Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 51 Dated November 17, 1995 (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: $100,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.98%
Issue Date: November 22, 1995 Stated Maturity: November 22, 1996
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: To be determined on November 21, 1995.
Interest Rate Basis: Prime Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus 2.92% (-292 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 22nd day of February, May, August
and November of each year, commencing on February 22, 1996,
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 Reset Date: Each Business Day, to but excluding the Stated
Maturity, except that the Interest Rate in effect two Business
Days before an Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity
shall be the Interest Rate to but excluding said Interest
Payment Date or Stated Maturity Date, as the case may be.
Interest Determination Date: The Business Day preceding each
Interest Reset Date.
Index Maturity: One Business Day.
Agents: UBS Securities Inc.: $50,000,000 &
Merrill Lynch & Co.: $50,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: .02%
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