Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 51 Dated August 30, 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: $90,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.85%
Issue Date: September 8, 1994 Stated Maturity: September 8, 1997
Initial Interest Rate: TBA September 6, 1994
Redeemable on: Not Applicable
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .15% (+ 15 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 8th day of December, March, June
and September and on the Stated Maturity.
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 and Interest Reset Date: On the
second Business Day prior to each Interest Payment Date.
Index Maturity: Three (3) months
Calculation Agent: Salomon Brothers Inc and UBS Securities, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: .15%
Business Day Reference City: New York and London
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