Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
REVISED PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 8 Dated December 27, 1994 (Amending
Pricing Supplement No.8 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: $40,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.85%
Issue Date: December 13, 1994 Stated Maturity: January 15, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: To be determined December 9, 1994 by reference
to LIBOR with a four month maturity as quoted on LIBOR
Telerate.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.15% (+15 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th day of April, July, October
and January of each year, commencing on April 17, 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 Determination Date: On the second Business Day prior to
each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Reset Date: On the second Business Day following each
Interest Determination Date.
Index Maturity: Three months.
Business Day Reference City: New York and London
Agent: UBS Securities, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: .15%
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