Capital One Financial (COF) 10-K 2008 FY Annual report

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

(SUBSECTIONS (A) AND (B) OF SECTION 1350, CHAPTER 63 OF TITLE 18, UNITED STATES CODE)

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (Subsections (a) and (b) of Section 1350, Chapter 63 of Title 18, United States Code), I, Gary L. Perlin, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of Capital One Financial Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Capital One”), do hereby certify that:

The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2008 (the “Form 10-K”) of Capital One fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Capital One.

Dated: February 26, 2009

By:	/s/ GARY L. PERLIN
	Gary L. Perlin Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been provided to Capital One and will be retained by Capital One and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.