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, 1998

                         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 December 31, 1998 and 1997.

(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/David M. Willey
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                                                  Name:David M. Willey
                                                       on behalf of the Benefits
                                                       Committee, as Plan
                                                       Administrator

Dated:  June 29, 1999






                              Financial Statements
                           and Supplemental Schedules

                        Capital One Financial Corporation
                             Associate Savings Plan

                     Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997
                       with Report of Independent Auditors








            Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan

                              Financial Statements
                           and Supplemental Schedules


                     Years Ended December 31, 1998 and 1997




                                    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.........................................................4
Notes to Financial Statements..................................................6


Supplemental Schedules

Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes...............................11
Schedule of Reportable Transactions...........................................12








                         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, 1998 and 1997, 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 audits.

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 at
December  31,  1998 and 1997,  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
financial statements taken as a whole. The accompanying  supplemental  schedules
of assets held for  investment  purposes as of December 31, 1998, and reportable
transactions  for the year then ended,  are presented for purposes of additional
analysis  and  are  not a  required  part of the  financial  statements  but are
supplementary  information  required  by the  Department  of  Labor's  Rules and
Regulations for Reporting and Disclosure  under the Employee  Retirement  Income
Security Act of 1974. These supplemental schedules are the responsibility of the
Plan's management. The Fund Information in the statement of net assets available
for benefits and the  statement 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 the  changes in net assets  available  for
benefits of each fund. The supplemental schedules and Fund Information have been
subjected  to  auditing  procedures  applied  in our  audits  of  the  financial
statements  and, in our opinion,  are fairly stated in all material  respects in
relation to the financial statements taken as a whole.

                                                            /s/ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Washington, D.C.
June 25, 1999






            Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan

      Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information

                                December 31, 1998
Fund Information ------------------------------------------------ Capital American One Express Trust American Pooled Money Express Trust Company Market Equity Index Stock Fund Fund II Fund II ----------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund .............. $ 60,034,430 Shares of registered investment companies ............... -- $ 14,152,910 $ 14,817,046 Participant notes receivable .............. ----------------------------------------------- Total investments ....... 60,034,430 14,152,910 14,817,046 Receivables: Employer's contributions ...... 518,438 598,217 258,885 Participants' contributions ...... 185 545 3 Accrued income ....... 53,374 ----------------------------------------------- Total receivables ....... 518,623 652,136 258,888 Cash and cash equivalents .......... 335,094 71,159 148,036 ----------------------------------------------- Total assets ............ 60,888,147 14,876,205 15,223,970 ----------------------------------------------- Liabilities Administrative expenses payable .............. -- 49,681 -- ----------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits ............. $ 60,888,147 $ 14,826,524 $ 15,223,970 ----------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- IDS Y IDS Y (American IDS Y (American Express) (American Express) Federal Income Express) Stock Fund Mutual Fund Fund --------------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund .............. Shares of registered investment companies ............... $ 3,311,161 $ 2,540,444 $ 7,495,353 Participant notes receivable .............. ----------------------------------------------- Total investments ....... 3,311,161 2,540,444 7,495,353 Receivables: Employer's contributions ...... 45,694 71,563 129,646 Participants' contributions ...... 40 139 54 Accrued income ....... ----------------------------------------------- Total receivables ....... 45,734 71,702 129,700 Cash and cash equivalents .......... -- -- -- ----------------------------------------------- Total assets ............ 3,356,895 2,612,146 7,625,053 ----------------------------------------------- Liabilities Administrative expenses payable .............. -- -- -- ----------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits ............. $ 3,356,895 $ 2,612,146 $ 7,625,053 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- AIM Templeton Baron Constellation Foreign Asset Fund Fund Fund ----------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund .............. -- -- -- Shares of registered investment companies ............... $ 10,127,899 $ 2,804,237 $ 446,120 Participant notes receivable .............. ----------------------------------------------- Total investments ....... 10,127,899 2,804,237 446,120 Receivables: Employer's contributions ...... 190,425 76,974 22,058 Participants' contributions ...... 28 3 28 Accrued Income ----------------------------------------------- Total receivables ....... 190,453 76,977 22,086 Cash and cash equivalents .......... -- -- -- ----------------------------------------------- Total assets ............ 10,318,352 2,881,214 468,206 ----------------------------------------------- Liabilities Administrative expenses payable .............. -- -- -- ----------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits ............. $ 10,318,352 $ 2,881,214 $ 468,206 ----------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------- Davis New York Venture Participant (Class A) Notes Total ----------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund .............. -- -- $ 60,034,430 Shares of registered investment companies .............. $ 426,249 -- 56,121,419 Participant notes receivable .............. $ 4,230,131 4,230,131 ----------------------------------------------- Total investments ....... 426,249 4,230,131 120,385,980 Receivables: Employer's contributions ...... 23,878 -- 1,935,778 Participants' contributions ...... 28 1,053 Accrued Income 53,374 ----------------------------------------------- Total receivables ....... 23,906 -- 1,990,205 Cash and cash equivalents .......... -- -- 554,289 ----------------------------------------------- Total assets ............ 450,155 4,230,131 122,930,474 Liabilities Administrative expenses payable .............. -- -- 49,681 ----------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits ............. $ 450,155 $ 4,230,131 $122,880,793 See accompanying notes.
Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Statement of Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information December 31, 1997 Fund Information
------------------------------------------------------------------- American Capital Express American IDS Y One Trust Express (American IDS Y Pooled Money Trust Express) (American Company Market Equity Index Federal Express) Stock Fund Fund II Fund II Income Fund Mutual Fund ------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 $ 1,641,552 $ 1,483,047 Participant notes receivable ................. -- -- -- -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total investments ............................... 21,795,608 10,220,258 9,181,548 1,641,552 1,483,047 Receivables: Employer's contributions ..................... 290,641 396,276 201,992 35,510 62,821 Participants' contributions .................. 107,182 53,562 71,316 12,054 19,673 Accrued income ............................... -- 43,671 -- -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total receivables ............................... 397,823 493,509 273,308 47,564 82,494 Cash and cash equivalents ....................... -- 2,542 -- -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets .................................... 22,193,431 10,716,309 9,454,856 1,689,116 1,565,541 ------------------------------------------------------------------- Liabilities Administrative expenses payable ............ -- 37,641 -- -- -- ------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits ............... $22,193,431 $10,678,668 $ 9,454,856 $ 1,689,116 $ 1,565,541 =================================================================== -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y (American Express) AIM Templeton Stock Constellation Foreign Participant Fund Fund Fund Notes Total ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Assets Investments, at fair value: Units of Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund -- -- -- -- $21,795,608 Shares of registered investment companies .... $ 5,353,113 $ 7,944,122 $ 2,246,183 -- 38,069,823 Participant notes receivable ................. -- -- -- $ 2,679,032 2,679,032 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total investments ............................... 