DBRS Assigns Provisional Ratings to Algonquin Credit Card Trust, Series 2006-1

Dominion Bond Rating Service (“DBRS”) has today assigned provisional ratings to Series 2006-1, Class A Notes, Class B Notes, and Class C Notes (the “Notes”) to be issued by Algonquin Credit Card Trust (the “Trust”) as indicated above.

Finalization of ratings is contingent upon receipt of final documents conforming to information already received.

The provisional ratings are based on the following factors:
(1) There are high levels of credit enhancement provided by the excess spread (estimated to be around 9% after including interchange and subtracting the cost of funds and credit losses) and subordination for AAA and “A” Notes at 20.5% and 10.5%, respectively;
(2) The Trust Portfolio has a diverse client base across Canada; and
(3) Capital One Bank is a diversified financial services company with large international credit card operations.

The Trust Portfolio had revenue yields (including interchange) between 18.80% and 19.50% and loss rates between 4.54% and 6.04% since 2003. Over the same period, the average monthly payment rates varied between 9.84% and 10.40%. Generally, the payment rate is lower and the loss rate is higher than other credit card programs in Canada. Credit enhancement levels have been sized accordingly to reflect its performance.

Capital One Bank (Canada Branch) has been issuing credit cards in Canada since late 1996 and currently has outstanding receivables in excess of Cdn$2.8 billion. Capital One Bank is a subsidiary of Capital One Financial Corporation, a diversified consumer financial services company in the U.S. with US$47.1 billion managed credit card assets measured by aggregate outstanding balance as of March 31, 2006.