HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL INC
10-Q, 1996-08-12
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<PAGE> 1






                                    FORM 10-Q

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


(Mark One)

[X]      QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
         EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1996
                               -------------


                                      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 number 1-8198
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                      HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
        ------------------------------------------------------
        (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



        Delaware                                 36-3121988
- ------------------------           ------------------------------------
(State of Incorporation)            (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)



2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois    60070
- ------------------------------------------------------
(Address of principal executive offices)    (Zip Code)



Registrant'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 [ ]

At July 31, 1996, there were 96,828,482 shares of registrant's common stock
outstanding.<PAGE>
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Part 1.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION


1.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


Household International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

STATEMENTS OF INCOME
- --------------------
All dollar amounts except per share data are stated in millions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                  Six Months Ended         Three Months Ended
                                                                          June 30,                   June 30,
                                                                   1996       1995         1996          1995
- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                            <C>        <C>            <C>           <C>
Finance income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $1,380.8   $1,395.2       $701.3        $713.5
Interest income from noninsurance investment securities. . .       59.3       85.1         39.0          48.8
Interest expense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      737.1      777.5        383.7         400.1
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Net interest margin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      703.0      702.8        356.6         362.2
Provision for credit losses on owned receivables . . . . . .      367.8      381.5        176.5         217.2
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Net interest margin after provision for credit losses. . . .      335.2      321.3        180.1         145.0
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Securitization income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      559.9      432.3        280.5         219.5
Insurance premiums and contract revenues . . . . . . . . . .      122.3      174.4         58.4          86.7
Investment income. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       93.2      277.8         36.3         138.0
Fee income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      103.2       90.8         53.3          44.0
Other income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      163.9      131.4        138.6          90.5
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Total other revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,042.5    1,106.7        567.1         578.7
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Salaries and fringe benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      260.9      286.8        129.2         141.0
Occupancy and equipment expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      115.3      116.6         62.9          57.0
Other marketing expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      242.2      181.2        141.8          89.4
Other servicing and administrative expenses. . . . . . . . .      273.0      241.0        162.2         117.7
Policyholders' benefits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      126.4      282.9         53.2         142.7
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Total costs and expenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,017.8    1,108.5        549.3         547.8
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Income before income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      359.9      319.5        197.9         175.9
Income taxes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      124.8      117.2         73.3          69.6
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $  235.1   $  202.3       $124.6        $106.3
                                                               ==============================================

Earnings per common share:
  Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   $  235.1   $  202.3       $124.6        $106.3
  Preferred dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (8.3)     (13.8)        (4.2)         (6.9)
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
  Earnings available to common shareholders. . . . . . . . .   $  226.8   $  188.5       $120.4        $ 99.4
                                                               ==============================================
  Average common and common equivalent shares. . . . . . . .       98.5       98.9         98.4          99.2
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
  Fully diluted earnings per common share. . . . . . . . . .   $   2.30   $   1.91       $ 1.22        $ 1.00
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
  Primary earnings per common share. . . . . . . . . . . . .       2.30       1.91         1.22          1.00
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
Dividends declared per common share. . . . . . . . . . . . .        .68        .63          .34          .315
                                                               ----------------------------------------------
</TABLE>

See notes to condensed financial statements.<PAGE>
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Household International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

BALANCE SHEETS
- --------------

In millions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                     June 30,     December 31,
                                                                         1996             1995
- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                 <C>              <C>
ASSETS
- ------
Cash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $   336.7        $   270.4
Investment securities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      2,998.0          4,639.5
Receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     23,722.3         21,844.1
Acquired intangibles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,025.2            578.5
Property and equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        342.7            391.7
Real estate owned. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        131.9            136.5
Other assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,270.6          1,358.1
                                                                    --------------------------
Total assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $29,827.4        $29,218.8
                                                                    ==========================

LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
- ------------------------------------
Debt:
  Deposits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $ 2,273.5        $ 4,708.8
  Commercial paper, bank and other borrowings. . . . . . . . . .      6,656.5          6,659.4
  Senior and senior subordinated debt (with original
    maturities over one year). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     14,522.2         11,227.9
                                                                    --------------------------
Total debt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     23,452.2         22,596.1
Insurance policy and claim reserves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,589.2          2,229.3
Other liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      1,706.5          1,422.5
                                                                    --------------------------
Total liabilities. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     26,747.9         26,247.9
                                                                    --------------------------
Company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred
  securities of subsidiary trusts* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        175.0             75.0
                                                                    --------------------------
Preferred stock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        205.0            205.0
                                                                    --------------------------
Common shareholders' equity:
  Common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        115.2            115.2
  Additional paid-in capital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        392.1            383.4
  Retained earnings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      2,857.3          2,696.6
  Foreign currency translation adjustments . . . . . . . . . . .       (128.5)          (127.1)
  Unrealized gain (loss) on investments, net . . . . . . . . . .        (37.1)            94.3
  Common stock in treasury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (499.5)          (471.5)
                                                                    --------------------------
Total common shareholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      2,699.5          2,690.9
                                                                    --------------------------
Common and preferred shareholders' equity. . . . . . . . . . . .      2,904.5          2,895.9
                                                                    --------------------------
Total liabilities and shareholders' equity . . . . . . . . . . .    $29,827.4        $29,218.8
                                                                    ==========================
</TABLE>
* As described in note 7 to the condensed financial statements, the sole
  asset of the trusts are Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest Notes
  issued by Household International, Inc. in June 1996 and June 1995,
  bearing interest at 8.70 and 8.25 percent, and with principal balances
  of $103.1 and $77.3 million, respectively.
 
See notes to condensed financial statements.<PAGE>
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Household International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
- ------------------------
In millions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Six months ended June 30                                                     1996             1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                                     <C>              <C>
CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATIONS 
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  $    235.1       $   202.3
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operations:
  Provision for credit losses on owned receivables . . . . . . . . . .       367.8           381.5
  Insurance policy and claim reserves. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        50.7           197.4
  Depreciation and amortization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       119.7           137.9
  Net realized gains from sales of assets. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (119.2)          (78.5)
  Other assets and liabilities, net change . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       554.2           (42.9)
  Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (35.3)           29.9
                                                                        --------------------------
Cash provided by operations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,173.0           827.6
                                                                       ---------------------------
INVESTMENTS IN OPERATIONS
Investment securities:
  Purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (1,513.6)       (2,775.9)
  Matured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       486.7           957.7
  Sold   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     1,994.2         2,100.6
Short-term investment securities, net change . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (336.1)          482.9
Receivables, excluding Visa*/MasterCard*:
  Originated or purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    (6,557.4)       (6,309.9)
  Collected. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3,837.6         3,374.0
  Sold   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       2,489.4         1,515.5
Visa/MasterCard receivables:
  Originated or collected, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     (10,311.6)       (9,686.3)
  Purchased. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (3,434.0)              -
  Sold   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      11,312.7         9,474.9
Disposition of banking organizations:
  Assets sold, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         472.3           104.0
  Deposits and other liabilities sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      (2,807.8)       (2,670.9)
(Acquisition) disposition of portfolios, net . . . . . . . . . . . .        (620.1)          204.9
Properties and equipment purchased . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (35.7)          (38.4)
Properties and equipment sold. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           7.1             4.7
                                                                        --------------------------
Cash decrease from investments in operations . . . . . . . . . . . .      (5,016.3)       (3,262.2)
                                                                        --------------------------
FINANCING AND CAPITAL TRANSACTIONS
Short-term debt and demand deposits, net change. . . . . . . . . . .         (58.3)        1,201.2
Time certificates accepted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,417.6         2,043.2
Time certificates paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (872.7)       (1,390.6)
Senior and senior subordinated debt issued . . . . . . . . . . . . .       4,875.1         1,898.5
Senior and senior subordinated debt retired. . . . . . . . . . . . .      (1,577.1)       (1,450.9)
Policyholders' benefits paid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (59.1)         (489.7)
Cash received from policyholders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         188.4           481.6
Shareholders' dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (74.4)          (75.3)
Purchase of treasury stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (35.8)              -
Issuance of common stock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           8.0            15.6
Issuance of company obligated mandatorily redeemable
  preferred securities of subsidiary trusts. . . . . . . . . . . . .         100.0            75.0
                                                                        --------------------------
Cash increase from financing and capital transactions. . . . . . . .       3,911.7         2,308.6
                                                                        --------------------------
Effect of exchange rate changes on cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          (2.1)           21.4
                                                                        --------------------------
Increase (decrease) in cash. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          66.3          (104.6)
Cash at January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         270.4           541.2
                                                                        --------------------------
Cash at June 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    336.7       $   436.6
                                                                        ==========================
Supplemental cash flow information:
Interest paid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $    697.9       $   695.8
                                                                        --------------------------
Income taxes paid (received) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        (139.1)          131.3
                                                                        --------------------------
</TABLE>
See notes to condensed financial statements.

