High vacancy rates and low property values in the commercial real estate sector continues to hamper overall growth in the economy, one top banking official testified today.

With the addition of four new partners, business lending CUSO Northeast CUSO said it boosted its revenue by 19% and doubled its net earnings last year.

Fiserv Inc. said it signed several hundred new and existing clients to an array of financial technology services in 2010 and notched a couple new financial records, the Brookfield, Wis., company said.

The nomination period for the four seats up for election on NACUSO's board of directors will open March 4.