Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 3 Dated October 18, 1994 (To Prospectus
dated September 23, 1994)
$2,500,000,000
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: $85,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 100%
Issue Date: October 25, 1994 Stated Maturity: October 25, 1996
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: To be determined January 23, 1995.
Interest Rate Basis: Federal Funds Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.23% (+23 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 25th day of January, April, July
and October of each year, commencing on January 25, 1995, and
the Stated Maturity. If said day is not a Business Day,
payments shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day
(with adjustment for additional interest accrual).
Regular Record Date: 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: 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 the case may be.
Index Maturity: Each Business Day, to but excluding, the Stated
Maturity.
Agent: UBS Securities, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not applicable.
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