MCLEAN, Va., May 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced a quarterly dividend of 2 2/3 cents per share payable May 20, 2004 to stockholders of record as of May 10, 2004. The company has announced dividends every quarter 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.

About Capital One

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Capital One Bank and Capital One, F.S.B., offer consumer lending products and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc., offers automobile and other motor vehicle financing products. Capital One's subsidiaries collectively had 46.7 million managed accounts and $71.8 billion in managed loans outstanding as of March 31, 2004. 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
Web site: http://www.capitalone.com
(COF)