SEC Form 4 
FORM 4	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 	  
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
LaPrade,III Frank G.	

(Last)	(First)	(Middle)	
1680 CAPITAL ONE DRIVE	

(Street) 
MCLEAN	VA	22102	

(City)	(State)	(Zip)	
	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP [ COF ] 	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer 
(Check all applicable) 
	Director		10% Owner	
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)	
Chief Enterprise Srvcs Officer	
		
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/31/2012 		
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) 
X	Form filed by One Reporting Person	
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person	
	
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned	
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price				
Common Stock(1) 	01/31/2012		A		18,634	A	$0.0000 	58,972	D		
Common Stock(2) 	01/31/2012		M		8,314	A	$0.0000 	67,286	D		
Common Stock	01/31/2012		F(3) 		3,509	D	$45.75 	63,777	D		
Common Stock								675.34	I	By 401(k)	
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 	
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 	6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)	7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) 	
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares					
2009 Performance Share Units	$0.0000(4) 	01/31/2012		M			8,314	(4) 	03/15/2012	Common Stock	8,314	$0.0000 	0.0000	D		
Performance Share Units	$0.0000(5) 	01/31/2012		A		22,362		(5) 	03/15/2015	Common Stock	22,362	$0.0000 	22,362	D		
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0000(6) 	01/31/2012		A		20,125		(7) 	(7) 	Common Stock	20,125	$0.0000 	20,125	D		
Restricted Stock Units	$0.0000(6) 	01/31/2012		A		11,738		12/15/2012	12/15/2012	Common Stock	11,738	$0.0000 	11,738	D		
Stock Options	$45.75 	01/31/2012		A		31,178		(8) 	01/30/2022	Common Stock	31,178	$0.0000 	31,178	D		
Explanation of Responses:	
1. This restricted stock will vest in 1/3 increments beginning on February 10, 2013 and annually thereafter.	
2. These performance shares for the January 29, 2009 grant were settled at the end of a three-year performance period based on the Company's total shareholder return as compared to the total shareholder return of a peer group of companies. These shares represent the number of shares paid out based on actual performance plus the dividend shares accrued under the same grant.	
3. These shares were automatically withheld by the Company to satisfy the reporting person's tax obligation associated with the settlement of the performance shares for the January 29, 2009 grant. This is authorized in the performance share award agreement.	
4. These performance share units for the January 29, 2009 grant were settled at the end of a three-year performance period based on the Company's total shareholder return as compared to the total shareholder return of a peer group of companies.	
5. These performance share units will settle at the end of a three-year performance period (January 1, 2012 to December 31, 2014) based on the Company's relative Adjusted ROA against a peer group of companies. The number of shares reported represents 200% of the target amount. The reporting person will also be entitled to additional shares representing dividends accrued on the shares issuable at settlement.	
6. Each restricted stock unit will be settled in cash based on the Company's average fair market value of the underlying shares of common stock over the twenty trading days preceding the vesting date.	
7. These restricted stock units will vest in 1/3 increments beginning on February 10, 2013 and annually thereafter.	
8. This option becomes exercisable in 1/3 increments beginning on February 10, 2013 and annually thereafter.	
	Gregory W. Seward (POA on file)	02/02/2012	
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date	
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