MCLEAN, Va., Mar 21, 2006 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On Thursday, April 20, 2006, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Standard time, Capital One Financial Corporation will release its first quarter 2006 earnings results. Additionally, the company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time to review its financial and operating performance for the quarter ending March 31, 2006.

The call will be webcast live and the earnings release will be available on the company's homepage at www.capitalone.com. A replay of the webcast will be available 24 hours a day, beginning 2 hours after the conference call, through 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard time on May 5th, 2006, through the company's homepage.

About Capital One

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Capital One Bank, Capital One, F.S.B., Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., and Hibernia National Bank (www.hibernia.com), offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients. Capital One's subsidiaries collectively had $47.9 billion in deposits and $105.5 billion in managed loans outstanding as of December 31, 2005. Capital One, a Fortune 500 company, trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 500 index.

SOURCE: Capital One Financial Corporation

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