Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 44 Dated July 28, 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: $50,000,000
Issue Date: August 4, 1994 Stated Maturity: August 4, 1997
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: 0.00%
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.895%
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: TBA August 2, 1994
Interest Rate Basis: Simple unweighted average of the bond
equivalent yield of the weekly auction average of the 3-month
U.S. Treasury Bill rate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .30% (+30 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 4th day of November, February, May
and August 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, 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: J. P. Morgan Securities, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: .105%
Day Count Standard: Actual/Actual.