SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM 11-K


                                  ANNUAL REPORT
                        PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE
                         SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934



ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES 
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997

Commission file number 1-13300


            CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION ASSOCIATE SAVINGS PLAN

                            2980 Fairview Park Drive
                                   Suite 1300
                        Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4525




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                        CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION


                            2980 Fairview Park Drive
                                   Suite 1300
                        Falls Church, Virginia 22042-4525






Financial Statements and Exhibits

(a)      Financial Statements

The Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan (the "Plan") became
effective as of January 1, 1995. Filed as a part of this report on Form 11-K are
the  audited  financial  statements  of the Plan as of and for the  years  ended
December 31, 1997 and 1996.

(b)      Exhibit

         (1)      Consent of Independent Auditors




                                   SIGNATURES

The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the trustees (or other persons who  administer  the employee  benefit plan) have
duly  caused this  annual  report to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned
thereunto duly authorized.


                                               CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL
                                               CORPORATION ASSOCIATE
                                               SAVINGS PLAN
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                                               (Name of Plan)




                                               By:   /s/James M. Zinn
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                                               Name: James M. Zinn
                                                     on behalf of the Benefits
                                                     Committee, as Plan
                                                     Administrator


Dated:  June 23, 1998











                              Financial Statements
                           and Supplemental Schedules

                        Capital One Financial Corporation
                             Associate Savings Plan

                     Years Ended December 31, 1997 and 1996
                       with Report of Independent Auditors








            Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan

                              Financial Statements
                           and Supplemental Schedules


                     Years Ended December 31, 1997 and 1996




                                    Contents


Report of Independent Auditors........................................................1 Audited Financial Statements Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information................2 Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information.....6 Notes to Financial Statements........................................................10 Supplemental Schedules Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes......................................15 Schedule of Reportable Transactions..................................................16
Report of Independent Auditors Benefits Committee Capital One Financial Corporation We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits of Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan ("Plan") as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements based on our audit. We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion. In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all material respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, and the changes in its net assets available for benefits for the years then ended, in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles. Our audits were performed for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying supplemental schedules of assets held for investment purposes as of December 31, 1997, and reportable transactions for the year then ended, are presented for purposes of complying with the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and are not a required part of the basic financial statements. The fund information in the statements of net assets available for benefits and the statements of changes in net assets available for benefits is presented for purposes of additional analysis rather than to present the net assets available for benefits and changes in net assets available for benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and fund information have been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audits of the basic financial statements and, in our opinion, are fairly stated in all material respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole. /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP Washington, DC June 23, 1998 Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information December 31, 1997
------------------------------------------------------- American American Capital Express Express One Trust Trust Pooled Money Equity Company Market Index Stock Fund Fund II Fund II ------------------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund $21,795,608 Shares of registered investment companies $10,220,258 $9,181,548 Participant notes receivable ------------------------------------------------------- Total investments 21,795,608 10,220,258 9,181,548 Receivables: Employer's contributions 290,641 396,276 201,992 Participants' contributions 107,182 53,562 71,316 Accrued income 43,671 ------------------------------------------------------- Total receivables 397,823 493,509 273,308 Cash and cash equivalents ------------------------------------------------------- Total assets 22,193,431 10,713,767 9,454,856 ------------------------------------------------------- Liabilities Administrative expenses payable ------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits $22,193,431 $10,713,767 $9,454,856 =======================================================
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Fund Information - --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y IDS Y IDS Y (American (American (American Express) Express) Express) AIM Templeton Federal Mutual Stock Constellation Foreign Participant Income Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Notes Other Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $21,795,608 $1,641,552 $1,483,047 $5,353,113 $7,944,122 $2,246,183 38,069,823 $2,679,032 2,679,032 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,641,552 1,483,047 5,353,113 7,944,122 2,246,183 2,679,032 62,544,463 35,510 62,821 118,103 203,987 88,409 1,397,739 12,054 19,673 40,976 75,635 32,411 412,809 43,671 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 47,564 82,494 159,079 279,622 120,820 1,854,219 $ 2,542 2,542 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,689,116 1,565,541 5,512,192 8,223,744 2,367,003 2,679,032 2,542 64,401,224 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 37,641 37,641 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $1,689,116 $1,565,541 $5,512,192 $8,223,744 $2,367,003 $2,679,032 $(35,099) $64,363,583 ====================================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes. 3 Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information December 31, 1996
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital American American One Express Express Pooled Signet Trust Trust Company Stock Money Equity Stock Pooled Market Index Fund Fund Fund II Fund II -------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund $11,444,971 Units of Signet Stock Pooled Fund $2,612,609 Shares of registered investment companies $5,718,747 $4,028,636 Participant notes receivable -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total investments 11,444,971 2,612,609 5,718,747 4,028,636 Receivables: Employer's contributions 215,017 373,249 111,063 Participants' contributions 72,485 41,885 35,858 Accrued income 24,824 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total receivables 287,502 439,958 146,921 Cash and cash equivalents -------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets 11,732,473 2,612,609 6,158,705 4,175,557 Liabilities Administrative expenses payable -------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits $11,732,473 $2,612,609 $6,158,705 $4,175,557 ====================================================================
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Fund Information - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y IDS Y IDS Y (American (American (American Express) Express) Express) AIM Templeton Federal Mutual Stock Constellation Foreign Participant Income Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Notes Other Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $11,444,971 2,612,609 $829,434 $334,200 $2,874,448 $4,499,932 $792,575 19,077,972 $1,877,469 1,877,469 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 829,434 334,200 2,874,448 4,499,932 792,575 1,877,469 35,013,021 26,009 27,066 73,258 146,336 39,026 1,011,024 7,754 7,763 22,582 46,682 12,197 247,206 24,824 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 33,763 34,829 95,840 193,018 51,223 1,283,054 $ 5,485 5,485 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 863,197 369,029 2,970,288 4,692,950 843,798 1,877,469 5,485 36,301,560 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 36,749 36,749 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $863,197 $369,029 $2,970,288 $4,692,950 $843,798 $1,877,469 $(31,264) $36,264,811 ====================================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes. 5 Capital One Financial Corporation Employee Savings Plan Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information Year Ended December 31, 1997