*VISA and MasterCard are registered trademarks of VISA USA, Inc. and
 MasterCard International, Incorporated respectively.<PAGE>
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Household International, Inc. and Subsidiaries

FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
- --------------------
All dollar amounts are stated in millions.
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                 Six Months Ended         Three Months Ended  
                                                                         June 30,                   June 30,  
                                                            1996             1995           1996        1995  
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                     <C>              <C>            <C>         <C>
Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $  235.1         $  202.3       $  124.6    $  106.3
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------
Revenues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       2,482.6          2,587.0        1,307.4     1,341.0
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------
Return on average common shareholders'
  equity <F1> <F2> . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .          16.8%            16.0%          17.9%       16.5%
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------
Return on average owned assets <F1>  . . . . . . .          1.62             1.15           1.71        1.20
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------
Managed basis efficiency ratio, normalized <F3>  .          42.4             51.9           43.4        50.1
                                                        ----------------------------------------------------

All dollar amounts are stated in millions.
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                         June 30,               December 31,
                                                                             1996                       1995
- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Assets   . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      $29,827.4                  $29,218.8
                                                                        ------------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity as a percent of owned assets <F4> . . .          10.32%                     10.17%
                                                                        ------------------------------------
Total shareholders' equity as a percent of managed assets <F4> . .           6.59                       6.74
                                                                        ------------------------------------
<FN>                                                                                                              
<F1>  Annualized.

<F2>  Excluding the impact of Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No.
      115, "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities",
      the return on average common shareholders' equity was 17.8 and 17.0
      percent for the second quarter and first six months of 1996 compared to
      16.3 and 15.7 percent for the respective periods of 1995.

<F3>  Ratio of operating expenses to managed net interest margin and other
      revenues less policyholders' benefits.  The normalized efficiency ratio
      excludes certain nonrecurring items.  The managed basis efficiency ratio,
      including these nonrecurring items, was 46.0 and 43.8 percent for the
      second quarter and first six months, compared to 46.9 and 49.9 percent
      in the same year-ago periods.

<F4>  Includes company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities
      of subsidiary trusts.

</FN>
</TABLE>
See notes to condensed financial statements.<PAGE>
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NOTES TO CONDENSED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS


1.  SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
    ------------------------------------------
    Accounting policies used in preparation of the quarterly condensed
    financial statements are consistent with accounting policies described
    in the notes to financial statements contained in Household International,
    Inc.'s (the "company") Annual Report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year
    ended December 31, 1995.  The information furnished herein reflects all
    adjustments which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a
    fair statement of results for the interim periods.  All such adjustments
    are of a normal recurring nature.  Certain prior period amounts have
    been reclassified to conform with the current period's presentation.

2.  INVESTMENT SECURITIES
    ---------------------
    Investment securities consisted of the following:
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    In millions.                                      June 30, 1996        December 31, 1995
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Amortized   Carrying     Amortized   Carrying
                                                    Cost      Value          Cost      Value
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                                         <C>        <C>           <C>        <C>
    AVAILABLE-FOR-SALE INVESTMENTS
    Marketable equity securities . . . . . .    $  235.9   $  231.4      $  321.6   $  327.1
    Corporate debt securities. . . . . . . .     1,355.9    1,326.3       1,433.2    1,560.0
    Government debt securities . . . . . . .       143.0      141.9         140.2      142.1
    Mortgage-backed securities . . . . . . .       382.7      353.4       1,046.5    1,053.7
    Policy loans . . . . . . . . . . . . . .           -          -         821.4      821.4
    Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       900.5      910.4         689.7      690.9
                                                --------------------------------------------
    Subtotal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     3,018.0    2,963.4       4,452.6    4,595.2
                                                --------------------------------------------
    Accrued investment income. . . . . . . .        34.6       34.6          44.3       44.3
                                                --------------------------------------------
    Total investment securities. . . . . . .    $3,052.6   $2,998.0      $4,496.9   $4,639.5
                                                ============================================
    </TABLE>
    For available-for-sale investments, carrying value equals fair value, in
    accordance with the Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 115,
    "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity Securities."
<PAGE>
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3.  RECEIVABLES
    -----------
    Receivables consisted of the following:
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      June 30,     December 31,
    In millions.                                                          1996             1995
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                                                              <C>              <C>
    First mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $ 1,741.8        $ 2,066.9
    Home equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3,910.7          4,148.2
    Visa/MasterCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       7,799.4          5,512.0
    Merchant participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       4,054.7          3,696.2
    Other unsecured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       4,959.4          5,019.2
    Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,122.7          1,289.6
                                                                     --------------------------
    Total owned receivables  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      23,588.7         21,732.1

    Accrued finance charges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         396.0            381.6 
    Credit loss reserve for owned receivables. . . . . . . . . .        (858.3)          (720.4)
    Unearned credit insurance premiums and claims reserves . . .        (166.8)          (159.9)
    Amounts due and deferred from receivables sales. . . . . . .       1,355.5          1,067.7 
    Reserve for receivables serviced with limited recourse . . .        (592.8)          (457.0)
                                                                     --------------------------
    Total owned receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      23,722.3         21,844.1 
    Receivables serviced with limited recourse . . . . . . . . .      16,878.0         14,884.6 
                                                                     --------------------------
    Total managed receivables, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $40,600.3        $36,728.7 
                                                                     ==========================

    The outstanding balance of receivables serviced with limited recourse
    consisted of the following:

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      June 30,     December 31,
    In millions.                                                          1996             1995
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Home equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $ 4,609.7        $ 4,661.9
    Visa/MasterCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       9,245.3          7,831.1
    Merchant participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         691.8            750.0
    Other unsecured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       2,331.2          1,641.6
                                                                     --------------------------
    Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $16,878.0        $14,884.6
                                                                     ==========================

    The combination of receivables owned and receivables serviced with limited
    recourse, which the company considers its managed portfolio, is shown below:

    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      June 30,     December 31,
    In millions.                                                          1996             1995
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    First mortgage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $ 1,741.8        $ 2,066.9
    Home equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       8,520.4          8,810.1
    Visa/MasterCard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .      17,044.7         13,343.1
    Merchant participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       4,746.5          4,446.2
    Other unsecured. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       7,290.6          6,660.8
    Commercial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       1,122.7          1,289.6
                                                                     --------------------------
    Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $40,466.7        $36,616.7
                                                                     ==========================
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
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    The amounts due and deferred from receivables sales of $1,355.5 million
    at June 30, 1996 included unamortized excess servicing assets and funds
    established pursuant to the recourse provisions and holdback reserves for
    certain sales totaling $1,354.8 million.  The amounts due and deferred
    also included customer payments not yet remitted by the securitization
    trustee to the company.  In addition, the company has made guarantees
    relating to certain securitizations of $191.8 million plus unpaid interest
    and has subordinated interests in certain transactions, which are recorded
    as receivables, for $214.0 million at June 30, 1996.  The company has an
    agreement with a "AAA"-rated third party who will indemnify the company
    for up to $21.2 million in losses relating to certain securitization
    transactions.  The company maintains credit loss reserves pursuant to the
    recourse provisions for receivables serviced with limited recourse which
    are based on estimated probable losses under such provisions.  These
    reserves totaled $592.8 million at June 30, 1996 and represent the
    company's best estimate of probable losses on receivables serviced with
    limited recourse.

    See Note 4, "Credit Loss Reserves" for an analysis of credit loss reserves
    for receivables.  See "Management's Discussion and Analysis" on pages 17
    and 18 for additional information related to the credit quality of
    receivables.

    Effective January 1, 1996 other unsecured receivables in the United States
    and Canadian consumer finance operations are charged off if an account is
    nine months contractually delinquent and minimum payments have not been
    received in six months.  In any event, these receivables are charged off
    when the accounts are 18 months contractually delinquent.  Previously,
    such accounts were charged off when they were nine months contractually
    delinquent.  Delinquency statistics will continue to be reported on a
    contractual basis for these receivables.  Procedures for secured and
    credit card receivables were unaffected.  The implementation of this new
    procedure did not have a material impact on the company's financial
    statements for the first six months of 1996.

