PORTFOLIO Deep dives into topics that matter to community banks Mark Duff y, president and CEO of Mountain Pacific Bank, shares how his bank is preparing for a possible recession. " The sooner a banker understands what effect the recession has had on their customer, the easier it is to help them. " -MARK DUFFY, MOUNTAIN PACIFIC BANK Experienced community bankers provide advice for lending during a recession on page 30 Photo: Mike Kane independentbanker.org // 15http://www.independentbanker.org