FALLS CHURCH, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) appointed Susanna Tisa as Vice President of Capital Markets and Treasurer. In this capacity, Ms. Tisa will manage and develop innovative funding, treasury, and banking strategies that will facilitate Capital One's global expansion into the 21st century.

"Susanna's expertise in the treasury function completes our finance team," said David Willey, Capital One's Senior Vice President for Corporate Financial Management. "We have put together a top caliber team to meet Capital One's needs as we expand into new markets and explore new businesses."

Ms. Tisa joined Capital One in mid-1996 to manage Capital Markets activities, including debt and securitization funding, investment portfolio management and Treasury operations. Ms. Tisa actively pursued the acquisition and development of Capital One's retail deposits business, and has been instrumental in enhancing Capital One's relationships with fixed income investors and credit rating agencies.

Her leadership helped Capital One win this year's Treasury & Risk Management magazine's Alexander Hamilton Award, which recognized Capital One for Overall Treasury Excellence.

Headquartered in Falls Church, 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 and deposit products. Capital One's subsidiaries collectively had 23.7 million customers and $20.2 billion in managed loans outstanding as of December 31, 1999, and are among 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: Dana Farmen, Media Relations, 703-289-6815, or Paul Paquin, Investor Relations, 703-205-1039; both of Capital One Financial Corporation/