Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE: COF) today announced that it has been named to Training magazine's Training Top 125. Now in its 14th year, the Training Top 125 is the only report that ranks companies that provide unsurpassed development and training for their employees. Training magazine recognized the 2014 Training Top 125 winners with crystal awards and revealed their rankings during the Golden Gala--themed in honor of Training magazine's 50th anniversary--held during the Training 2014 Conference & Expo at the San Diego Convention Center.

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. Each year, the company's corporate imperatives set the path for success, as well as reflect our corporate values. To help associates deliver on these imperatives, Capital One University partners with leaders across the company's lines of business to ensure that everyone has access to learning that is aligned with business needs and each associate's personal goals.

"We start by hiring great people who are eager to learn and be challenged by their work," said Crystal Reilly, vice president, Capital One University. "It's our goal to help our associates maintain that enthusiasm for learning. From traditional instructor-led programs to mentorship opportunities and virtual classrooms that allow associates to learn 'on-demand,' we have created a dynamic and adaptable environment that provides learning and growth opportunities to help our associates throughout their careers."

The Top 125 ranking is determined by assessing a range of factors, including financial investment in employee development, the scope of development programs, and how closely such development efforts are linked to business goals and objectives.

Companies that wish to be considered for Top 125 ranking complete a detailed application, which is scored both quantitatively (70 percent of total score) by an outside research and statistical data company and qualitatively (30 percent of total score) by Training magazine editors and Top 10 Hall of Fame representatives.

"The 2014 Training Top 125 winners did a stellar job of proving their training effectiveness with concrete results that helped achieve corporate strategic goals," said Lorri Freifeld, editor-in-chief of Training magazine. "They demonstrated an organization-wide commitment to and passion for training that is to be commended. Congratulations to all the companies named to the 2014 Training Top 125."

Profiles and additional information can be found in the January/February 2014 issue of Training magazine and online at http://www.trainingmag.com.

About Training magazine

Training is a 50-year-old professional development magazine written for training, human resources, and business management professionals in all industries that advocate training and workforce development as a business tool. Training also produces world-class conferences, expositions, and digital products that focus on job-related, employer-sponsored training and education in the working world. Training is published by Lakewood Media Group.

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.

Capital One Financial Corporation
Mark Andrews, 804-284-8844
Mark.Andrews@capitalone.com