SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report April 20, 1998
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-2
(Exact name of registrant as specified in Department of the
Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Form SS-4)
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
(Servicer of the Trust)
(Exact name as specified in Servicer's charter)
Delaware 0-21971 Not Applicable
(State or other juris- (Commission File Number (IRS Employer
diction of incorporation of Registrant) Identification
of Master Servicer) Number of
Registrant)
2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois 60070
(Address of principal executive offices of (Zip Code)
Master Servicer)
Servicer's telephone number, including area code 847/564-5000
Exhibit Index appears on page 3 <PAGE>
Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
(c) Exhibits
99(a) Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated
April 20, 1998 pursuant to Section 3.04(b) of
the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as
of November 1, 1996 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement") among HFC Revolving
Corporation, as Seller, Household Finance
Corporation, as Servicer, and First National
Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, with respect to
the Class A Certificates, Series 1996-2.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, the Servicer has duly caused this report to be signed on
behalf of the Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-2 by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION,
as Servicer of and on behalf of the
REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-2
(Registrant)
By: /s/ J. W. Blenke
J. W. Blenke
Authorized Representative
Dated: April 27, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Page
4
99(a) Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated April 20, 1998
pursuant to Section 3.04(b) of the Pooling and Servicing
Agreement dated as of November 1, 1996 (the "Pooling and
Servicing Agreement") among HFC Revolving Corporation, as
Seller, Household Finance Corporation, as Servicer, and
First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, with respect to
the Class A Certificates, Series 1996-2.
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HE96-2.8k
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Household Finance Corporation
Household Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-2
Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed Certificates - Series 1996-2
P & S Agreement Date: November 1, 1996
Original Settlement Date: November 26, 1996
Series Number of Class A-1 Certificates: 441919AK3
Original Sale Balance: $776,373,000
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Servicer Certificate (Page 1 of 3)
Distribution Date: 04/20/98
Investor Certificateholder Floating Allocation Percentage 96.90%
Investor Certificateholder Fixed Allocation Percentage 97.32%
Aggregate Amount of Collections 28,911,430.84
Aggregate Amount of Interest Collections 7,262,320.50
Aggregate Amount of Principal Collections 21,649,110.34
Class A Interest Collections 7,037,517.93
Class A Principal Collections 20,682,319.65
Seller Interest Collections 224,802.57
Seller Principal Collections 966,790.69
Weighted Average Loan Rate 13.70%
Net Loan Rate 12.70%
Weighted Average Maximum Loan Rate 18.68%
Class A-1 Certificate Rate 5.8236%
Maximum Investor Certificate Rate 12.7000%
Class A-1 Certificate Interest Distributed 3,077,985.26
Class A-1 Investor Certificate Interest Shortfall before Draw 0.00
Unpaid Class A-1 Certificate Interest Shortfall Received 0.00
Unpaid Class A-1 Certificate Interest Shortfall Remaining 0.00
Unpaid Class A-1 Carryover Interest Amount 0.00
Maximum Principal Dist. Amount (MPDA) 21,068,524.50
Alternative Principal Dist. Amount (APDA) 20,682,319.65
Rapid Amortization Period? (Y=1, N=0) 0.00
Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount (SPDA) 20,682,319.65
Principal allocable to Class A-1 20,682,319.65
SPDA deposited to Funding Account 0.00
Subsequent Funding Mortgage Loans Purchased in Period 0.00
Cumulative Subsequent Funding Mortgage Loans Purchased 135,722,113.20
Accelerated Principal Distribution Amount 0.00
APDA allocable to Class A-1 0.00
Reimbursement to Credit Enhancer 0.00
Spread Trigger hit? No
Loss Trigger hit? No
Reduction in Certificate Principal Balance due to Current Class A-1
Liquidation Loss Amount 594,814.26
Cumulative Investor Liquidation Loss Amount 594,814.26
Total Principal allocable to A-1 21,277,133.91
Beginning Class A-1 Certificate Principal Balance 613,785,397.19
Ending Class A-1 Certificate Principal Balance 592,508,263.28
Pool Factor (PF) 0.7631747
Retransfer Deposit Amount (non 2.07 transfers) 0.00
Servicing Fees Distributed 514,805.67
Beg. Accrued and Unpaid Inv. Servicing Fees 0.00
Accrued and Unpaid Inv. Servicing Fees Recv'd 0.00
End. Accrued and Unpaid Inv. Servicing Fees 0.00
Number of Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 0
Cumulative Number of Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 0
Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 ($) 0.00
Cumulative Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 ($) 0.00
Aggregate Investor Liquidation Loss Amount 594,814.26
Investor Loss Reduction Amount 0.00
Beginning Pool Balance 637,500,401.09
Ending Pool Balance 616,202,767.28
Beginning Invested Amount 617,766,801.19
Servicer Certificate (Page 2 of 3)
Distribution Date: 04/20/98
Ending Invested Amount 596,489,667.28
Beginning Seller Principal Balance 19,733,599.90
Ending Seller Principal Balance 19,713,100.00
Additional Balances 966,790.69
