4.2.2.2 Pre-Application Stage

HUD Multifamily Accelerated Processing (MAP) Guide, HUD Handbook 4430.G (2020 ed., rev. Mar. 19, 2021) · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-05 · United States

A. The Pre-Application stage for new construction or substantial rehabilitation is designed to permit HUD to review the feasibility of a proposed project prior to the Lender, Borrower, and HUD spending the time and expense involved in Firm Commitment processing. Pre-Application submissions will be reviewed for completeness, processed, reviewed and underwritten, and either recommended to be approved, approved with conditions, returned to the Lender for modifications, or rejected.

B. The Lender may request to skip the Pre-Application stage to go directly to the Firm Commitment application. Lenders should consider such requests only for projects in strong markets, where the Lender and Borrower acknowledge in writing the risk of a rejection and that the application fee is nonrefundable, so long as there are no environmental issues, and the Lender, Borrower, and development team members have previous positive experience with FHA Multifamily financing.

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