Over the last four decades noninterest federal outlays have averaged 18.7 percent of GDP.

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The revenue increase came primarily from noninterest income growth in mortgage banking, combined with a mild increase in net interest income.

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The most recent figure represents 2% of its total noninterest expense.

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The biggest contributor, the FDIC says, was noninterest income.

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If they waited until 2020 to close the fiscal gap through 2037, they would have to cut noninterest outlays or raise revenues over the remaining period by 6.8 percent of GDP.

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The high net interest margins at Wells Fargo have, in large part, been attributed to its large low cost average core deposits (which include noninterest-bearing deposits, interest-bearing checking, savings certificates, market rate and other savings, and certain foreign deposits).

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