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Capital One Financial Corporation (stock quote: COF), through its subsidiaries, provides various financial products and services to consumers, small businesses, and commercial clients in the United States. It also provides consumer credit and debit card products, small business lending, installment loans, home loans, and other unsecured consumer financial services, as well as involves in financing for the purchase of new and used vehicles or other motor vehicles, and the refinancing for the existing motor vehicle loans. The company was founded in 1993 and is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Recently Capital One Bank had an amazing rally, driven by the Treasury Secretary Paulson, who bought 45 days ago 17 million shares for a stock price of 21.77. Now, as we can see in the following 3-month chart, the stock price has gone up until 34 dollars per share, quite a chance in these months…

This means that Paulson made 50% in some months, and it is more than possible that he already sold these shares. So now, what reason does Capital One has to continue its rally?

I would expect a rebound, but remember that some days ago, Capital One Financial Corporation (NYSE:COF) announced a quarterly dividend of $0.05 per share payable August 20, 2009 to stockholders of record as of August 11, 2009. The company has announced dividends every quarter since it became an independent company on February 28, 1995. Dividends declared by the company are eligible for direct reinvestment in the company’s common stock under its Dividend Reinvestment and Stock Purchase Plan.

All answers regarding this company will be made by the IR contact of COF, at investor.relations@capitalone.com

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