4.  CREDIT LOSS RESERVES
    --------------------
    An analysis of credit loss reserves for the six months ended June 30 was
    as follows:
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    In millions.                                                             1996          1995
    -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                                                                  <C>           <C>
    Credit loss reserves for owned receivables at January 1. . . . .     $  720.4       $ 546.0
    Provision for credit losses - owned receivables. . . . . . . . .        367.8         381.5
    Owned receivables charged off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (354.1)       (345.2)
    Recoveries on owned receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         61.0          64.0
    Credit loss reserves on receivables purchased, net . . . . . . .         69.1           4.7
    Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (5.9)         10.1
                                                                         ----------------------
    TOTAL CREDIT LOSS RESERVES FOR OWNED RECEIVABLES AT JUNE 30. . .        858.3         661.1
                                                                         ----------------------
    Credit loss reserves for receivables serviced with
      limited recourse at January 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        457.0         336.5
    Provision for credit losses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        418.2         128.1
    Chargeoffs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (293.6)       (179.9)
    Recoveries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         12.4           8.4
    Other, net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .         (1.2)          3.0
                                                                         ----------------------
    TOTAL CREDIT LOSS RESERVES FOR RECEIVABLES SERVICED WITH
      LIMITED RECOURSE AT JUNE 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        592.8         296.1
                                                                         ----------------------
    TOTAL CREDIT LOSS RESERVES FOR MANAGED RECEIVABLES AT JUNE 30. .     $1,451.1       $ 957.2
                                                                         ======================
</TABLE>

5.  INCOME TAXES
    ------------
    Effective tax rates for the six months ended June 30, 1996 and 1995 of
    34.7 and 36.7 percent, respectively, differ from the statutory federal
    income tax rate for the respective periods primarily because of the
    effects of (a) domestic and foreign loss carry forwards, (b) amortization
    and write-offs of intangible assets, (c) state and local income taxes,
    (d) reduction of noncurrent tax requirements and (e) leveraged lease
    tax benefits.<PAGE>
<PAGE> 9
6.  EARNINGS PER COMMON SHARE
    -------------------------
    Computations of earnings per common share for the six months ended June 30
    were as follows:
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                      1996                      1995 
                                                        ------------------         -----------------
                                                                     Fully                     Fully
    In millions, except per share data.                 Primary    Diluted         Primary   Diluted
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                                                  <C>        <C>             <C>       <C>
    Earnings:
      Net income . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .     $235.1     $235.1          $202.3    $202.3
      Preferred dividends. . . . . . . . . . . . . .       (8.3)      (8.3)          (13.9)    (13.8)
                                                         -------------------------------------------
    Net income available to common shareholders. . .     $226.8     $226.8          $188.4    $188.5
                                                         ===========================================
    Average shares:
      Common . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       97.2       97.2            97.1      97.1
      Common equivalents . . . . . . . . . . . . . .        1.2        1.3             1.6       1.8
                                                         -------------------------------------------
    Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       98.4       98.5            98.7      98.9
                                                         ===========================================
    Earnings per common share. . . . . . . . . . . .     $ 2.30     $ 2.30          $ 1.91    $ 1.91
                                                         ===========================================
    </TABLE>    
    Common share equivalents assume exercise of stock options, if dilutive.
    The fully diluted earnings per share computation for 1995 also assumes
    conversion of dilutive convertible preferred stock into common
    equivalents.  

7.  COMPANY OBLIGATED MANDATORILY REDEEMABLE   
    PREFERRED SECURITIES OF SUBSIDIARY TRUSTS
    -----------------------------------------
    In June 1996 Household Capital Trust II ("HCT II"), a wholly-owned
    subsidiary of the company, issued 4 million 8.70 percent Trust Preferred
    Securities ("preferred securities") at $25 per preferred security.  The
    sole asset of HCT II is $103.1 million of 8.70 percent Junior Subordinated
    Deferrable Interest Notes issued by the company.  The junior subordinated
    notes held by HCT II mature on June 30, 2036 and are redeemable by the
    company in whole or in part beginning on June 30, 2001, at which time the
    HCT II preferred securities are callable.  Net proceeds from the issuance
    of preferred securities were used for general corporate purposes.

    In June 1995 Household Capital Trust I ("HCT I"), a wholly-owned
    subsidiary of the company, issued 3 million 8.25 percent preferred
    securities at $25 per preferred security.  The sole asset of HCT I is
    $77.3 million of 8.25 percent Junior Subordinated Deferrable Interest
    Notes issued by the company.  The junior subordinated notes held by HCT I
    mature on June 30, 2025 and are redeemable by the company in whole or in 
    part beginning June 30, 2000, at which time the HCT I preferred securities
    are callable.  HCT I may elect to extend the maturity of its preferred
    securities to June 30, 2044.

    The obligations of the company with respect to the junior subordinated
    notes, when considered together with certain undertakings of the company
    with respect to HCT I and HCT II, constitute full and unconditional
    guarantees by the company of HCT I's and HCT II's obligations under the
    respective preferred securities.  The preferred securities are classified
    in the company's balance sheets as company obligated mandatorily redeemable
    preferred securities of subsidiary trusts (representing the minority
    interest in the trusts) at their face and redemption amount of $175
    million.  The preferred securities have a liquidation value of $25 per
    preferred security.  Dividends on the preferred securities are cumulative,
    payable quarterly in arrears, and are deferable at the company's option
    for up to five years from date of issuance.  The company cannot pay
    dividends on its preferred and common stocks during such deferments.  
    Dividends on the preferred securities have been classified as interest
    expense in the statements of income.

8.  OPERATING EXPENSES
    ------------------
    In the second quarter of 1996, the company recorded approximately $78
    million of nonrecurring charges related to the rationalization of
    certain office space, the settlement of litigation and other similar
    matters.<PAGE>
<PAGE> 10
2.  MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
    OF OPERATIONS

    OPERATIONS SUMMARY
    ------------------
    Net income for the second quarter and first six months of 1996 was $124.6
    and $235.1 million, up 17 and 16 percent from the respective 1995 periods. 
    Earnings growth in the company's core businesses exceeded these rates of
    increase, as 1995 net income included earnings from businesses that were
    sold or exited.  Fully diluted earnings per share were $1.22 per share in
    the second quarter and $2.30 per share for the first six months of 1996,
    up from $1.00 and $1.91 per share in the same periods in 1995.  The
    company's annualized return on average common shareholders' equity for
    the second quarter and first six months of 1996 was 17.9 and 16.8 percent,
    respectively, compared to 16.5 and 16.0 percent in the respective year-ago
    periods.  The annualized return on average owned assets improved to 1.71
    and 1.62 percent in the second quarter and first six months of 1996,
    respectively, up from 1.20 and 1.15 percent in the same year-ago periods.  

    -    The following is a summary of the operating results of the company's
         businesses for the second quarter and first six months of 1996
         compared to the corresponding prior year periods: 

              The domestic consumer finance business increased earnings in
              the second quarter and first six months of 1996 due to improved
              efficiency and higher net interest margin, driven by managed
              receivable growth and wider spreads.

              Earnings for the credit card business for the second quarter
              of 1996 were essentially unchanged compared to the prior year
              quarter, but earnings for the first six months of 1996 were
              lower than a year ago.  Earnings for the Visa*/MasterCard* 
              business for the second quarter and first six months were
              lower than the prior year periods, as higher net interest
              margin and fee income were offset by higher credit costs
              resulting primarily from increased personal bankruptcy
              filings.  This business continued to benefit from the company's
              association with the General Motors credit card ("GM Card")
              program.  The company acquired the $3.4 billion Union Privilege
              Visa/MasterCard receivable portfolio in June 1996.  This
              program did not yet contribute to earnings.
  
              The private-label credit card business reported higher earnings
              in the second quarter and first six months compared to the
              year-ago periods due to portfolio growth, which generated higher
              fee income and net interest margin.

              Net income increased in the United Kingdom operation primarily
              due to improved efficiency, as well as higher net interest
              margin and insurance premiums, driven by growth in other
              unsecured and Visa/MasterCard receivables, including the GM
              Card from Vauxhall.

              The Canadian operation was profitable in the second quarter
              and first six months of 1996, compared to losses last year,
              primarily as a result of improved efficiency.  Net interest
              margin for the first six months of 1996 also benefited from
              wider spreads and a shift in product mix toward unsecured
              receivables.

              The commercial business reported higher earnings in the second
              quarter and first six months compared to last year primarily
              due to lower credit costs and utilization of tax loss
              carryforwards.
 