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Capital American American One Express Express Pooled Trust Trust Company Signet Money Equity Stock Stock Market Index Fund Pooled Fund Fund II Fund II ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments $ 7,050,683 $1,761,316 $1,743,505 Interest 1,208 $ 18,064 Dividends 112,900 47,206 385,261 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 7,164,791 1,808,522 403,325 1,743,505 Contributions: Employer's 2,288,892 2,432,529 1,453,419 Participants' 1,776,664 921,620 1,357,883 Rollovers 74,461 173,568 163,251 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 4,140,017 3,527,717 2,974,553 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total additions 11,304,808 1,808,522 3,931,042 4,718,058 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants (811,273) (162,651) (769,566) (319,056) Administrative expenses (113,560) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total deductions (811,273) (162,651) (883,126) (319,056) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers 10,493,535 1,645,871 3,047,916 4,399,002 Interfund transfers, net (32,577) (4,258,480) 1,507,146 880,297 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Net increase (decrease) 10,460,958 (2,612,609) 4,555,062 5,279,299 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year 11,732,473 2,612,609 6,158,705 4,175,557 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ End of year $22,193,431 $10,713,767 $9,454,856 ========================================================================
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Fund Information - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y (American IDS Y IDS Y Express) (American (American Federal Express) Express) AIM Templeton Income Mutual Stock Constellation Foreign Participant Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Notes Other Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ 19,111 $ (50,070) $ 193,513 $ 153,142 $ (188,738) $10,682,462 17 $ 168,265 187,554 68,449 196,734 735,823 562,179 230,571 2,339,123 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 87,577 146,664 929,336 715,321 41,833 168,265 13,209,139 268,261 358,384 836,427 1,625,877 574,758 9,838,547 210,747 309,149 703,951 1,528,205 578,575 7,386,794 11,267 64,794 114,858 170,477 70,775 843,451 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 490,275 732,327 1,655,236 3,324,559 1,224,108 18,068,792 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 577,852 878,991 2,584,572 4,039,880 1,265,941 168,265 31,277,931 (53,088) (39,400) (225,927) (307,652) (62,149) (277,196) (3,027,958) $(37,641) (151,201) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (53,088) (39,400) (225,927) (307,652) (62,149) (277,196) (37,641) (3,179,159) 524,764 839,591 2,358,645 3,732,228 1,203,792 (108,931) (37,641) 28,098,772 301,155 356,921 183,259 (201,434) 319,413 910,494 33,806 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 825,919 1,196,512 2,541,904 3,530,794 1,523,205 801,563 (3,835) 28,098,772 863,197 369,029 2,970,288 4,692,950 843,798 1,877,469 (31,264) 36,264,811 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ $1,689,116 $1,565,541 $5,512,192 $8,223,744 $2,367,003 $2,679,032 $(35,099) $64,363,583 ====================================================================================================================================
See accompanying notes. 7 Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information Year Ended December 31, 1996
----------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital American American One Express Express Pooled Trust Trust Company Signet Money Equity Stock Stock Market Index Fund Pooled Fund Fund II Fund II ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments $ 3,147,315 $ 651,232 $ 405,569 Interest 40,372 24,673 $ 22,299 Dividends 69,965 58,329 212,548 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,257,652 734,234 234,847 405,569 Contributions: Employer's 1,759,386 2,075,115 854,296 Participants' 1,378,472 824,757 812,712 Rollovers 170,899 89,028 105,678 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 3,308,757 2,988,900 1,772,686 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total additions 6,566,409 734,234 3,223,747 2,178,255 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants (359,567) (124,125) (417,154) (199,490) Administrative expenses (83,922) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total deductions (359,567) (124,125) (501,076) (199,490) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers 6,206,842 610,109 2,722,671 1,978,765 Interfund transfers, net (964,120) (653,057) 3,436,034 2,196,792 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) 5,242,722 (42,948) 6,158,705 4,175,557 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year 6,489,751 2,655,557 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- End of year $11,732,473 $2,612,609 $6,158,705 $4,175,557 =======================================================================
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Fund Information - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y IDS Y IDS Y Virtus (American (American (American Virtus Treasury Express) Express) Express) AIM Templeton Style Money Federal Mutual Stock Constellation Foreign Manager Market Income Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund Fund - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $(83,088) $ (1,937) $ 43,234 $ 127,856 $ 34,822 $ (13,008) 2,283 16 49 1,392 22 $ 8,397 44,762 27,249 183,260 150,458 28,600 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (36,043) 25,328 226,543 279,706 63,444 (13,008) 8,397 205,863 97,720 481,757 968,835 138,873 163,153 81,118 370,321 886,159 123,489 40,495 43,212 123,541 173,157 47,156 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 409,511 222,050 975,619 2,028,151 309,518 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 373,468 247,378 1,202,162 2,307,857 372,962 (13,008) 8,397 (18,723) (12,234) (106,350) (106,058) (8,908) (5,970) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (18,723) (12,234) (106,350) (106,058) (8,908) (5,970) 354,745 235,144 1,095,812 2,201,799 364,054 (13,008) 2,427 508,452 133,885 1,874,476 2,491,151 479,744 (1,609,564) (3,887,710) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 863,197 369,029 2,970,288 4,692,950 843,798 (1,622,572) (3,885,283) 1,622,572 3,885,283 - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $863,197 $369,029 $2,970,288 $4,692,950 $843,798 ======================================================================================================================
