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act as part of this  Registration  Statement as of the time
the Commission declared it effective.

         2. For  determining  any liability under the Securities Act, treat each
post-effective   amendment   that  contains  a  form  of  prospectus  as  a  new
registration statement for the securities offered in the Registration Statement,
and the  offering  of the  securities  at that  time as the  initial  bona  fide
offering of those securities.

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Signatures

        In accordance  with the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the  requirements  of filing on this form and has  caused  this  Registration
Statement or Amendment to be signed on behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 30th day of June,
1999.

INTERVEST BANCSHARES CORPORATION
(Registrant)

By: /s/ Lowell S. Dansker                        Date:         June 30, 1999
    ----------------------                                     -------------
   Lowell S. Dansker, President

        Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Act  of  1933,  this
Registration  Statement or Amendment has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President and Director:
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<CAPTION>

<S>                                                     <C>
By: /s/ Jerome Dansker                                  Date:           June 30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
        Jerome Dansker

President, Treasurer and Director
(Principal Executive, Financial and Accounting Officer):

By: /s/ Lowell S. Dansker                               Date:           June 30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
        Lowell S. Dansker

Vice President, Secretary and Director:

By: /s/ Lawrence G. Bergman                             Date:           June  30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
        Lawrence G. Bergman

Directors:

By:                                                     Date:
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           Michael A. Callen

By: /s/ Milton F. Gidge                                 Date:           June  30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           Milton F. Gidge

By: /s/ Wayne F. Holly                                  Date:           June  30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           Wayne F. Holly

By: /s/ Edward J. Merz                                  Date:           June  30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           Edward J. Merz

By: /s/ Thomas E. Willett                               Date:           June 30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           Thomas E. Willett

By: /s/ David J. Willmott                               Date:           June 30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           David J. Willmott

By: /s/ Wesley T. Wood                                  Date:           June  30, 1999
    ----------------------------                             --------------------------
           Wesley T. Wood

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit Number                                  Description of Exhibit
- --------------                                  ----------------------

 5.1                                   Opinion of Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP

24.1                                   Consent of Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP is
                                       included in the Opinion of Harris Beach
                                       & Wilcox, LLP, filed as Exhibit 5.1

24.2                                   Consent of Hacker, Johnson, Cohen & Grieb



                                                                    Exhibit 24.2



                              Accountants' Consent




The Board of Directors
Intervest Bancshares Corporation
New York, New York:


We consent to the use of our report  dated  January  15,  1999  relating  to the
consolidated  balance  sheets as of  December  31, 1998 and 1997 and the related
consolidated statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for the
years then ended of Intervest Bancshares  Corporation and to the use of our name
under the caption of  "Experts," in the  Registration  Statement on Form SB-2 of
Intervest Bancshares Corporation.




HACKER, JOHNSON, COHEN & GRIEB PA
Tampa, Florida
June 30, 1999







                                                         Exhibit 5.1 Page 1 of 2

June 30, 1999

Intervest Bancshares Corporation
10 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1015
New York, New York  10020-1903

Re:     Intervest Bancshares Corporation
Registration Statement on Form SB-2

Gentlemen:

         You have  requested  our opinion in  connection  with a  Post-Effective
Amendment  to  a  Registration   Statement  on  Form  SB-2  (the   "Registration
Statement") filed by Intervest  Bancshares  Corporation (the "Company") with the
Securities and Exchange  Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Act"), in connection with the Company's warrants for the purchase of up to
1,732,683  shares of Class A Common  Stock and 150,000  shares of Class B Common
Stock (the "Warrants"),  as well as 2,616,348 shares of Class A Common Stock and
200,000  shares of Class B Common Stock that may be issued upon  exercise of the
Warrants  and  608,696  shares of Class A Common  Stock that may be issued  upon
conversion of outstanding  debentures.  The Class A Common Stock and the Class B
Common  Stock  are  herein  collectively  referred  to as  the  "Common  Stock."
Capitalized terms, unless otherwise defined herein,  shall have the meanings set
forth in the Registration Statement.

         In  connection  with this opinion,  we have  examined the  Registration
Statement,  the Certificate of Incorporation  of the Company,  the Bylaws of the
Company,  Certificates of Public  Officials and Officers of the Company and such
other  documents  and records as we have deemed  necessary  or  appropriate  for
purposes of our opinion.

         Based  on  the  foregoing,   and  subject  to  the  qualifications  and
assumptions referred to herein, we are of the opinion that:

a.       The Company is a  corporation  validly  existing  and in good  standing
         under the laws of the State of Delaware.

b.       The Warrants constitute the legal, valid and binding obligations of the
         Company.

c.       When shares of Common  Stock which are  issuable  upon  exercise of the
         Warrants  have been  issued  and  delivered  upon any  exercise  of the
         Warrants in accordance  with the terms of the Warrants,  such shares of
         Common  Stock  will  be  duly  and  validly  issued,   fully  paid  and
         nonassessable.

d.       When  shares of Common  Stock which are  issuable  upon  conversion  of
         debentures  have been issued and delivered  upon any  conversion of the
         debentures in accordance with the terms of the debentures,  such shares
         of  Common  Stock  will be duly  and  validly  issued,  fully  paid and
         nonassessable.


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                                                         Exhibit 5.1 Page 2 of 2


         We have assumed the  authenticity  of all documents  submitted to us as
originals,  the conformity to the original documents of all documents  submitted
to us as copies and the truth of all facts recited in all relevant documents.


         The  opinions  set forth above are limited to the laws of the states of
Delaware and New York and the federal laws of the United States.

         We hereby  consent  to the use of this  opinion  as an  exhibit  to the
Registration  Statement  and to the  reference  to this firm  under the  heading
"Legal Matters" in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement.


        Very truly yours,

        Harris Beach & Wilcox, LLP


        By:     /s/ Thomas E. Willett
                ---------------------
        Thomas E. Willett,
        Member of the Firm


        Enc.



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