Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 3 Dated January 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: $50,000,000
Stated Maturity: January 18, 1995
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: Not Applicable
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on January 14, 1994.
Interest Rate Basis: Prime Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus 2.48% (-248 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 18th of January, April, July and
October commencing April 18, 1994, and the Stated Maturity.
If said day is not a Business Day payments shall be made on
the next succeeding Business Day.
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 Reset Date and Interest Determination Date: On each
Business Day.
Index Maturity: One Business Day.
Calculation Date: On the second Business Day prior to each
Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity.
Calculation Agent: Lehman Brothers, a division of Shearson Lehman
Brothers, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: .05%
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