Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 56 Dated October 12, 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: $10,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.85%
Issue Date: October 19, 1994
Stated Maturity: October 20, 1997
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: TBA October 17, 1994
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR - Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .125% (+12.5 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 20th of January, April, July and
October commencing January 20, 1995, 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 Determination Date: On the second London Business Day
prior to each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Reset Date: On each Interest Payment Date.
Index Maturity: Three (3) months.
Calculation Agent: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Agent's Discount or Commission: .15%
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