Click through to learn more about former U.S. Department of Housing (HUD) Secretary Julián Castro’s decision to run for President in 2020 and some of the key housing decisions during his time at HUD.
Read More »Castro Notes Accomplishments in Farewell Memo
As his tenure as HUD Secretary winds down, Julián Castro covered some of the achievements the Department made under the Obama Administration and also some of the work that lies ahead.
Read More »Investigation Shows Castro Violated Hatch Act
The U.S. Office of Special Counsel ruled on Monday that HUD Secretary Julián Castro, who is on Hillary Clinton's short list of possible running mates, violated a law that prohibits federal government employees from engaging in political activity on the job.
Read More »The VP’s Possible Effect on the Industry
The names Elizabeth Warren and Julián Castro have been mentioned as possible running mates for Clinton. How will her selection affect the broader U.S. housing market?
Read More »Castro Dispels Myth About Millennials and Homeownership
The reason many members of the younger generation are slow to become homeowners is not because they don't want to, according to the HUD Secretary.
Read More »Castro Calls Out Trump for ‘Prejudice’
The HUD Secretary criticized the likely Republican presidential nominee for suggesting policy that Castro called "laughable" and "wrong-headed."
Read More »HUD’s ‘Wall Street Giveaway’ Draws Ire of Advocates
Both HUD and FHFA have recently made changes to their distressed loan sales aimed at improving borrower outcomes. But for some housing advocates, it hasn't been enough.
Read More »Five Star’s Delgado and HUD Secretary Castro Talk Community Preservation
Five Star Institute President and CEO Ed Delgado recently met with HUD Secretary Julián Castro to ask the Secretary to consider issuing a mortgagee letter to set the definition and criteria for identifying vacant and abandoned properties.
Read More »Castro Adds Fuel to VP Speculation Fire
The HUD Secretary raised his public profile with appearance on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert Monday night on the eve of the State of the Union address, furthering speculation that he could be Hillary Clinton's running mate.
Read More »Senator Says Recent HUD Appointments Give Appearance of ‘Circumventing Nominations Process’
The Senator contends in his letter that only Congress can create government officers and that Congress has not given HUD the power to bestow an assistant secretary's responsibility onto a principal deputy assistant secretary. Grassley pointed out in his letter that Congress passed the Vacancies Reform Act in 1998 that provided several mechanisms to fill vacancies in government offices, and "[c]reating new job titles is not among the allowable mechanisms listed."
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