doi:10.7916/p2rz-rv97Oral history interview with Julián Castro, 2020Castro, Juliánoral historiesmixed materialClimatic changes--United StatesGlobal Financial Crisis, 2008-2009Presidents--United StatesPoliticians--United StatesSan Antonio (Tex.)Castro, JuliánObama, BarackConnectHome (Program)United StatesUnited States. Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentDemocratic National Convention Charlotte, N.C.) (2012American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009Julián Castro discusses his service in the Obama administration as Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) from 2014 to 2017, and reflects on his encounters with the Obama administration during his tenure as mayor of San Antonio, Texas from 2009 to 2014. Castro outlines the major policies he pursued as mayor of San Antonio. He describes meeting with members of the Obama administration to discuss the implementation of provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, immigration reform, and his delivery of the keynote address at the 2012 Democratic National Convention. Castro recounts his appointment as HUD secretary, and provides details about major programs and initiatives the department undertook during his tenure, including the Distressed Asset Stabilization Program (DASP), climate preparedness efforts and the National Disaster Resilience Competition, the ConnectHome program to expand broadband access in low-income housing, Federal Housing Administration mortgage insurance programs, and the enforcement of the Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing rule. Also discussed are mortgage lending conditions in the aftermath of the financial crisis, chronic and family homelessness, and the conservatorship status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac