Carly Souther is General Counsel and COO at iTrain OnDemand (iTod), where she provides guidance on legal and compliance issues for clients in the U.S. financial industry. She formerly served as Chief of Regulation at ECigIntelligence and was the Assistant General Counsel at Florida's Agency for Health Care Administration.
Carly has published on a wide range of issues in both legal and medical journals, including the Georgetown Journal on Poverty Law & Policy and the University of Iowa's Transnational Law & Contemporary Problems. She is a member of the Florida Bar, and holds an M.A. from the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona; a J.D. from the Florida State University College of Law; and a B.A. from Mercer University.
01/10/2021
There are ADA standards for websites. But are these standards applicable to websites that are viewed in portable devices (such as a cell phone or on an iPad), or are there separate standards for websites viewed on devices that aren’t computers?
01/03/2021
What are a few ADA website compliance strategies that my community bank can adopt?
12/27/2020
Do vendors who maintain websites need to have any specific kinds of ADA certifications?
12/20/2020
Does my community bank need to make sure that our social media channels are ADA-compliant? (e.g., Facebook, LinkedIn, etc.)
12/13/2020
Where can my bank find a template for a website accessibility policy?
12/06/2020
Do emails from my bank need to be digitally accessible under the ADA?
10/18/2020
In its $28.5 million settlement with Navy Federal Credit Union (NFCU), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) stated that NFCU's collection letters contained material misrepresentations – or unfair or deceptive abusive acts or practices – that were likely to mislead consumers; how did NFCU's templates violate UDAAP?
10/11/2020
In May 2019, the CFPB issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) for the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA); how has this rule updated the antiquated FDCPA? the NPRM will likely have a dramatic impact on collection practices for debt collectors.
10/04/2020
Did the Supreme Court’s decision in Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. obviate the necessity for first party creditors to comply with the CFPB’s debt collection rules?
09/27/2020
For years, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has promised to prioritize rulemaking based on consumer complaints. The proposed rule was released in May 2019, but what effect, if any, does the proposed rule have on first-party creditors? What other regulatory concerns related to debt collection should my bank be aware of?