5,353,113 7,944,122 2,246,183 2,679,032 62,544,463 Receivables: Employer's contributions ..................... 118,103 203,987 88,409 -- 1,397,739 Participants' contributions .................. 40,976 75,635 32,411 -- 412,809 Accrued income ............................... -- -- -- -- 43,671 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total receivables ............................... 159,079 279,622 120,820 -- 1,854,219 Cash and cash equivalents ....................... -- -- -- -- $ 2,542 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Total assets .................................... 5,512,192 8,223,744 2,367,003 2,679,032 64,401,224 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Liabilities Administrative expenses payable ............ -- -- -- -- 37,641 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Net assets available for benefits ............... $ 5,512,192 $ 8,223,744 $ 2,367,003 $ 2,679,032 $ $64,363,583 =======================================================================
See accompanying notes. 4 Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information Year Ended December 31, 1998 Fund Information
----------------------------------------------- Capital American One Express Trust American Pooled Money Express Trust Company Market Equity Index Stock Fund Fund II Fund II ----------------------------------------------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments ......... $ 29,219,337 $ 14 $ 2,942,944 Interest ............................ 928 239 -- Dividends ........................... 148,841 578,418 -- ----------------------------------------------- 29,369,106 578,671 2,942,944 Contributions: Employer's .......................... 3,894,580 2,620,435 2,221,547 Participants' ....................... 3,380,590 950,096 2,057,048 Rollovers ........................... 1,124,641 175,772 504,554 ----------------------------------------------- 8,399,811 3,746,303 4,783,149 ----------------------------------------------- Total additions ......................... 37,768,917 4,324,974 7,726,093 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants ......... (1,745,666) (1,487,562) (479,305) Administrative expenses ............... -- (178,556) -- ----------------------------------------------- Total deductions ........................ (1,745,666) (1,666,118) (479,305) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers ................... 36,023,251 2,658,856 7,246,788 Interfund transfers, net ............... 2,671,465 1,489,000 (1,477,674) ----------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) ................. 38,694,716 4,147,856 5,769,114 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year ....................... 22,193,431 10,678,668 9,454,856 ----------------------------------------------- End of year ............................. $ 60,888,147 $ 14,826,524 $ 15,223,970 =============================================== --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y IDS Y IDS Y (American (American (American Express Express AIM Express) Federal Mutual Stock Constellation Templeton Income Fund Fund Fund Fund Foreign Fund --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments ......... $ (26,727) $ (134,643) $ 539,272 $ 1,297,478 $ (442,887) Interest ............................ -- -- -- -- -- Dividends ........................... 164,854 329,172 606,404 246,138 268,838 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 138,127 194,529 1,145,676 1,543,616 (174,049) Contributions: Employer's .......................... 357,082 598,073 1,167,419 1,955,196 835,618 Participants' ....................... 288,381 498,701 1,009,535 1,793,148 799,574 Rollovers ........................... 203,561 247,366 335,128 168,302 67,779 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 849,024 1,344,140 2,512,082 3,916,646 1,702,971 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total additions ......................... 987,151 1,538,669 3,657,758 5,460,262 1,528,922 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants ......... (77,595) (101,134) (223,229) (552,047) (113,534) Administrative expenses ............... -- -- -- -- -- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total deductions ........................ (77,595) (101,134) (223,229) (552,047) (113,534) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers ................... 909,556 1,437,535 3,434,529 4,908,215 1,415,388 Interfund transfers, net ............... 758,223 (390,930) (1,321,668) (2,813,607) (901,177) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) ................. 1,667,779 1,046,605 2,112,861 2,094,608 514,211 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year ....................... 1,689,116 1,565,541 5,512,192 8,223,744 2,367,003 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of year ............................. $ 3,356,895 $ 2,612,146 $ 7,625,053 $ 10,318,352 $ 2,881,214 ================================================================================= ---------------------------------------------------------------- Davis Baron New York Asset Venture Participant Fund (Class A) Notes Total ---------------------------------------------------------------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments ......... 44,021 19,977 -- $ 33,458,786 Interest ............................ -- -- $ 290,869 292,036 Dividends ........................... 349 7,361 -- 2,350,375 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 44,370 27,338 290,869 36,101,197 Contributions: Employer's .......................... 44,640 46,015 -- 13,740,605 Participants' ....................... 44,555 44,183 -- 10,865,811 Rollovers ........................... 80,350 18,378 -- 2,925,831 ---------------------------------------------------------------- 169,545 108,576 -- 27,532,247 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total additions ......................... 213,915 135,914 290,869 63,633,444 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants ......... (2,900) (3,480) (151,226) (4,937,678) Administrative expenses ............... -- -- -- (178,556) ---------------------------------------------------------------- Total deductions ........................ (2,900) (3,480) (151,226) (5,116,234) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers ................... 211,015 132,434 139,643 58,517,210 Interfund transfers, net ............... 257,191 317,721 1,411,456 ---------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) ................. 468,206 450,155 1,551,099 58,517,210 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year ....................... -- -- 2,679,032 64,363,583 ---------------------------------------------------------------- End of year ............................. $ 468,206 $ 450,155 $ 4,230,131 $ 122,880,793 ================================================================
