Opportunity
Federal Register #FR-7110-N-09
HUD information collection notice for FHA Catalyst and PLUS
Buyer
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Posted
October 08, 2026
Respond By
December 07, 2026
Identifier
FR-7110-N-09
HUD is seeking public comment on information collection for its FHA multifamily lending systems; this notice is not a procurement solicitation. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Housing–FHA Commissioner. - Systems covered: FHA Catalyst, a web-based portal for submitting FHA multifamily mortgage-insurance applications, and Portal + Loan Underwriting System (PLUS), intended to support FHA project-number requests and real-time application-status viewing for multifamily and healthcare lenders. - Planned system evolution: PLUS may gain additional functions in later phases and is expected eventually to replace multifamily lender portal functions in FHA Catalyst. - Respondents named: FHA-approved mortgagees, including business and for-profit MAP lenders; state and local government housing finance agencies; and government-sponsored enterprises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. - Estimated annual activity: 833 FHA Project Number requests through PLUS, 739 application submissions through FHA Catalyst, and 47 FHA Catalyst access requests—1,619 responses and 590 total burden hours annually. - Procurement status: No products or services are being solicited for purchase, and no contract value or period of performance is provided.
Description
HUD is requesting approval from the Office of Management and Budget for a revised information collection and seeking public comment under the Paperwork Reduction Act. FHA Catalyst is an existing web-based portal for FHA multifamily lenders to submit mortgage insurance applications to HUD. The new Portal + Loan Underwriting System (PLUS) will let FHA multifamily and healthcare lenders request FHA Project Numbers and track application status in real time; additional functions are planned for later phases, and PLUS is expected to replace multifamily lender portal functions in Catalyst, likely in 2027. Comments are due December 7, 2026.