- ---------------------------------------------------------------- American Century- Vanguard Twentieth Index Century Trust Ultra 500 Participant Fund Portfolio Notes Other Total - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ (76,724) $ (29,826) $ 44 $ 4,205,489 $ 103,512 5,485 208,500 6 1,659 776,836 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (76,718) (29,826) 103,512 7,188 5,190,825 6,581,845 4,640,181 793,166 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12,015,192 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (76,718) (29,826) 103,512 7,188 17,206,017 (56,975) (1,415,554) (36,749) (120,671) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (56,975) (36,749) (1,536,225) (76,718) (29,826) 46,537 (29,561) 15,669,792 (2,071,319) (2,056,537) 741,577 (619,804) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (2,148,037) (2,086,363) 788,114 (649,365) 15,669,792 2,148,037 2,086,363 1,089,355 618,101 20,595,019 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,877,469 $ (31,264) $36,264,811 ===============================================================================
See accompanying notes. 9 Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1997 Note 1--Description of Plan Effective January 1, 1995, Capital One Financial Corporation (the "Corporation") established and adopted the Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan (the "Plan") for the benefit of its eligible associates. The Plan is a continuation of the Signet Banking Corporation ("Signet") Employee Savings Plan for participants who transferred employment from Signet to the Corporation on or within twelve months after the date of distribution of the Corporation's stock to shareholders of Signet on February 28, 1995. The following description of the Plan provides only general information. Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for a more complete description of the Plan's provisions. General The Plan is a defined contribution plan covering substantially all associates of the Corporation and provides for pension, disability, death and termination benefits. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA). Contributions Each year, participants may contribute 1% to 15% of pre-tax annual compensation, as defined in the Plan. Such contributions may be pre-tax dollars, or a combination of pre- and after-tax dollars. Participants may also contribute amounts representing distributions from other qualified plans ("rollover contributions"). The Corporation contributes 50% of the first 6% of the participant's annual compensation that a participant contributes to the Plan. Beginning January 1, 1996, the Corporation contributes 3% of participants' eligible salaries, regardless of participation in the Plan. Additional amounts equal to 3% of the participants' eligible salaries for those participants making pre-tax contributions to the Plan at year end may be contributed at the option of the Corporation's Board of Directors. 10 Participant Accounts Each participant's account is credited with the participant's contributions and allocations of the Corporation's contributions and Plan earnings. Allocations are based upon the number of units of the Plan in each participant's account. Forfeited balances of terminated participants' nonvested accounts are used to pay administrative expenses of the Plan, to the extent available. Plan expenses in excess of forfeitures, if any, are absorbed by the Corporation. Excess forfeitures, if any, are applied as employer contributions made in advance, and reduce the Corporation's future contributions. The benefit to which a participant is entitled is the benefit that can be provided from the participant's account. Vesting Participants are immediately vested in their contributions plus actual earnings thereon. Vesting in the Corporation's contribution portion of their accounts plus actual earnings thereon is based on years of continuous service. A participant is 100% vested after two years of service. Investment Options Upon enrollment in the Plan, a participant may direct employer and employee contributions in any of eight investment options. Participants may change their investment options at any time. Current investment options, as well as options previously available through the former investment manager, are described below. Current Options: Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund (previously Capital One Stock Unitized Investment Fund) - Monies are invested by the Trustee in a unitized trust fund which invests in shares of the Corporation's common stock. The Trustee shall also be permitted to invest in short-term temporary investments, including pooled funds which bear interest at market rates. American Express Trust Money Market Fund II - Monies are invested primarily in short-term debt securities. American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II - Ninety percent of the monies held by this fund are invested in common stock and the balance is invested in S&P 500 stock index futures. IDS Y (American Express) Federal Income Fund - Monies are invested in U.S. government agency securities. 11 IDS Y (American Express) Mutual Fund - Monies are invested in common stocks and senior securities, such as bonds and preferred stocks. IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund - Monies are invested in large capitalization, blue chip stocks and investment grade bonds. AIM Constellation Fund - Monies are invested in the common stock of primarily small and medium-sized companies. Templeton Foreign Fund - Monies are invested primarily in the common stock of companies outside the U.S. Previous Options: ---------------- Signet Stock Pooled Fund (previously Signet Stock Unitized Investment Fund) - Monies were invested in a unitized trust fund that invested in shares of Signet's common stock. Prior to December 15, 1997, participants were able to hold this investment; however, additional investment in the Fund was prohibited. On December 15, 1997, this fund was liquidated and the balance was transferred to the American Express Trust Money Market Fund II. Participant Notes Receivable Participants may elect to borrow from their fund accounts a minimum of $1,000; up to a maximum of the lesser of $50,000, or 50% of their account balance. Loan transactions are treated as a transfer from (to) the investment fund to (from) the loan fund. Loan terms range from 1 to 5 years or up to 10 years for the purchase of a primary residence. The loans are secured by the balance in the participant's account and bear interest at a rate commensurate with local prevailing rates as determined by the Benefits Committee. Principal and interest are paid ratably through monthly payroll deductions. Payment of Benefits On termination of service, a participant may elect to receive an amount equal to the vested value of his or her account through a lump-sum distribution or equal, or nearly equal, payments made at least annually for a period not to exceed 15 years. If the participant has invested in the Capital One or Signet Stock pooled funds, he or she may elect to receive distributions of whole shares of common stock with fractional shares paid in cash. Note 2--Summary of Accounting Policies Basis of Accounting The financial statements of the Plan are prepared under the accrual method of accounting. 12 Use of Estimates The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from those estimates. Valuation and Income Recognition The Plan's investments are stated at fair value. Units in the Capital One and Signet Stock pooled funds are valued based upon the stock price at the last reported sales price on the last business day of the plan year. The shares of registered investment companies are valued at quoted market prices which represent the net asset values of shares held by the Plan as of year-end. Money market funds and participant notes receivable are valued at cost, which approximates fair value. Purchases and sales of securities are recorded on a trade-date basis. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Note 3--Investments The Plan's investments are held in a trust fund administered by American Express Trust Company. The fair values of the following individual investments represented 5% or more of the Plan's net assets as of December 31, 1997 or 1996:
