FALLS CHURCH, Va., Dec 21, 2001 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- On Tuesday, January 15th, 2002 at 4:30 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) will release its fourth quarter 2001 earnings results. Richard D. Fairbank, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Nigel W. Morris, President and Chief Operating Officer, and David M. Willey, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will host an analyst conference call at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time to review Capital One's financial and operating performance for the period.

The call will be webcast "live" via our homepage at http://www.capitalone.com . The earnings release will be accessible via our homepage as well. Questions may be emailed to management during the call through the webcast site.

A replay of the webcast will also be available 24 hours a day beginning January 15th through January 31st, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, through our homepage at http://www.capitalone.com .

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SOURCE Capital One Financial Corporation

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