# 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.

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