December 31, 1997 1996 ----------------------------------- Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund $21,795,608 $11,444,971 American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 10,220,258 5,718,747 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 9,181,548 4,028,636 AIM Constellation Fund 7,944,122 4,499,932 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 5,353,113 2,874,448 Participant Notes 2,679,032 1,877,469 Signet Stock Pooled Fund 2,612,609
Note 4--Plan Termination Although it has not expressed any intent to do so, the Corporation has the right to terminate the Plan subject to the provisions of ERISA. In the event of Plan termination, participants will become 100% vested in their accounts. Note 5--Tax Status The Internal Revenue Service ruled on April 10, 1997 that the Plan qualifies under Section 401(a) of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC)and, therefore, the related trust is not 13 subject to tax under present income tax law. Once qualified, the Plan is required to operate in conformity with the IRC to maintain its qualification. The Benefits Committee is not aware of any course of action or events that have occurred that might adversely affect the Plan's qualified status. Note 6-- Transactions with Parties-in-Interest Effective January 1, 1996, American Express Trust Company was named trustee of the Plan and investment manager of the Plan assets. During January 1996, investments held by the previous trustee Signet Trust Company, and managed by Virtus Capital Management, Inc., ("Virtus"), were transferred to American Express Trust Company. The market value of the assets attributable to those participant accounts transferred from the Signet Trust Company was $19,223,330. Cash transferred from Signet to American Express Trust Company was invested temporarily in short-term interest-bearing investments until purchases of registered investment companies were made. Interest earned on these investments was allocated pro rata to all funds. During 1997 and 1996, certain Plan investments included shares of mutual funds managed by American Express. In addition, the Plan had invested $21,795,608 and $11,444,971, at fair value, in the Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund and $0 and $2,612,609, at fair value, in the Signet Stock Pooled Fund as of December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively. 14 Supplemental Schedules Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1997
Units/ Fair Shares Cost value -------------------------------------------------- Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund 999,936 $13,119,981 $21,795,608 Registered Investment Companies: American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 10,220,258 10,220,258 10,220,258 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 354,746 7,189,974 9,181,548 IDS Y (American Express) Federal Income Fund 324,674 1,631,783 1,641,552 IDS Y (American Express) Mutual Fund 108,031 1,552,091 1,483,047 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 219,516 5,054,652 5,353,113 AIM Constellation Fund 301,142 7,601,400 7,944,122 Templeton Foreign Fund 225,748 2,457,867 2,246,183 ------------------------------- 35,708,025 38,069,823 Participant Notes 2,679,032 2,679,032 2,679,032 ------------------------------- Total $51,507,038 $62,544,463 ===============================
15 Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Schedule of Reportable Transactions Year Ended December 31, 1997
Purchase Selling Description of assets Units/Share price price Cost - ------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- ------------- ------------- ----------- Category (i) - individual transactions in excess of 5 percent of plan assets: - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 1,944,973 $1,944,973 Signet Stock Pooled Fund 44,034 $2,219,570 $1,370,466 Category (iii) - series of transactions in excess of 5 percent of plan assets: - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 9,811,589 $9,811,589 American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 5,394,090 $5,394,090 $5,394,090 Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund 125,482 4,812,452 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 219,551 5,065,722 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 118,260 2,948,717 AIM Constellation Fund 178,042 4,762,940 Participant Notes 1,903,830 1,903,830 Templeton Foreign Fund 266,292 2,954,789 Signet Stock Pooled Fund 88,613 4,344,178 2,587,828
Fair value Net gain - ------------ ----------- $2,219,570 $849,104 $5,394,090 4,344,178 $1,756,350
All transactions were made on the market. There were no category (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions during 1997. 16 EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit Number Description - ------ ----------- 23 Consent of Independent Auditors






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                                                                      Exhibit 23




                         Consent of Independent Auditors


We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements  of our report  dated June 23, 1998,  with  respect to the  financial
statements  and  schedules of the Capital One  Financial  Corporation  Associate
Savings  Plan  included  in this  Annual  Report  (Form 11-K) for the year ended
December 31, 1997.

Registration Statement Number Form Description --------------------- ---------- -------------------------------- 33-80263 Form S-8 Marketing and Management Services Agreement 33-86874 Form S-8 Employee Stock Purchase Plan 33-86876 Form S-8 Employee Savings Plan 33-86986 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 33-91790 Form S-8 1995 Non-Employee Directors Stock Incentive Plan 33-97032 Form S-8 Amendment to 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 33-99748 Form S-3 Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan 333-3580 Form S-3 Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Common Stock in the amount of $200 million 333-42853 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 333-45453 Form S-8 Associate Savings Plan 333-51637 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 333-51639 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 333-57317 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan
/s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP Washington, D.C. June 23, 1998 18