*VISA and MasterCard are registered trademarks of VISA USA, Inc. and
MasterCard International, Incorporated respectively.<PAGE>
<PAGE> 11
    -    During the second quarter, the company sold all of its consumer
         banking operations in the metropolitan Chicago market, including
         approximately $2.9 billion in deposits and $340 million of home
         equity and other unsecured receivables.  The company recorded an
         after-tax gain of approximately $70 million after reducing acquired
         intangibles and other deferred costs by approximately $110 million.
         The sale is expected to have a slight positive impact on the
         company's future operating results.

         The company also recorded approximately $49 million, after tax, of
         nonrecurring charges related to litigation, rationalization of
         office space and other matters in the second quarter.

    -    In view of continued uncertainty regarding consumer loss trends,
         including higher levels of personal bankruptcies, the company
         recorded provisions for credit losses in excess of current period
         chargeoffs.  Approximately $40 million of the excess provision
         related to owned receivables, with the remainder pertaining to
         securitized loans.

    -    The company's normalized managed basis efficiency ratio was 43.4
         and 42.4 percent for the second quarter and first six months of
         1996, respectively, compared to 50.1 and 51.9 percent in 1995.
         The efficiency ratio is the ratio of operating expenses to managed
         net interest margin and other revenues less policyholders' benefits
         (operating expenses include salaries and fringe benefits, occupancy
         and equipment expense, other marketing expenses, and other servicing
         and administrative expenses).  The normalized efficiency ratio
         excludes nonrecurring gains and losses and charges.  The improvement
         in the managed ratio over the prior year periods was primarily due
         to lower expenses resulting from sales of less-efficient business
         during 1995.

    BALANCE SHEET REVIEW
    --------------------
    -    As previously discussed, the company acquired the AFL-CIO's $3.4
         billion Union Privilege Visa/MasterCard portfolio in June 1996.
         This portfolio has 2.2 million cardholders.  The company recorded
         approximately $600 million of acquired intangibles in connection
         with this purchase.  

    -    Owned consumer receivables were $22.5 billion at June 30, 1996,
         up from $19.9 billion at March 31, 1996 and $20.8 billion at
         June 30, 1995.  The increase from the prior periods was due to the
         previously-mentioned portfolio acquisition.  Also in the second
         quarter of 1996, the company securitized and sold, excluding
         replenishment of certificate holder interests, approximately $2.0
         billion of Visa/MasterCard and home equity receivables.

    -    The following table summarizes the percentage increase in managed
         consumer receivables (owned and serviced with limited recourse)
         from March 31, 1996 (annualized) and June 30, 1995:
         <TABLE>
         <CAPTION>
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                           Quarter-over-Quarter          Year-over-Year 
                                             Growth (Annualized)                 Growth     
         Managed consumer receivables          <F1>         <F2>        <F1>        <F2>
         ------------------------------------------------------------------------------
         <S>                                    <C>          <C>         <C>         <C>
         Credit cards. . . . . . . . . . .      92%          16%         41%         20% 
                                                ---------------------------------------
         Other unsecured . . . . . . . . .      18           23          22          23
                                                ---------------------------------------
         Core products <F3>. . . . . . . .      49           13          25          15
                                                ----------------------------------------
         <FN>
         <F1>   As reported.
         <F2>   Excludes the acquisition of the Union Privilege Visa/MasterCard
                portfolio and the sale of other unsecured and home equity
                receivables in connection with the sale of the Chicago consumer
                banking operations.
         <F3>   Includes home equity receivables.  Home equity receivable growth
                was essentially unchanged compared to the prior quarter and
                year-ago period, after adjusting for the sale of the consumer
                banking operations in Chicago.  Increased new volume was offset
                by high levels of prepayments.
         </FN>
         /TABLE
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 12
    -    The company continued to increase its managed credit loss reserves
         due to uncertainty over consumer payment patterns, including trends
         in personal bankruptcy filings, and continued growth in unsecured
         products.  Credit loss reserves as a percent of managed receivables
         were 3.59 percent, compared to 3.53 percent at March 31, 1996 and
         2.74 percent at June 30, 1995.  Reserves as a percent of
         nonperforming managed receivables increased to 133.4 percent from
         125.4 percent at March 31, 1996 and 103.3 percent at June 30, 1995. 
         Consumer two-months-and-over contractual delinquency ("delinquency")
         as a percent of managed consumer receivables was 3.43 percent,
         compared to 3.60 percent at March 31, 1996 and 3.13 percent at
         June 30, 1995.  The annualized total consumer managed chargeoff
         ratio in the second quarter of 1996 was 3.33 percent, compared to
         3.24 percent in the prior quarter and 2.81 percent in the year-ago
         quarter.

    -    In June 1996, a subsidiary of the company issued $100 million of
         company obligated mandatorily redeemable preferred securities of
         subsidiary trusts ("trust originated securities") (representing
         the minority interest in the subsidiary).

    -    The ratio of common and preferred shareholders' equity (including
         trust originated securities) to total owned assets was 10.32 percent
         compared to 10.17 percent at December 31, 1995.  The ratio of total
         shareholders' equity to managed assets was 6.59 percent compared to
         6.74 percent at December 31, 1995.  The decrease in the managed ratio
         from the year-end 1995 level was due to the acquisition of the $3.4
         billion AFL-CIO Visa/MasterCard portfolio.  This decrease was
         consistent with the company's intent to grow its core businesses,
         following the disposition of non-core operations in 1995.
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 13
    PRO FORMA MANAGED INCOME DATA
    -----------------------------
    Securitizations and sales of consumer receivables have been, and will
    continue to be, an important source of liquidity for the company.  The
    company continues to service the securitized receivables after such
    receivables are sold and retains a limited recourse obligation. 
    Securitizations impact the classification of revenues and expenses in the
    income statement.  Amounts related to receivables serviced, including net
    interest margin, fee income and provision for credit losses on receivables
    serviced with limited recourse are reported as a net amount in
    securitization income in the company's statements of income.

    Management monitors the company's operations on a managed basis as well
    as on the historical owned basis reflected in its statements of income. 
    The managed basis assumes that the receivables securitized and sold are
    instead still held in the portfolio.  Pro forma statements of income on
    a managed basis for the second quarter and six months ended June 30, 1996
    and 1995 are presented below.  For purposes of this analysis, the results
    do not reflect the differences between the company's accounting policies
    for owned receivables and receivables serviced with limited recourse. 
    Accordingly, net income on the pro forma managed basis equals net income
    on a historical owned basis.

    Pro Forma Managed Statements of Income
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      Six Months Ended                     Three Months Ended  
    All dollar amounts are                                    June 30,                               June 30,  
    stated in millions.                       1996                1995                1996               1995  
    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                           <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>        <C>
    Finance income . . . . . . .  $ 2,469.5  12.50%*  $ 2,257.9  12.28%*  $ 1,258.5  12.26%* $ 1,140.2  12.22%*
    Interest income from
      noninsurance investment
      securities . . . . . . . .      59.3     .30         85.1    .46         39.0    .38        48.8    .53
    Interest expense . . . . . .   1,191.9    6.03      1,190.4   6.47        616.2   6.00       608.0   6.52
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net interest margin. . . . .   1,336.9    6.77      1,152.6   6.27        681.3   6.64       581.0   6.23
    Provision for credit losses      786.0    3.98        509.6   2.77        385.6   3.76       282.4   3.03
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net interest margin after
      provision for credit losses    550.9    2.79        643.0   3.50        295.7   2.88       298.6   3.20
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Insurance premiums and
      contract revenues. . . . .     122.3                174.4                58.4               86.7
    Investment income. . . . . .      93.2                277.8                36.3              138.0
    Fee income . . . . . . . . .     447.4                201.4               218.2              109.9
    Other income . . . . . . . .     163.9                131.4               138.6               90.5
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total other revenues . . . .     826.8                785.0               451.5              425.1
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Salaries and fringe benefits     260.9                286.8               129.2              141.0
    Occupancy and equipment
     expense . . . . . . . . . .     115.3                116.6                62.9               57.0
    Other marketing expenses . .     242.2                181.2               141.8               89.4
    Other servicing and
      administrative expenses. .     273.0                241.0               162.2              117.7
    Policyholders'
       benefits. . . . . . . . .     126.4                282.9                53.2              142.7
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total costs and expenses . .   1,017.8              1,108.5               549.3              547.8
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Income before taxes. . . . .     359.9                319.5               197.9              175.9
    Income taxes . . . . . . . .     124.8                117.2                73.3               69.6
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Net income . . . . . . . . .  $   235.1           $   202.3           $   124.6          $   106.3
                                  ===========================================================================
    Average managed
      receivables. . . . . . . .  $37,420.9           $33,795.6           $38,177.1          $33,938.4
    Average noninsurance
      investments. . . . . . . .   2,090.8              2,980.3             2,874.3            3,379.2
                                  ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Average managed interest
      earning assets . . . . . .  $39,511.7           $36,775.9           $41,051.4          $37,317.6
                                  ===========================================================================
    </TABLE>
    * As a percent, annualized, of average managed interest-earning assets
      (excluding insurance investments).<PAGE>
<PAGE> 14
   The following discussion on revenues, where applicable, and provision for
   credit losses includes comparisons to amounts reported on the company's
   historical statements of income ("Owned Basis") as well as on the above
   pro forma statements of income ("Managed Basis").

