Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 12 Dated February 2, 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: $25,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: $24,975,000
Stated Maturity: February 9, 1996
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: 0.00%
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: 3.67%
Interest Rate Basis: Prime Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus 2.33% (-233 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 9th day of February, May, August
and November, commencing May 9, 1994, and on the Stated
Maturity.
Record Dates: The date fifteen (15) calendar days (whether or not
a Business Day) prior to each Interest Payment Date or the
Stated Maturity, as the case may be.
Interest Reset Date: Each Business Day, to but excluding the
Stated Maturity, except that the Interest Rate in effect two
Business Days before an Interest Payment Date or the Stated
Maturity shall be the Interest Rate to but excluding said
Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity Date, as the case
may be.
Interest Determination Date: The Business Day preceding each
Interest Reset Date.
Index Maturity: One Business Day.
Calculation Agent: CS First Boston Corporation
Agent's Discount or Commission: .10%
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