Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 9 Dated January 31, 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: $100,000,000
Stated Maturity: February 3, 1995
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: Not Applicable
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: 3.21%
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus 0.04% (-4 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On May 2, August 1 and November 1,
1994, and the Stated Maturity.
Regular 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 Determination Date: Two London Business Days prior to
each Interest Payment Date until Stated Maturity.
Interest Reset Date: On the second London Business Day following
each Interest Determination Date.
Index Maturity: Three (3) months
Calculation Date: On the London Business Day prior to each
Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity.
Calculation Agent: Household Finance Corporation
Agent's Discount or Commission: None