   Net interest margin
   -------------------
   Net interest margin on an Owned Basis was $356.6 and $703.0 million for the
   second quarter and first six months of 1996, essentially unchanged compared
   to $362.2 and $702.8 million in the prior year periods.  Owned receivable
   growth was offset by a higher proportion of home equity receivables, which
   earn narrower spreads than the company's other core products, as well as
   merchant participation receivables, which earned narrower spreads compared
   to the prior year.  

   Net interest margin on a Managed Basis was $681.3 and $1,336.9 million for
   the second quarter and first six months of 1996, up 17 and 16 percent,
   respectively, compared to the same year-ago periods.  Net interest margin
   as a percent of average managed interest-earning assets, annualized, was
   6.64 percent compared to 6.91 percent in the previous quarter and 6.23
   percent in the year-ago quarter.  The net interest margin percentage on a
   Managed Basis in the second quarters of 1996 and 1995 was adversely
   affected by temporary investments that were used to fund the disposition
   of consumer banking deposits, as well as the acquisition of the AFL-CIO
   Visa/MasterCard portfolio in June 1996.  These temporary portfolios
   distorted the trend in the net interest margin percentages.  Excluding
   the impact of these temporary investments, net interest margin as a
   percent of average managed interest-earning assets, annualized, was 7.04
   and 6.44 percent in the second quarter of 1996 and 1995, respectively.
   Approximately two-thirds of the increase over the year-ago quarter was
   due to the continued shift in product mix toward unsecured receivables,
   with the remainder of the increase primarily due to lower leverage.  
 
   Provision for credit losses
   ---------------------------
   The provision for credit losses for receivables on an Owned Basis for the
   second quarter and first six months of 1996 totaled $176.5 and $367.8
   million, down 19 and 4 percent from $217.2 and $381.5 million in the
   comparable prior year periods.  The provision as a percent of average
   owned receivables, annualized, was 4.46 percent in the second quarter of
   1996 compared to 4.04 percent in the second quarter of 1995.  The level
   of provision for credit losses on an Owned Basis may vary from quarter
   to quarter, depending on the amount of securitizations and sales of
   receivables in a particular period.

   The provision for credit losses for receivables on a Managed Basis totaled
   $385.6 and $786.0 million in the second quarter and first six months of
   1996, up 37 percent from $282.4 million and 54 percent from $509.6 million
   in the comparable periods of 1995.  As a percent of average managed
   interest-earning assets, annualized, the provision increased to 3.76
   percent from 3.03 percent in the second quarter of 1995.  The company
   continued to provide for reserves in excess of chargeoffs on both an Owned
   and Managed Basis due to continued growth and seasoning of unsecured
   products and uncertainty over consumer payment patterns and increased 
   levels of personal bankruptcies.  In addition, the Managed Basis provision
   includes the over-the-life reserve requirement on securitized receivables.
   These provisions are impacted by the type and amount of receivables
   securitized in a given period and substantially offset the income recorded
   on the securitization transactions, as discussed below.  In the second
   quarter of 1996, the company securitized approximately $2.0 billion of
   Visa/MasterCard and home equity receivables, compared to approximately
   $780 million of such receivables a year ago.  For the first six months of
   1996, the company securitized approximately $3.4 billion of other
   unsecured, Visa/MasterCard and home equity receivables compared to
   approximately $1.4 billion of Visa/MasterCard and home equity receivables
   in 1995.  See the credit quality section for further discussion of factors
   affecting the provision for credit losses.
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 15
   Other revenues
   --------------
   Securitization income on an Owned Basis consists of income associated with
   the securitizations and sales of receivables with limited recourse,
   including net interest income, fee and other income and provision for
   credit losses related to those receivables.  The 28 percent increase in
   securitization income on an Owned Basis compared to the second quarter of
   1995 was primarily due to the 27 percent increase in average securitized
   receivables.  Securitization income for the first six months of 1996
   increased 30 percent compared to a year ago primarily due to the 23 percent
   increase in average securitized receivables.  In addition, securitization
   income for the first six months of 1996 was favorably impacted by wider
   spreads resulting from the growth in securitized Visa/MasterCard and other
   unsecured receivables.  The components of securitization income are
   reclassified to the applicable lines in the statements of income on a
   Managed Basis.

   Insurance premiums and contract revenues decreased from the second quarter
   and first six months of 1995 due to the sale of the individual life and
   annuity lines of business in the fourth quarter of 1995.  Insurance
   premiums and contract revenues of the specialty and credit business
   improved from the second quarter and first six months of 1995 due to
   growth in the company's domestic and United Kingdom receivable base.

   Investment income in the second quarter and first six months of 1996 was
   below the year-ago periods primarily due to the sale of the individual
   life and annuity lines of business in the fourth quarter of 1995.

   Fee income on an Owned Basis includes revenues from fee-based products
   such as credit cards, and consumer banking deposits.  Fee income was
   $53.3 and $103.2 million in the second quarter and first six months of
   1996, up from $44.0 and $90.8 million in the comparable periods of the
   prior year primarily due to higher interchange and other fees as a result
   of the increase in the amount of owned credit card receivables compared
   to the prior year.  Fee income on a Managed Basis, which in addition to
   the items discussed above includes fees and other income related to
   receivables serviced with limited recourse, increased to $218.2 and
   $447.4 million in the second quarter and first six months of 1996 from
   $109.9 and $201.4 million in the same periods in 1995.  The increase was
   due to higher interchange and other fee income resulting from growth in
   the managed credit card portfolio and increased transaction volume.   In
   addition, fee income in the second quarter and first six months of 1996
   included higher income associated with the securitization and sale of a
   larger amount of receivables compared to a year ago. Income recorded on
   these securitization transactions was substantially offset by the
   over-the-life reserve for estimated credit losses on the securitized
   receivables, as previously discussed.

   Other income increased compared to the second quarter and first six
   months of 1995, as the company received a higher premium on the sale
   of the consumer banking operations in Illinois in 1996 compared to the
   premium received on the sales of its banking operations located in
   California, Maryland and Virginia in the second quarter of 1995. 

   Expenses
   --------
   As previously discussed, in the second quarter of 1996, the company
   recorded approximately $78 million on nonrecurring charges related to
   the rationalization of certain office space, the settlement of litigation
   and other similar matters.

   Salaries and fringe benefits were $129.2 and $260.9 million compared to
   $141.0 and $286.8 million in the second quarter and first six months of
   1995.  The improvement was primarily due to fewer employees compared to
   the prior year resulting from actions taken throughout 1995 and 1996 to
   improve the operating efficiency of certain businesses and to exit others.

   Occupancy and equipment expense increased compared to the second quarter
   of 1995 and was essentially unchanged compared to the first six months of
   1995.  In the second quarter of 1996, the company incurred nonrecurring
   costs related to the rationalization of office space.  These costs were
   partially offset by lower ongoing expenses resulting from initiatives
   undertaken in 1995, including the sales of businesses and reductions in
   office space.

<PAGE>
<PAGE> 17
   Other marketing expenses for the second quarter and first six months of
   1996 totaled $141.8 and $242.2 million, up from $89.4 and $181.2 million
   in the comparable prior year periods.  The increase resulted from higher
   expenses related to the credit card portfolio.

   Other servicing and administrative expenses were $162.2 and $273.0 million
   compared to $117.7 and $241.0 million in the second quarter and first six
   months of 1995.  The higher expenses were primarily attributable to
   nonrecurring charges recorded in the second quarter of 1996 related to
   litigation and other matters, including the settlement of litigation with
   Eljer Industries, Inc.