Beginning Funding Account Balance 0.00
Ending Funding Account Balance 0.00
Ending Funding Account Balance % (before any purchase of Subsequent Loans or
release to Certs.) 0.00%
Ending Funding Account Balance % (after purchase of Subsequent Loans or
release to Certs.) 0.00%
Principal Balance of Subsequent Funding Loans Purchased in Period $0.00
Principal Collections to purchase Additional Bal and/or paid to Cert. $0.00
Investment Earnings on Funding Account $0.00
Excess Funding Amount $0.00
Beginning Spread Account Balance 2,786,983.00
Ending Spread Account Balance 2,786,983.00
Beginning Seller Interest 3.10%
Ending Seller's Interest 3.20%
Delinquency & REO Status
30 - 59 days (Del Stat 1)
No. of Accounts 1,282
Trust Balance 43,482,542.73
60 - 89 days (Del Stat 2)
No. of Accounts 286
Trust Balance 9,966,493.61
90+ (Del Stat 3+)
No. of Accounts 630
Trust Balance 20,754,558.54
REO
No. of Accounts 52
Trust Balance 2,667,364.32
Rapid Amortization Event ? No
Failure to make payment within 5 Business Days of Required Date ? No
Failure to perform covenant relating to Trust's Security Interest ? No
Failure to perform other covenants as described in the Agreement ? No
Breach of Representation or Warranty ? No
Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Receivership relating to Seller? No
Subject to Investment Company Act of 1940 Regulation ? No
Servicing Termination ? No
Aggregate of Credit Enhancement Draw Amounts exceed 1% of the Cut-off
Balance and Pre-Funded Amount No
Event of Default ? No
Failure by Servicer to make payment within 5 Bus. Days of Required Date? No
Failure by Servicer to perform covenant relating to Trust's Security
Interest ? No
Failure by Servicer to perform other covenants as described in the
Agreement? No
Bankruptcy, Insolvency or Receivership relating to Master Servicer? No
Trigger Event ? No
Policy Fee Distributed to Credit Enhancer (Paid directly from HFC) N/A
Premium Distributed to Credit Enhancer 0.00
Amount Distributed to Seller 1,191,593.26
Master Servicer Credit Facility Amount 0.00
Guaranteed Principal Distribution Amount 0.00
Credit Enhancement Draw Amount 0.00
Spread Account Draw Amount 0.00
Capitalized Interest Account Draw 0.00
Amount re-imbursed to Credit Enhancer (5.01(a)(vi)) 0.00
Amount paid to Trustee 0.00
Cumulative Draw under Policy 0.00
Net Yield 5.54%
Total Available Funds
Servicer Certificate (Page 3 of 3)
Distribution Date: 04/20/98
Aggregate Amount of Collections 28,911,430.84
Deposit for principal not used to purchase subsequent loans 0.00
Interest Earnings on the Funding Account 0.00
Total 28,911,430.84
Application of Available Funds
Servicing Fee 514,805.67
Prinicpal and Interest to Class A-1 24,355,119.17
Seller's portion of Principal and Interest 1,191,593.26
Funds deposited into Funding Account (Net) 0.00
Funds deposited into Spread Account 0.00
Excess funds released to Seller 2,849,912.74
Total 28,911,430.84
OFFICERS'S CERTIFICATE
All computations reflected in this Servicer Certificate were
made in conformity with the Pooling and Servicing Agreement.
The attached Servicing Certificate is true and correct in all
material respects.
A Servicing Officer
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Statement to Certificateholders (Page 1 of 1)
Distribution Date: 04/20/98
INVESTOR CERTIFICATES DISTRIBUTION SUMMARY (PER $1000)
Class A Certificateholder Floating Allocation Percentage 96.9045%
Class A Certificateholder Fixed Allocation Percentage 97.3182%
Beginning Class A-1 Certificate Balance 613,785,397.19
Class A-1 Certificate Rate 5.823590%
Class A-1 Certificate Interest Distributed 3.964570
Class A-1 Certificate Interest Shortfall Distributed 0.000000
Remaining Unpaid Class A-1 Certificate Interest Shortfall 0.000000
Rapid Amortization Event ? No
Class A-1 Certificate Principal Distributed 27.405814
Maximum Principal Distribution Amount 27.137116
Scheduled Principal Distribution Amount (SPDA) 26.639669
Accelerated Principal Distribution Amount 0.000000
Aggregate Investor Liquidation Loss Amount Distributed 0.766145
Total Amount Distributed to Certificateholders 30.604239
Principal Collections deposited into Funding Account 0.00
Ending Funding Account Balance 0.00
Ending Class A-1 Certificate Balance 592,508,263.28
Class A-1 Factor 0.7631747
Pool Factor (PF) 0.7631747
Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount $0
Accrued Interest on Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount $0
Accrued & Unpaid Interest on Unreimbursed Liquidation Loss Amount $0
Class A Servicing Fee 514,805.67
Beginning Invested Amount 617,766,801.19
Ending Invested Amount 596,489,667.28
Beginning Pool Balance 637,500,401.09
Ending Pool Balance 616,202,767.28
Spread Account Draw Amount 0.00
Credit Enhancement Draw Amount 0.00
DELINQUENCY & REO STATUS
30 - 59 days (Del Stat 1)
No. of Accounts 1,282
Trust Balance 43,482,542.73
60 - 89 days (Del Stat 2)
No. of Accounts 286
Trust Balance 9,966,493.61
90+ (Del Stat 3+)
No. of Accounts 630
Trust Balance 20,754,558.54
REO
No. of Accounts 52
Trust Balance 2,667,364.32
Aggregate Liquidation Loss Amount for Liquidated Loans 424,127.68
Class A-1 Certificate Rate for Next Distribution Date To be updated
Amount of any Draws on the Policy 0.00
Subsequent Mortgage Loans
No. of Accounts 0.00
Trust Balance 0.00
Cumulative No. of Accounts 4,332
Cumulative Trust Balance 135,722,113.20
Retransferred Mortgage Loans pursuant to 2.07
Number of Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 0
Cumulative Number of Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 0
Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 ($) 0.00
Cumulative Mortgage Loans Retransferred pursuant to 2.07 ($) 0.00
