SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-K
(Mark One)
[X] ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997
OR
[ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from ______ to _______
Commission File No. 333-20147
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER LOAN TRUST 1997-1
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in Department
of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Form SS-4)
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
(Administrator of the Trust)
(Exact name as specified in Administrator's charter)
DELAWARE 36-3670374
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation of Administrator) Identification Number of
Registrant)
2700 SANDERS ROAD, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS 60070
(Address of principal executive offices of (Zip Code)
Administrator)
Administrator's telephone number including area code (847)564-5000
Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all
reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file
such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements
for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
The aggregate principal amount of the Notes held by non-affiliates
of the Administrator as of December 31, 1997 was approximately $840
million.
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INTRODUCTORY NOTE
Household Consumer Loan Trust 1997-1 (the "Issuer") is the
issuer of Household Consumer Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Series 1997-1
(the "Notes") were issued pursuant to an indenture, dated as of
March 1, 1997 between the Issuer and The Bank of New York, as
indenture trustee. The Notes were secured by a participation
interest (the "Series 1997-1 Participation") in certain consumer
loan receivables held by Household Consumer Loan Deposit Trust I
(the "Deposit Trust"). The Deposit Trust was formed pursuant to a
Pooling and Servicing Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1995, by
and among Household Consumer Loan Corporation, as Seller (the
"Seller"), Household Finance Corporation, as servicer (the
Servicer") and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N. A., as deposit trustee
(the "Deposit Trustee").
The Issuer was formed pursuant to a Trust Agreement, dated as
of March 1, 1997 (the "Trust Agreement") between the Seller and The
Chase Manhattan Bank Delaware, as owner trustee (the "Owner
Trustee"). In addition to the Notes, pursuant to the Trust
Agreement, the Issuer also issued the Household Consumer Loan
Asset-Backed Certificates, Series 1997-1 (the "Certificates") which
were not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
On behalf of the Issuer Household Finance Corporation, as
Administrator, has prepared this Form 10-K in reliance upon various
no-action letters issued by the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") to other trusts which are substantially similar
to the Issuer. Items designated herein as "Not Applicable" have
been omitted as a result of this reliance.
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PART I
Item 1. Business.
Not Applicable.
Item 2. Properties.
Not Applicable.
Item 3. Legal Proceedings.
The Servicer is not aware of any material pending legal
proceedings involving either the Registrant, the Trustee,
the Seller or the Servicer with respect to the Notes or
the Registrant's property.
Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
No vote or consent of the holders of the Notes (the
"Noteholders") was solicited for any purpose during the
year ended December 31, 1997.
PART II
Item 5. Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related
Stockholder Matters.
To the best knowledge of the Administrator, there is no
established public trading market for the Notes. As of
February 10, 1998, there were 12 Class A-1 Noteholders,
4 Class A-2 Noteholders and 5 Class A-3 Noteholders, some
of whom may be holding Notes for the accounts of others.
Item 6. Selected Financial Data.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on
Accounting and Financial Disclosure.
None.
PART III
Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
Not Applicable.
Item 11. Executive Compensation.
Not Applicable.
Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and
Management.
The following table sets forth (i) the name and address
of each entity owning more than 5% of the outstanding
principal amount of the Class A-1, Class A-2 or Class A-3
Notes; (ii) the principal amount of Notes owned by each
and (iii) the percent that the principal amount of Notes
owned represents of the outstanding principal amount of
the Class A-1, Class A-2 or Class A-3 Notes. The
information set forth in the table is based upon
information obtained by the Administrator from the
Trustee and from The Depository Trust Company as of
February 10, 1998. The Administrator is not aware of any
Schedules 13D or 13G filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission in respect of the Notes.
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Amount Owned
All dollar amounts are
in thousands
Name and Address Principal Percent
Class A-1 Noteholders
Republic National Bank of New York $ 46,000 6.30
Investment Account
One Hanson Place, Lower Level
Brooklyn, NY 11243
SSB - Custodian $456,600 62.58
Global Corp. Action Dept. JAB5W
P. O. Box 1631
Boston, MA 02105-1631
Swiss Bank Corporation $ 75,000 10.28
New York Branch
222 Broadway
New York, NY 10038
Class A-2 Noteholders
Bankers Trust Company $ 20,000 41.67
c/o BT Services Tennessee Inc.
648 Grassmere Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Bankers Trust Company $ 9,500 19.79
Corporate Clearance A/C #16
130 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10006
Boston Safe Deposit and $ 7,500 15.63
Trust Company
c/o Mellon Bank N.A.