   Policyholders' benefits were lower than the prior year periods due to the
   sale of the individual life and annuity lines of business in the fourth
   quarter of 1995.  Policyholders' benefits of the retained specialty and
   credit business were essentially flat compared to the year-ago periods.

   CREDIT LOSS RESERVES
   --------------------
   The company's credit portfolios and credit management policies are divided
   into two distinct components - consumer and commercial.  For consumer
   products, credit policies focus on product type and specific portfolio risk
   factors.  The consumer credit portfolio is diversified by product and
   geographic location.  The commercial credit portfolio is monitored on an
   individual transaction basis and is also evaluated based on overall risk
   factors.  See Note 3, "Receivables" in the accompanying financial
   statements for receivables by product type.

   Total managed credit loss reserves, which include reserves for recourse
   obligations for receivables sold, were as follows (in millions):
   <TABLE>
   <CAPTION>
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                          June 30,     March 31,    December 31,     June 30,
                                              1996          1996            1995         1995
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   <S>                                    <C>           <C>             <C>            <C>
   Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $  858.3      $  758.1        $  720.4       $661.1
   Serviced with limited recourse. . .       592.8         532.7           457.0        296.1
                                          ---------------------------------------------------
   Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .    $1,451.1      $1,290.8        $1,177.4       $957.2
                                          ===================================================
   </TABLE>

   Managed credit loss reserves were up 12 percent from March 31, 1996 and
   up 52 percent from June 30, 1995.  The company recorded purchased reserves
   totaling approximately $60 million in connection with the acquisition of
   the AFL-CIO Visa/MasterCard portfolio in June 1996.  Managed credit loss
   reserves as a percent of nonperforming managed receivables were 133.4
   percent, up compared to 125.4 percent at March 31, 1996 and 103.3 percent
   at June 30, 1995.

   Total owned and managed credit loss reserves as a percent of receivables
   were as follows:
   <TABLE>
   <CAPTION>
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       June 30,    March 31,     December 31,     June 30,
                                           1996         1996             1995         1995
   ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   <S>                                     <C>          <C>              <C>          <C>
   Owned . . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3.64%        3.60%            3.31%        2.95%
   Managed . . . . . . . . . . . . .       3.59         3.53             3.22         2.74
                                           -----------------------------------------------
   </TABLE>   
   The level of reserves for consumer credit losses is based on delinquency
   and chargeoff experience by product and judgmental factors.  The level of
   reserves for commercial credit losses is based on a regular review process
   for all commercial credits and management's evaluation of probable future
   losses in the portfolio as a whole given its geographic and industry
   diversification and historical loss experience.  Management also evaluates
   the potential impact of existing and anticipated national and regional
   economic conditions on the managed receivable portfolio when establishing
   consumer and commercial credit loss reserves.  While management allocates
   all reserves among the company's various products, all reserves are
   considered to be available to cover total loan losses.  See Note 4,
   "Credit Loss Reserves" in the accompanying financial statements for
   analyses of reserves. 
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 17
   CREDIT QUALITY
   --------------
   Delinquency levels in the consumer portfolio were lower than the prior
   quarter but increased compared to a year-ago.  Chargeoffs increased
   compared to both the previous and year-ago periods.  Credit quality
   statistics benefited from the acquisition of the AFL-CIO Visa/MasterCard
   portfolio in June 1996.

   Delinquency and chargeoff levels are monitored on a managed basis which
   includes both receivables owned and receivables serviced with limited
   recourse.  The latter portfolio is included since it is subjected to
   underwriting standards comparable to the owned portfolio, is managed by
   operating personnel without regard to portfolio ownership and results in
   a similar credit loss exposure for the company.  

   In the second quarter of 1996, the company standardized the chargeoff
   policy for all components of the merchant participation portfolio by
   transferring all merchant participation receivables that were originated
   and serviced by one of the company's credit card subsidiaries to another
   subsidiary.  As a result of this transfer, all private-label credit card
   accounts are now charged off at 9 months contractually past due, instead
   of 6 months.  This change was made to gain efficiencies in administering
   one chargeoff policy and to be more responsive to the needs of the
   company's private-label credit card customers.  For comparability of
   quarterly trends, the impact of the change was excluded from reported
   credit quality statistics.

   Delinquency
   -----------
   Two-Months-and-Over Contractual Delinquency (as a percent of managed
   consumer receivables):
   <TABLE>
   <CAPTION>
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                  6/30/96      3/31/96     12/31/95      9/30/95      6/30/95
   ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
   <S>                               <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>          <C>
   First mortgage . . . . . . .      3.64%        3.28%        3.29%        2.16%        1.74%
   Home equity. . . . . . . . .      3.35         3.20         3.24         3.14         2.78
   Visa/MasterCard. . . . . . .      2.05         2.42         2.22         2.29         2.31
   Merchant participation*. . .      4.54         4.74         4.51         4.25         4.00
   Other unsecured. . . . . . .      5.95         5.71         5.60         5.10         5.41
                                     --------------------------------------------------------
   Total* . . . . . . . . . . .      3.43%        3.60%        3.46%        3.26%        3.13%
                                     ========================================================
   </TABLE>
    * In the second quarter of 1996, the chargeoff policy for different
      components of the merchant participation portfolio was standardized.
      For comparability of quarterly trends, second quarter 1996 amounts
      exclude the impact of this change.  Including the impact of this
      change, merchant participation and total delinquency was 5.04 and 3.49
      percent, respectively, for the second quarter of 1996.

    Delinquency as a percent of managed consumer receivables declined from
    the prior quarter but increased compared to a year ago.  The delinquency
    ratio in the second quarter of 1996 benefited from the acquisition of
    the AFL-CIO Visa/MasterCard portfolio in June 1996, as new accounts were
    added to the receivable base but had not yet contributed significantly
    to delinquency.  Excluding the impact of this portfolio acquisition, the
    Visa/MasterCard delinquency ratio was 2.44 percent, and the total
    delinquency ratio was 3.70 percent for the second quarter of 1996.  The
    increase in the delinquency ratio compared to a year ago was primarily
    due to the company's shift in product mix away from traditional first
    mortgages and toward unsecured products, along with the seasoning of
    those products.
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 18
    Net Chargeoffs of Consumer Receivables
    --------------------------------------
    Net Chargeoffs of Consumer Receivables (as a percent, annualized, of
    average managed consumer receivables):
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                     Second        First        Fourth         Third        Second
                                    Quarter      Quarter       Quarter       Quarter       Quarter
                                       1996         1996          1995          1995          1995
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                                <C>          <C>           <C>           <C>           <C>
    First mortgage . . . . . . .        .46%         .51%          .47%          .32%          .36% 
    Home equity. . . . . . . . .        .89          .89           .95          1.12          1.04
    Visa/MasterCard. . . . . . .       4.86         4.44          4.67          4.24          4.05
    Merchant participation*. . .       3.82         4.51          5.14          4.63          4.71
    Other unsecured. . . . . . .       3.58         3.91          3.46          3.45          3.21
                                       -----------------------------------------------------------
    Total* . . . . . . . . . . .       3.33%        3.24%         3.28%         2.97%         2.81%
                                       ===========================================================
    </TABLE>
    * In the second quarter of 1996, the chargeoff policy for different
      components of the merchant participation portfolio was standardized.
      For comparability of quarterly trends, second quarter 1996 amounts
      exclude the impact of this change.  Including the impact of this change,
      merchant participation and total net chargeoffs were 1.69 and 3.07
      percent, respectively, for the second quarter of 1996.

    Net chargeoffs as a percent of average managed consumer receivables for
    the second quarter of 1996 increased compared to both the prior and
    year-ago periods.  The chargeoff ratio for the second quarter of 1996
    was positively impacted by the acquisition of the AFL-CIO Visa/MasterCard
    portfolio, as previously discussed.  Excluding the impact of this
    portfolio acquisition, the Visa/MasterCard and total net chargeoff ratio 
    for the second quarter of 1996 were 5.26 and 3.43 percent, respectively.
    The Visa/MasterCard chargeoff ratio continued to be impacted by high
    levels of personal bankruptcy filings.  Virtually all of the increase in
    the Visa/MasterCard chargeoff ratio over the prior and year-ago quarters
    was due to increased bankruptcy filings.  Approximately 42 basis points,
    or roughly 80 percent, of the year-over-year increase in the total
    chargeoff ratio was due to increased personal bankruptcy filings.

