MCLEAN, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2005--On Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at approximately 4:05 p.m. Eastern Daylight time, Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) will release its first quarter 2005 earnings results. Additionally, the company will host a conference call at 5:00 p.m. EDT to review its financial and operating performance for the period ending March 31, 2005.

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 two hours after the conference call, through 5:00 p.m. EDT on May 6th, 2005, through the company's homepage.

About Capital One

Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One Financial Corporation (www.capitalone.com) is a bank holding company whose principal subsidiaries, Capital One Bank, Capital One, F.S.B. and Capital One Auto Finance, Inc. offer a variety of consumer lending products. Capital One's subsidiaries collectively had 48.6 million accounts and $79.9 billion in managed loans outstanding as of December 31, 2004. Capital One is a Fortune 500 company and, through its subsidiaries, 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.

CONTACT: Capital One Financial Corporation, McLean
Mike Rowen
V.P., Investor Relations
703-720-2457
or
Tatiana Stead
Director, Corporate Media
703-720-2352

SOURCE: Capital One Financial Corporation