MCLEAN, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced a quarterly dividend of 2 2/3 cents per share payable August 20, 2003 to stockholders of record as of August 8, 2003. This is the company's thirty-fifth consecutive quarterly dividend since it became an independent company on February 28, 1995. Dividends declared by the company are eligible for direct reinvestment in the company's common stock under its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan. For additional plan information, stockholders should contact EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., at (800) 446-2617.

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries include: Capital One Bank and Capital One, F.S.B., which offer consumer lending products, and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., which offers auto loan products. Capital One's subsidiaries collectively had 45.8 million managed accounts and $60.7 billion in managed loans outstanding as of June 30, 2003. Capital One, a Fortune 500 company, is one of the largest providers of MasterCard and Visa credit cards in the world. Capital One 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
CONTACT: Paul Paquin, V.P., Investor Relations, +1-703-720-2456, or Tatiana Stead, Director, Corporate Media, +1-703-720-2352, both of Capital One Financial Corporation