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Yes they did have an obligation to include that information in their applications. This isn't a regular court, this is the FISA court and they require the FBI to submit the evidence they have on both sides of the argument so that the judge can decide if a warrant is applicable.
The FISA court most definitely does not require the FBI to present all information they have. For one thing, it has to be relevant. A suspect denying something he is being investigated of is not relevant. Only admissions are relevant. (Hell, if this were a jury trial and the defense tried to offer information that the defendant denied committing the crime, you'd have at least half the room cracking up in hysterics)
In contrast, potential bias is relevant. They revealed potential bias in the Steele Dossier. And since the FISA court is unlike other courts, it actually goes back and forth with the investigators until it feels it has all the information it needs. So even though the Lutherf's of the world tried to spin the bias of the Steele Dossier, the bottom line is that the FISA court knew and would have requested more specific information if they deemed it relevant.
Like everything Trumpists say in his defense, Lutherf is telling stupid lies about something entirely outside his field of expertise. And because his ultimate goal lines up with yours, you're backing it up.