Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 17 Dated March 10, 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: 99.95%
Stated Maturity: March 17, 1995
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: Not Applicable
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on April 14, 1994.
Interest Rate Basis: Federal Funds Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.20% (+20 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 17th of each month, and on the
Stated Maturity, provided that if the 17th of any month is not
a Business Day, then the Interest Payment Date shall be the
next succeeding Business Day.
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 Stated Maturity Date, as applicable.
Interest Determination Date: The Business Day preceding each
Interest Reset Date.
Index Maturity: One Business Day.
Calculation Agent: UBS Securities Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: .05%
SPECIAL PROVISIONS
Nothwithstanding the Prospectus, interest shall be calculated and
paid up to, but not including, the Interest Payment Date or the
Stated Maturity, as the case may be.
The interest rate to be paid on each Interest Payment Date will be
the daily weighted average of the Federal Funds Rate.
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