Three Mellon Bank Center
Room 153-3015
Pittsburgh, PA 15259
Citibank, N.A. $ 11,000 22.92
P. O. Box 30576
Tampa, FL 33630-3576
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Amount Owned
All dollar amounts are
in thousands
Name and Address Principal Percent
Class A-3 Noteholders
Bankers Trust Company $ 17,400 27.88
c/o BT Services Tennessee Inc.
648 Grassmere Park Drive
Nashville, TN 37211
Bankers Trust Company $ 16,000 25.64
Corporate Clearance A/C #16
130 Liberty Street
New York, NY 10006
Boston Safe Deposit and $ 24,000 38.46
Trust Company
c/o Mellon Bank N.A.
Three Mellon Bank Center
Room 153-3015
Pittsburgh, PA 15259
Norwest Bank Minnesota N.A. $ 3,500 5.61
733 Marquette Avenue
Minneapolis, MN 55479-0056
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
None or Not Applicable.
PART IV
Item 14. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on
Form 8-K.
(a) List the following documents filed as a part of the
report:
(1) Financial Statements
Not Applicable.
(2) Financial Statement Schedules
Not Applicable.
(3) The Administrator, on behalf of the Issuer,
is obligated to prepare, and has so prepared,
an Annual Statement as to Compliance for the
year 1997. Such document has been filed as an
exhibit to this Form 10-K.
(b) The Registrant filed the following current reports
on Form 8-K for the fourth quarter of 1997:
Date of Reports Items Covered
October 14, 1997 Item 7. - Statement to
November 14, 1997 Noteholders with respect
December 12, 1997 to the distributions on October
14 and 15, 1997, November 14
and 17, 1997, and December 12
and 15, 1997.
(c) Exhibit 99. Copy of Annual Statement as to
Compliance
for the year ended December 31, 1997.
(d) Not Applicable.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Servicer has duly caused this
report to be signed on behalf of the Household Consumer Loan Trust
1997-1 by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION,
as Administrator of and on behalf of the
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER LOAN TRUST 1997-1
(Registrant)
Date: March 2, 1998 By: /s/John W. Blenke
John W. Blenke
Assistant Secretary
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Exhibit Index
Exhibit No. Exhibit Page
No.
99 Copy of Annual Statement as to 10
Compliance for the year
ended December 31, 1997
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Household Finance Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Trust 1997-1
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Sum of 4/15/97 - 12/15/97
Distribution Dates
Ending Pool Principal Balance
3,965,949,127.56
Series 1997-1 Participation Invested Amount
785,816,106.56
Seller Amount
59,902,453.90
Remittances on the Participation
221,061,354.72
Optimum Monthly Principal
174,183,893.44
Accelerated Principal Payment
4,948,406.06
Ending Class A-1 Note Security Balance
550,467,700.50
Ending Class A-2 Note Security Balance
48,000,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Note Security Balance
62,400,000.00
Ending Class B Note Security Balance
45,600,000.00
Ending Certificate Security Balance
33,600,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount
45,748,406.06
Ending Class A-1 Adjusted Balance
550,467,700.50
Ending Class A-2 Adjusted Balance
48,000,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Adjusted Balance
62,400,000.00
Ending Class B Adjusted Balance
45,600,000.00
Ending Certificate Adjusted Balance
33,600,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount
45,748,406.06
Class A-1 Interest Paid
28,853,219.68
Class A-2 Interest Paid
2,183,723.91
Class A-3 Interest Paid
2,887,027.75
Class B Interest Paid
2,215,391.04
Certificate Yield Paid
1,723,206.73
Class A-1 Unpaid Interest
0.00
Class A-2 Unpaid Interest
0.00
Class A-3 Unpaid Interest
0.00
Class B Unpaid Interest
0.00
Cetificate Unpaid Yield
0.00
Class A-1 Principal Paid
179,132,299.50
Class A-2 Principal Paid
0.00
Class A-3 Principal Paid
0.00
Class B Principal Paid
0.00
Certificate Principal Paid
0.00
OC Principal Paid
0.00
Total Charge-Offs:
0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-1
39.55
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-1
245.52
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-2
45.49
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-2
0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-3
46.27
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-3
0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class B
48.58
Principal paid per $1,000 Class B
0.00
Yield Paid per $1000 Certificate
51.29
Principal Paid per $1000 Certificate
0.00
