Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 55 Dated February 20, 1996 (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: $20,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Issue Date: February 23, 1996
Stated Maturity: February 23, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Fixed Interest Rate: 5.82%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 23rd day of February and August of
each year, commencing on August 23, 1996, and the Stated
Maturity.
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.
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not applicable.
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