Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 18 Dated March 23, 1994 (To Prospectus dated
December 30, 1993)
$2,000,000,000
H O U S E H O L D F I N A N C E C O R P O R A T I O N
Medium Term Notes
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
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Principal Amount: $15,000,000 Issue Date: April 11, 1994
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 100%
Stated Maturity: April 11, 1997 Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Maximum Rate: The Interest Rate determined on each Interest Reset
Date will not be more than .25% greater than the Interest Rate
payable on the prior Interest Payment date.
Minimum Rate: The Interest Rate determined on each Interest Reset
Date will not be less than the Interest Rate payable on the
prior Interest Payment Date.
Initial Interest Rate: 4.45%
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.45% (+45 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 11th of January, April, July, and
October of each year, commencing July 11, 1994, and the Stated
Maturity. If said day is not a Business Day, payments shall
be made on the next succeeding Business Day, with adjustment
for changes in the Interest Payment Date.
Regular Record Dates: The date fifteen (15) calender days (whether
or not a Business Day) prior to each Interest Payment Date or
the Stated Maturity, as the case may be.
LIBOR Interest Determination Date: Two Business Days prior to each
Interest Payment Date until the Stated Maturity.
Index Maturity: Three (3) months.
Calculation Agent: CS First Boston Corporation.
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not Applicable.
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