Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 49 Dated August 8, 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
Issue Date: August 15, 1994 Stated Maturity: August 15, 1996
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: 0.00%
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: 4.79%
Interest Rate Basis: Treasury Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .25% (+25 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th day of February, May, August
and November and 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 Determination Date and Interest Reset Date: Weekly, on
each Tuesday (or the day following the auction) based on the
prior day's auction results, except that the Interest Rate in
effect two Business Days prior to an Interest Payment Date or
the Stated Maturity shall be the Interest Rate, to but
excluding, such Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity,
as the case may be.
Index Maturity: Three months.
Calculation Agent: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated.
Agent's Discount or Commission: .10%
Day Count Standard: Actual/Actual.
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