See accompanying notes. Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Statement of Changes in Net Assets Available for Benefits, with Fund Information Year Ended December 31, 1997 Fund Information
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Capital One American American (American Pooled Express Trust Express Express) Company Signet Money Trust Federal Stock Stock Market Equity Index Income Fund 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 $ 19,111 Interest .................................... 1,208 -- $ 18,064 -- 17 Dividends ................................... 112,900 47,206 385,261 -- 68,449 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7,164,791 1,808,522 403,325 1,743,505 87,577 Contributions: Employer's .................................. 2,288,892 -- 2,432,529 1,453,419 268,261 Participants' ............................... 1,776,664 -- 921,620 1,357,883 210,747 Rollovers ................................... 74,461 -- 173,568 163,251 11,267 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4,140,017 -- 3,527,717 2,974,553 490,275 Total additions ................................ 11,304,808 1,808,522 3,931,042 4,718,058 577,852 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants ............... (811,273) (162,651) (769,566) (319,056) (53,088) Administrative expenses ..................... -- -- (151,201) -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total deductions ............................... (811,273) (162,651) (920,767) (319,056) (53,088) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers ...................................... 10,493,535 1,645,871 3,010,275 4,399,002 524,764 Interfund transfers, net ...................... (32,577) (4,258,480) 1,540,952 880,297 301,155 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) ........................ 10,460,958 (2,612,609) 4,551,227 5,279,299 825,919 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year ........................... 11,732,473 2,612,609 6,127,441 4,175,557 863,197 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of year ................................. $ 22,193,431 -- $ 10,678,668 $ 9,454,856 $ 1,689,116 ============================================================================ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDS Y IDS Y (American (American Express) Express) AIM Templeton Mutual Stock Constellation Foreign Participant Fund Fund Fund Fund Notes ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments .............................. $ (50,070) $ 193,513 $ 153,142 $ (188,738 -- Interest .................................... -- -- -- -- $ 168,265 Dividends ................................... 196,734 735,823 562,179 230,571 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 146,664 929,336 715,321 41,833 168,265 Contributions: Employer's .................................. 358,384 836,427 1,625,877 574,758 -- Participants' ............................... 309,149 703,951 1,528,205 578,575 -- Rollovers ................................... 64,794 114,858 170,477 70,775 -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 732,327 1,655,236 3,324,559 1,224,108 -- Total additions ................................ 878,991 2,584,572 4,039,880 1,265,941 168,265 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants ............... (39,400) (225,927) (307,652) (62,149) (277,196) Administrative expenses ..................... -- -- -- -- -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total deductions ............................... (39,400) (225,927) (307,652) (62,149) (277,196) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers ...................................... 839,591 2,358,645 3,732,228 1,203,792 (108,931) Interfund transfers, net ...................... 356,921 183,259 (201,434) 319,413 910,494 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net increase (decrease) ........................ 1,196,512 2,541,904 3,530,794 1,523,205 801,563 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year ........................... 369,029 2,970,288 4,692,950 843,798 1,877,469 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- End of year ................................. $ 1,565,541 $ 5,512,192 $ 8,223,744 $ 2,367,003 $ 2,679,032 ============================================================================ ------------ Total ------------ Additions to net assets attributed to: Investment income: Net appreciation (depreciation) in fair value of investments .............................. $ 10,682,462 Interest .................................... 187,554 Dividends ................................... 2,339,123 ------------ 13,209,139 Contributions: Employer's .................................. 9,838,547 Participants' ............................... 7,386,794 Rollovers ................................... 843,451 ------------ 18,068,792 Total additions ................................ 31,277,931 Deductions from net assets attributed to: Benefits paid to participants ............... (3,027,958) Administrative expenses ..................... (151,201) ------------ Total deductions ............................... (3,179,159) Net increase (decrease) prior to interfund transfers ...................................... 28,098,772 Interfund transfers, net ...................... ------------ Net increase (decrease) ........................ 28,098,772 Net assets available for benefits: Beginning of year ........................... 36,264,811 ------------ End of year ................................. $ 64,363,583 ============
