Capital One Named To 100 Best Companies to Work For By FORTUNE Magazine

Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) announced today that it has been named to FORTUNE Magazine's list of the "100 Best Companies to Work For." Now in its 17th year, the list recognizes companies that exhibit exceptional workplace cultures. In FORTUNE’s latest annual ranking, Capital One was recognized for its deep commitment to workforce training and development through the company's Capital One University, which offers more than 2,000 instructor led courses and 1,668 virtual classroom sessions.

“Our people are our greatest competitive advantage and being named to FORTUNE’s '100 Best Companies to Work For' list is a testament to the hard work of our talented associates,” said Jory Berson, Chief Human Resources Officer. “In addition to growing our business and serving our customers, one of our corporate imperatives is to recruit great people and create an environment where they can be great. By nurturing an innovative and collaborative culture where people with a variety of thoughts, ideas, and backgrounds come together, we’ve been able to build a great company and a great place to work.”

Capital One was selected among hundreds of companies vying for a place on the list this year. Applicant companies opt to participate in the selection process, which includes an employee survey and an in-depth questionnaire about their programs and company practices. Great Place to Work® then evaluates each application using its unique methodology based on five dimensions: credibility, respect, fairness, pride and camaraderie.

Great Place to Work®, the creators of the list, has found that employees believe they work for great organizations when they consistently trust the people they work for, have pride in what they do and enjoy the people with whom they work.

Over the years Capital One has been recognized for; being a great place to work for working mothers and military veterans, being digitally innovative, a strong focus on diversity, an innovative approach to training and development, and being one of the most civically minded companies in America. The combination of great people, great benefits, and a unique culture has consistently enabled Capital One to attract and retain some of the best talent in the world and continue to be one of the best places to work.

To see the complete 2014 FORTUNE 100 Best Companies to Work For® list and to learn more about how to build a high-trust workplace culture, visit www.greatplacetowork.com.

About Capital One

Capital One Financial Corporation (http://www.capitalone.com) is a financial holding company whose subsidiaries, which include Capital One, N.A., and Capital One Bank (USA), N. A., had $204.5 billion in deposits and $297 billion in total assets as of December 31, 2013. Headquartered in McLean, Virginia, Capital One offers a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients through a variety of channels. Capital One, N.A. has more than 900 branch locations primarily in New York, New Jersey,Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia. A Fortune 500 company, Capital One trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol "COF" and is included in the S&P 100 index.