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Craig Nazzaro

Craig Nazzaro

Partner

330 Madison Avenue
27th Floor
New York, NY 10017
craig.nazzaro@nelsonmullins.com
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Craig advises a variety of entities on all regulatory and compliance issues that impact the financial services industry including banks, non-bank lenders, servicers, investors, third party payment processors, and debt collectors. He also defends clients against charges of liability and regulatory violations.

Craig’s prior experience includes serving as a vice president and assistant general counsel with...

Craig advises a variety of entities on all regulatory and compliance issues that impact the financial services industry including banks, non-bank lenders, servicers, investors, third party payment processors, and debt collectors. He also defends clients against charges of liability and regulatory violations.

Craig’s prior experience includes serving as a vice president and assistant general counsel with J.P. Morgan Chase, where he managed and coordinated a team of over 20 senior legal officers and attorneys in responding to and resolving consumer lending issues presented by state attorneys generals, Housing and Urban Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, state banking departments, and Congressional inquiries. He also served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Chemical Bank, a $23 billion bank headquartered in Michigan from 2018 until 2019 when Chemical Bank merged with TCF National Bank.

Craig brings an in-house counsel mindset to all his client matters, and he approaches each matter from a business perspective. 

Craig Nazzaro

J.P. Morgan Chase, where he managed and coordinated a team of over 20 senior legal officers and attorneys in responding to and resolving consumer lending issues presented by state attorneys generals, Housing and Urban Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, state banking departments, and Congressional inquiries. He also served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Chemical Bank, a $23 billion bank headquartered in Michigan from 2018 until 2019 when Chemical Bank merged with TCF National Bank.

Craig brings an in-house counsel mindset to all his client matters, and he approaches each matter from a business perspective. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

Craig routinely advises clients on issues relating to:

  • Payments, card networks and prepaid cards
  • Build and deployment of Compliance Management Systems (CMS)
  • All applicable federal lending laws, including TILA, TCPA, ECOA, NFIP, RESPA, FDCPA, SCRA, FCRA, HMDA, GLBA, EFTA, ESIGN, UETA, MLA, Credit Card Act, Regulation E, PCI DSS and Dodd-Frank
  • OCC, FRB, FDIC, CFPB Supervision and Enforcement
  • State laws and regulations applicable to the financial services industry
  • Build and deployment of Fair Lending programs  
  • ADA Title III compliance
  • BSA/AML/OFAC/KYC compliance
  • Product, Line of Business and Enterprise wide Risk Assessments
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

Craig routinely advises clients on issues relating to:

  • Payments, card networks and prepaid cards
  • Build and deployment of Compliance Management Systems (CMS)
  • All applicable federal lending laws, including TILA, TCPA, ECOA, NFIP, RESPA, FDCPA, SCRA, FCRA, HMDA, GLBA, EFTA, ESIGN, UETA, MLA, Credit Card Act, Regulation E, PCI DSS and Dodd-Frank
  • OCC, FRB, FDIC, CFPB Supervision and Enforcement
  • State laws and regulations applicable to the financial services industry
  • Build and deployment of Fair Lending programs  
  • ADA Title III compliance
  • BSA/AML/OFAC/KYC compliance
  • Product, Line of Business and Enterprise wide Risk Assessments

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Latinvex, Latin America: Top International Law Firms (2025)

Professional Activities

  • Law 360 Banking Editorial Advisory Board (2018, 2019)

Craig advises a variety of entities on all regulatory and compliance issues that impact the financial services industry including banks, non-bank lenders, servicers, investors, third party payment processors, and debt collectors. He also defends clients against charges of liability and regulatory violations.

Craig’s prior experience includes serving as a vice president and assistant general counsel with... J.P. Morgan Chase, where he managed and coordinated a team of over 20 senior legal officers and attorneys in responding to and resolving consumer lending issues presented by state attorneys generals, Housing and Urban Development, Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, state banking departments, and Congressional inquiries. He also served as the Chief Compliance Officer for Chemical Bank, a $23 billion bank headquartered in Michigan from 2018 until 2019 when Chemical Bank merged with TCF National Bank.

Craig brings an in-house counsel mindset to all his client matters, and he approaches each matter from a business perspective. 

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Representative Matters

Craig routinely advises clients on issues relating to:

  • Payments, card networks and prepaid cards
  • Build and deployment of Compliance Management Systems (CMS)
  • All applicable federal lending laws, including TILA, TCPA, ECOA, NFIP, RESPA, FDCPA, SCRA, FCRA, HMDA, GLBA, EFTA, ESIGN, UETA, MLA, Credit Card Act, Regulation E, PCI DSS and Dodd-Frank
  • OCC, FRB, FDIC, CFPB Supervision and Enforcement
  • State laws and regulations applicable to the financial services industry
  • Build and deployment of Fair Lending programs  
  • ADA Title III compliance
  • BSA/AML/OFAC/KYC compliance
  • Product, Line of Business and Enterprise wide Risk Assessments

Education

  • Hofstra University School of Law, JD (2003)
  • American University, BA, Mass Communications, Minor in Physics (2000)

Admissions

  • New Jersey
  • New York

Practice Areas

Industries

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Latinvex, Latin America: Top International Law Firms (2025)
  • Law 360 Banking Editorial Advisory Board (2018, 2019)