See accompanying notes. Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Notes to Financial Statements December 31, 1998 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. American Express Trust Company (the "Trustee") serves as the administrator and trustee for the Plan and its assets. Through a November 12, 1998 amendment to the Plan effective January 1, 1999, all employees of Summit Acceptance Corporation (a Texas corporation which was acquired by the Corporation on July 31, 1998) who were eligible participants of the Summit 401(k) Savings Plan (the "Summit Plan"), became eligible participants in the Plan. Additionally, the Plan accepted the transfer of all assets and liabilities attributable to participants of the Summit Plan, effective January 1, 1999. At December 31, 1998 the net assets in the Summit Plan approximated $850,000. 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 can provide a benefit for disability, death, termination or retirement. 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. 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. Note 1--Description of Plan (continued) 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 ten investment options. Participants generally may change their investment options at any time. Investment options are described below. Capital One Pooled Company Stock 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. IDS Y (American Express) Mutual Fund - Monies are invested in common stocks and senior securities, such as bonds and preferred stocks. Note 1--Description of Plan (continued) 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. Baron Asset Fund - Monies are invested in common stocks of small and medium-sized companies. Davis New York Venture (A) - Monies are invested in common stocks of medium to large-sized companies. Cash and Cash Equivalents Cash and cash equivalents represent contributions received from plan participants not yet invested in participant-designated investment funds by the Trustee. Cash balances are the result of timing differences between contribution date and trade date. 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 vested 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 pooled fund, 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. 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 Pooled Company Stock Fund 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 based on the trade date. Interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Dividends are recorded on the ex-dividend date. Reclassifications Certain prior year amounts have been reclassified to conform to the 1998 presentation. Note 3--Investments The fair values of the following individual investments represented 5% or more of the Plan's net assets as of December 31, 1998 or 1997: December 31, 1998 1997 ----------- ----------- Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund $60,034,430 $21,795,608 American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 14,152,910 10,220,258 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 14,817,046 9,181,548 AIM Constellation Fund 10,127,899 7,944,122 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 7,495,353 5,353,113 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 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 During 1998 and 1997, certain Plan investments included shares of mutual funds managed by American Express. In addition, the Plan had invested $60,034,430 and $21,795,608, at fair value, in the Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund as of December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively. Supplemental Schedules Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Schedule of Assets Held for Investment Purposes December 31, 1998
Units/ Fair Shares Cost value -------------------------------------------------- Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund 1,288,016 $30,291,522 $ 60,034,430 Registered Investment Companies: American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 14,152,910 14,152,910 14,152,910 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 446,216 11,146,643 14,817,046 IDS Y (American Express) Federal Income Fund 656,325 3,349,165 3,311,161 IDS Y (American Express) Mutual Fund 195,059 2,717,405 2,540,444 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 281,252 6,882,455 7,495,353 AIM Constellation Fund 331,845 8,803,044 10,127,899 Templeton Foreign Fund 334,236 3,249,294 2,804,237 Baron Asset Fund 8,827 384,501 446,120 Davis New York Venture (Class A) 17,043 392,841 426,249 ----------- ------------ 51,078,258 56,121,419 Participant Notes 4,230,131 4,230,131 4,230,131 ----------- ------------ Total $85,599,911 $120,385,980 =========== ============
Capital One Financial Corporation Associate Savings Plan Schedule of Reportable Transactions Year Ended December 31, 1998
Purchase Selling Net gain Description of assets Units/Share price price Cost Fair value (loss) - ------------------------------------------- ---------- ----------- ----------- ----------- ---------- ----------- Category (iii) - series of transactions in excess of 5 percent of plan assets: American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 16,551,002 $16,551,002 American Express Trust Money Market Fund II 12,534,406 $12,534,406 $12,534,406 $12,534,406 Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund 616,453 21,473,150 Capital One Pooled Company Stock Fund 329,437 12,480,287 4,324,814 12,480,287 $8,155,473 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 240,917 6,985,733 American Express Trust Equity Index Fund II 149,369 4,291,366 3,027,030 4,291,366 1,264,336 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 136,402 3,527,069 IDS Y (American Express) Stock Fund 77,507 1,999,127 1,774,329 1,999,127 224,798 IDS Y (American Express) Federal Income Fund 664,358 3,390,287 IDS Y (American Express) Federal Income Fund 336,551 1,713,336 1,692,291 1,713,336 21,045 AIM Constellation Fund 173,477 4,784,013 AIM Constellation Fund 149,735 4,094,790 3,780,857 4,094,790 313,933 Participant Notes 3,014,053 3,014,053 Participant Notes 1,357,173 1,357,173 1,357,173 1,357,173 Templeton Foreign Fund 350,991 3,419,983 Templeton Foreign Fund 245,162 2,437,406 2,646,945 2,437,406 (209,539)
All transactions were made on the market. There were no category (i), (ii) or (iv) reportable transactions during 1998. EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit Number Description Page Number - ------- ----------- ----------- 23 Consent of Independent Auditors


                                   Exhibit 23



                    Consent of Independent Auditorson Program

We consent to the  incorporation  by  reference  in the  following  Registration
Statements  of our report  dated June 25, 1999,  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, 1998:
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 333-51639 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, Tier 5 Special Option Program 333-51637 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 333-57317 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, 1998 Special Option Program 333-58577 Form S-3 Debt Securities, Preferred Stock and Common Stock in the amount of $500 million 333-60831 Form S-3 Acquisition of Summit Acceptance Corporation 333-70305 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, Supplemental Special Option Program 333-78067 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan 333-78383 Form S-8 1994 Stock Incentive Plan, 1999 Performance-Based Option Program and Supplemental Special Option Program 333-78609 Form S-8 1999 Stock Incentive Plan 333-78635 Form S-8 1999 Non-Employee Directors Stock Incentive Plan
\s\ERNST & YOUNG LLP Washington, D.C. June 25, 1999