CFPB Deletes Thousands of Webpages Amid Agency Remake

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) deleted at least 2,200 pages from its website in May, The Guardian reported Thursday (June 4).

The content that was removed includes press releases, consumer advisories, congressional testimonies, speeches and blog posts, all of which was published before President Donald Trump’s second term, according to the report.

The Guardian counted the deletions by comparing the CFPB’s current website to versions captured by the Internet Archive’s “wayback machine” and a mirror CFPB site created by a former CFPB employee, the report said.

The publication’s review of metadata on archived posts found that the most common topics in the deleted posts were enforcement, mortgages, banking and rulemaking.

Some of the deleted pages can be accessed at an archived site hosted by a third-party vendor, to which the CFPB provides a link on its website, per the report.

The Guardian’s report noted that Bloomberg reported earlier about the CFPB’s deletion of website content.

Bloomberg Law reported May 20 that all newsroom items published before February 2025 had been removed from the CFPB site in May, that the CFPB’s homepage was taken down in February 2025 and replaced with a portal for consumers to submit complaints about financial products or services, and that reports mandated by Congress and historical enforcement actions remained on the site.

It was reported May 12 that CFPB staffers were heading back to the office more than a year after the White House shuttered the financial regulator’s headquarters in Washington.

Administration officials said they have scaled back plans to cut the CFPB’s staff after calling for the agency’s elimination. That effort was blocked by a court order, according to the report.

However, many CFPB staffers have left the agency amid the work cutbacks and unclear future, and staffing levels are down 30% since Trump returned to office last year.

The White House said in February that the CFPB had cost consumers at least $237 billion since the agency was launched in 2011. The White House said much of that cost was due to the regulatory burden imposed by the CFPB, as the agency’s regulations increased the compliance and liability costs associated with financial products.