Intervest Bancshares Corporation is a registered bank holding company. The Company owns Intervest National Bank (the Bank), Intervest Mortgage Corporation and Intervest Statutory Trust I. The Bank provides a range of banking services to small and middle-market businesses and individuals. It conducts a personalized commercial and consumer banking business and attracts deposits from the areas served by its banking offices. The deposits, together with funds derived from other sources, are used to originate a variety of real estate, commercial and consumer loans and to purchase investment securities.