Registration No. 33-51451
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 31 Dated June 24, 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: July 5, 1994
Stated Maturity: July 5, 1996
Maximum Rate: Not Applicable Minimum Rate: 0.00%
Redeemable On: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: TBA July 1, 1994
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .10% (+10 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 5th of October, January, April
July, 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: On the second
Business Day prior to each Interest Payment Date.
Index Maturity: Three month.
Calculation Agent: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith
Incorporated
Agent's Discount or Commission: .10%
Business Day Reference City: London only.
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