Chartwell Professional Publications

Bank Director

Survival Guide provides bank directors and bank executives with the tools required to navigate the unique challenges faced by bank board members. Service as a bank director may have been considered an honor in the past - but times have changed. Today, bank directors assume more personal liability and face greater regulatory requirements than other board positions.

Credit Check

Thayer introduces readers of his new book to the many outstanding mentors he encountered over the past fifty years. His book is a tribute to these talented individuals and describes how they worked with their associates to overcome challenges and build successful organizations. 

Includes an Appendix of Thayer's Banking Articles

Financial Crisis of 2008

AmericanWest Bancorporation and its subsidiary bank, AmericanWest Bank, were in trouble, serious trouble, but the AmericanWest Board of Directors and management were committed to saving the Bank and avoiding its seizure by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. 

Arthur D Little Consultants

with the participation of

Charles J Thayer

Asset/Liability Chapter

The deregulation, increasing regionalization, and keen competition that have characterized the banking industry in the 1980s made it a challenging period for bank managers and directors alike. 

Thayer wrote three feature articles:

2014 Cover Story

So, You've Been Invited To Join A Bank Board 

2015

As 2016 Looms, Your Job as a Bank Director Is .  .  .

2012

Kick the Can ... Or Time To Go?