    Nonperforming Assets
    --------------------
    Nonperforming assets consisted of the following:
    <TABLE>
    <CAPTION>
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    In millions.                                6/30/96      3/31/96    12/31/95      9/30/95      6/30/95
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    <S>                                        <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
    Nonaccrual managed receivables . . . . .   $  713.9     $  740.1    $  768.5     $  711.0     $  629.3
    Accruing managed consumer receivables
      90 or more days delinquent*. . . . . .      353.6        269.2       267.2        233.6        255.9
    Renegotiated commercial loans. . . . . .       19.9         20.4        21.2         22.0         41.8
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------
    Total nonperforming managed
      receivables. . . . . . . . . . . . . .    1,087.4      1,029.7     1,056.9        966.6        927.0
    Real estate owned. . . . . . . . . . . .      131.9        123.1       136.5        148.7        157.1
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------
    Total nonperforming assets . . . . . . .   $1,219.3     $1,152.8    $1,193.4     $1,115.3     $1,084.1
                                               ===========================================================
    Managed credit loss reserves
      as a percent of nonperforming
      managed receivables. . . . . . . . . .      133.4%       125.4%      111.4%       105.2%       103.3%
                                               -----------------------------------------------------------
    </TABLE>
    * In the second quarter of 1996, the chargeoff policy for different
      components of the merchant participation portfolio was standardized.
      For comparability of quarterly trends, second quarter 1996 amounts
      exclude the impact of this change.  Including the impact of this change,
      accruing managed consumer receivables 90 or more days delinquent were
      $378.5 million, at June 30, 1996.  Managed credit loss reserves as a
      percent of nonperforming managed receivables, including the impact of
      this change, was 130.4 percent.<PAGE>
<PAGE> 19
    Part II. OTHER INFORMATION

    Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

            On June 3, 1996 the United States Supreme Court concluded that
            federal law preempts state law prohibitions relating to fees and
            charges assessed by a national bank on the holder of a credit
            card account.  As a result actions pending against banking
            subsidiaries of the company have been dismissed by courts in
            Wisconsin and Pennsylvania.  The company believes that the
            resolution of the remaining cases in California and Pennsylvania
            will not have a material adverse effect on the financial condition
            of the company.

    Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security-Holders

            The Annual Meeting of Stockholders of Household International was
            held on Wednesday, May 8, 1996, for the purpose of (1) electing
            directors; (2) approving the Household International 1996
            Long-Term Executive Incentive Compensation Plan; and (3) ratifying
            the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the independent auditors 
            for Household.  The voting results were as follows:

            Each of the following persons received the number of votes set
            out after his or her name and were elected directors to hold
            office for the ensuing year and until their successors shall be
            elected and shall qualify:

                                                 FOR        WITHHELD
                                          ----------        --------

            W.F. Aldinger                 87,641,076         245,110
            R.J. Darnall                  87,702,466         183,720
            G.G. Dillon                   87,683,134         203,053
            J.A. Edwardson                87,696,009         190,177
            M.J. Evans                    87,682,858         203,329
            D. Fishburn, M.P.             87,685,860         200,326
            C.F. Freidheim, Jr.           87,696,397         189,790
            L.E. Levy                     87,697,624         188,563
            G.A. Lorch                    87,700,109         186,078
            J.D. Nichols                  87,694,566         191,621
            J.B. Pitblado                 87,696,317         189,869
            S.J. Stewart                  87,702,072         184,115
            L.W. Sullivan, M.D.           87,684,201         201,985
            R.C. Tower                    87,664,488         221,699

            Proposal to approve the Household International 1996 Long-Term
            Executive Incentive Compensation Plan:

                   FOR       AGAINST      ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTE
            ----------     ---------      -------     ---------------

            81,634,928     5,584,627      666,632                  0

            Ratification of the appointment of Arthur Andersen LLP as the
            Corporation's auditors for the year 1996:

                   FOR       AGAINST      ABSTAIN     BROKER NON-VOTE
            ----------       -------      -------     ---------------

            87,554,872       142,002       89,312                   0


    Item 6.  Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

    (a)  Exhibits

         10.14  Household International 1996 Long-Term Executive Incentive
                Compensation Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A
                of the Company's Proxy Statement dated March 26, 1996).

         12     Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
                and to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.

         21     List of Household International subsidiaries.

         27     Financial Data Schedule.
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 20
    (b)  Reports on Form 8-K

         During the second quarter of 1996, the Registrant filed three
         Current Reports on Form 8-K as follows:  A report dated June 3,
         1996, announced the full settlement of litigation and various
         contractual disputes between Household International, Inc. and
         Eljer Industries, Inc., a former subsidiary of Household; a report
         dated June 17, 1996, announced the transaction through which
         Household was to acquire the Union Privilege affinity card
         portfolio from The Bank of New York (Delaware), including the
         marketing of the Union Privilege card to the AFL-CIO membership;
         and a report dated June 21, 1996, disclosed supplementary financial
         information for Household International, Inc., as of and for the
         years ended December 31, 1995 and 1994, and as of March 31, 1996 and
         1995.<PAGE>
<PAGE> 21
                              SIGNATURE
                              ---------

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                                      HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
                                      -----------------------------
                                      (Registrant)


Date:  August 12, 1996                By:  /s/ David A. Schoenholz
       ---------------                ----------------------------
                                      David A. Schoenholz,
                                      Executive Vice President -
                                      Chief Financial Officer
                                      and on behalf of
                                      Household International, Inc.
<PAGE>
<PAGE> 22
                                 Exhibit Index
                                 -------------

10.14  Household International 1996 Long-Term Executive Compensation Plan
       (incorporated by reference to Exhibit A of the Company's Proxy
       Statement dated March 26, 1996).

12     Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
       to Combined Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends.

21     List of Household International subsidiaries.

27     Financial Data Schedule.



                             ----------
                             EXHIBIT 12
                             ----------


HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES AND TO COMBINED FIXED 
CHARGES AND PREFERRED STOCK DIVIDENDS
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
All dollar amounts are stated in millions.
Six months ended June 30                                1996          1995
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<S>                                                 <C>           <C>
Net income                                          $  235.1      $  202.3
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Income taxes                                           124.8         117.2
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fixed charges:
  Interest expense <F1>                                738.8         780.7
  Interest portion of rentals <F2>                      14.5          16.9
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total fixed charges                                    753.3         797.6
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total earnings as defined                           $1,113.2      $1,117.1
==========================================================================
Ratio of earnings to fixed charges                      1.48          1.40
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Preferred stock dividends <F3>                      $   12.7      $   22.0
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
  and preferred stock dividends                         1.45          1.36
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------
<FN>
<F1>  For financial statement purposes, interest expense includes income
      earned on temporary investment of excess funds, generally resulting
      from over-subscriptions of commercial paper.

<F2>  Represents one-third of rentals, which approximates the portion
      representing interest.

<F3>  Preferred stock dividends are grossed up to their pretax equivalent
      based upon an effective tax rate of 34.7 and 36.7 percent for June 30,
      1996 and 1995, respectively.
</FN>
</TABLE>


<PAGE> 1
                                                   Exhibit 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF HOUSEHOLD INTERNATIONAL, INC.
- ---------------------------------------------
As of June 30, 1996, the following subsidiaries were directly or
indirectly owned by the Registrant.  Certain subsidiaries which
in the aggregate do not constitute significant subsidiaries may
be omitted.
                                                             %
                                                             Voting
                                                             Stock
                                               Organized     Owned
                                               Under         By
Names of Subsidiaries                          Laws of:      Parent
- ---------------------                          ---------     ------
Hamilton Investments, Inc.                     Delaware      100%
 Craig-Hallum Corporation                      Delaware      100%
  Craig-Hallum, Inc.                           Minnesota     100%
Household Bank, f.s.b                          U.S.          100%
 HHTS, Inc.                                    Illinois      100%
  Household Home Title Services, Inc. II       Maryland      100%
 Household Bank (SB), N.A.                     U.S.          100%
  Household Affinity Funding Corporation       Delaware      100%
 Household Service Corporation 
   of Illinois, Inc.                           Illinois      100%
  Household Insurance Services, Inc.           Illinois      100%
 Housekey Financial Corporation                Illinois      100%
  Associations Service Corporation             Indiana       100%
  Household Mortgage Services, Inc.            Delaware      100%
  Security Investment Corporation              Maryland      100%
Household Capital Corporation                  Delaware      100%
Household Commercial Canada Inc.               Canada        100%
Household Finance Corporation                  Delaware      100%
 HFC Auto Credit Corp.                         Delaware      100%
 HFC Funding Corporation                       Delaware      100%
 HFC Revolving Corporation                     Delaware      100%
 HFS Funding Corporation                       Delaware      100%
 Household Bank (Nevada), N.A.                 U.S.          100%
  Household Card Funding Corporation           Delaware      100%
  Household Receivables Funding Corporation    Nevada        100%
  Household Receivables Funding                Delaware      100%
    Corporation II
  Household Receivables Funding, Inc.          Delaware      100%   
 Household Capital Markets, Inc.               Delaware      100%
 Household Card Services, Inc.                 Nevada        100%
  Household Bank (Illinois), N.A.              U.S.          100%
 Household Consumer Loan Corporation           Nevada        100%
 Household Corporation                         Delaware      100%
 Household Credit Services, Inc.               Delaware      100%
 Household Credit Services of Mexico, Inc.     Delaware      100%

<PAGE>
<PAGE> 2
                                                             %
                                                             Voting
                                                             Stock
                                               Organized     Owned
                                               Under         By
Names of Subsidiaries                          Laws of:      Parent
- ---------------------                          ---------     ------
 Household Finance Receivables Corporation II  Delaware      100%
 Household Financial Services, Inc.            Delaware      100%
 Household Group, Inc.                         Delaware      100%
  AHLIC Investment Holdings Corporation        Delaware      100%
  Household Insurance Agency, Inc.             Michigan      100%
  Household Insurance Company                  Michigan      100%
  Household Life Insurance Co. of Arizona      Arizona       100%
  Household Life Insurance Company             Michigan      100%
  Prospect Life Insurance Company              Arizona       100%
  Cal-Pacific Services, Inc.                   California    100%
  Household Business Services, Inc.            Delaware      100%
  Household Commercial Financial               Delaware      100%
   Services, Inc.
   Business Realty Inc.                        Delaware      100%
    Business Lakeview, Inc.                    Delaware      100%
   Capital Graphics, Inc.                      Delaware      100%
   Color Prelude Inc.                          Delaware      100%
   HCFS Business Equipment Corporation         Delaware      100%
   HCFS Corporate Finance Venture, Inc.        Delaware      100%
   HFC Commercial Realty, Inc.                 Delaware      100%
    G.C. Center, Inc.                          Delaware      100%
    Cast Iron Building Corporation             Delaware      100%   
    Com Realty, Inc.                           Delaware      100%
     Lighthouse Property Corporation           Delaware      100%
     MRP General, Inc.                         Delaware      100%
    Household OPEB I, Inc.                     Illinois      100%
    Land of Lincoln Builders, Inc.             Illinois      100%
    PPSG Corporation                           Delaware      100%
    Steward's Glenn Corporation                Delaware      100%
   HFC Leasing, Inc.                           Delaware      100%
    First HFC Leasing Corporation              Delaware      100%
    Second HFC Leasing Corporation             Delaware      100%
    Valley Properties Corporation              Tennessee     100%
    Fifth HFC Leasing Corporation              Delaware      100%
    Sixth HFC Leasing Corporation              Delaware      100%
    Seventh HFC Leasing Corporation            Delaware      100%
    Eighth HFC Leasing Corporation             Delaware      100%
    Tenth HFC Leasing Corporation              Delaware      100%
    Eleventh HFC Leasing Corporation           Delaware      100%
    Thirteenth HFC Leasing Corporation         Delaware      100%
    Fourteenth HFC Leasing Corporation         Delaware      100%
    Seventeenth HFC Leasing Corporation        Delaware      100%
    Nineteenth HFC Leasing Corporation         Delaware      100%
    Twenty-second HFC Leasing Corporation      Delaware      100%
    Twenty-sixth HFC Leasing Corporation       Delaware      100%<PAGE>
<PAGE> 3
                                                             %
                                                             Voting
                                                             Stock
                                               Organized     Owned
                                               Under         By
Names of Subsidiaries                          Laws of:      Parent
- ---------------------                          ---------     ------
    Beaver Valley, Inc.                        Delaware      100%
    Hull 752 Corporation                       Delaware      100%
    Hull 753 Corporation                       Delaware      100%
    Third HFC Leasing Corporation              Delaware      100%
     Macray Corporation                        California    100%   
    Fourth HFC Leasing Corporation             Delaware      100%
     Pargen Corporation                        California    100%
    Fifteenth HFC Leasing Corporation          Delaware      100%
     Hull Fifty Corporation                    Delaware      100%
   Household Capital Investment Corporation    Delaware      100%
    B&K Corporation                            Michigan       94%
   Household Commercial of California, Inc.    California    100%
   Household Real Estate Equities, Inc.        Delaware      100%
    SPG General, Inc.                          Delaware      100%
   OLC, Inc.                                   Rhode Island  100%
    OPI, Inc.                                  Virginia      100%
  Household Finance Consumer Discount Company  Pennsylvania  100%
   Overseas Leasing Two FSC, Ltd.              Bermuda        99%
  Household Finance Corporation II             Delaware      100%
  Household Finance Corporation of Alabama     Alabama       100%
  Household Finance Corporation of California  Delaware      100%
  Household Finance Corporation of Nevada      Delaware      100%
   Household Finance Realty Corporation of     Delaware      100%
     New York
  Household Finance Industrial Loan Company    Iowa          100%
    of Iowa
  Household Finance Realty Corporation of      Delaware      100%
    Nevada
   Household Finance Corporation III           Delaware      100%
    Amstelveen FSC, Ltd.                       Bermuda        99%
    HFC Agency of Connecticut, Inc.            Connecticut   100%
    HFC Agency of Michigan, Inc.               Michigan      100%
    Night Watch FSC, Ltd.                      Bermuda        99%
    Household Realty Corporation               Delaware      100%
     Overseas Leasing One FSC, Ltd.            Bermuda       100%
    Overseas Leasing Four FSC, Ltd.            Bermuda        99%
    Overseas Leasing Five FSC, Ltd.            Bermuda        99%
   Household Retail Services, Inc.             Delaware      100%
    HRSI Funding, Inc.                         Nevada        100%
  Household Financial Center Inc.              Tennessee     100%
  Household Industrial Finance Company         Minnesota     100%
  Household Industrial Loan Co. of Kentucky    Kentucky      100%
  Household Insurance Agency, Inc.             Nevada        100%
  Household Receivables Acquisition Company    Delaware      100%
  Household Recovery Services Corporation      Delaware      100%<PAGE>
<PAGE> 4
                                                             %
                                                             Voting
                                                             Stock
                                               Organized     Owned
                                               Under         By
Names of Subsidiaries                          Laws of:      Parent
- ---------------------                          ---------     ------
  Household Relocation Management, Inc.        Illinois      100%
  Mortgage One Corporation                     Delaware      100%
  Mortgage Two Corporation                     Delaware      100%
  Sixty-First HFC Leasing Corporation          Delaware      100%
Household Financial Group, Ltd.                Delaware      100%
Household Global Funding, Inc.                 Delaware       78%
 Household International (U.K.) Limited        England       100%
  D.L.R.S. Limited                             Cheshire      100%
  HFC Bank plc                                 England       100%
   Hamilton Financial Planning Services 
     Limited                                   England       100%
   Hamilton Insurance Company Limited          England       100%
   Hamilton Life Assurance Co. Limited         England       100%
   HFC Pension Plan Limited                    England       100%
   Household Funding Limited                   England       100%
   Household Investments Limited               England/Wales 100%
   Household Leasing Limited                   England       100%
   Household Management Corporation Limited    England/Wales 100%
  Household Overseas Limited                   England       100%
   Household International Netherlands, B.V.   Netherlands   100%
 Household Financial Corporation Limited       Ontario       100%
  Household Finance Corporation of Canada      Canada        100%
  Household Realty Corporation Limited         Ontario       100%
  Household Trust Company                      Canada        100%
  Merchant Retail Services Limited             Ontario       100%
Household Mexico, Inc.                         Delaware      100%
Household Reinsurance Ltd.                     Bermuda       100%


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<ARTICLE> 5
<LEGEND>
THE FOLLOWING SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION OF THE COMPANY AND ITS
SUBSIDIARIES IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY THE DETAILED INFORMATION
AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS PREVIOUSLY FILED WITH THE SECURITIES &
EXCHANGE COMMISSION.
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                                0
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<FN>
<F1>FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE COMPANY WERE PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
FINANCIAL INSTITUTION INDUSTRY STANDARDS.  ACCORDINGLY, THE COMPANY'S
BALANCE SHEETS WERE NON-CLASSIFIED.
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