Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 61 Dated March 21, 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
Principal Amount: $75,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.99067%
Issue Date: April 1, 1996 Stated Maturity: April 1, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined as set forth below on
March 29, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: Federal Funds Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.18% (+18 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 1st of April, July, October and
January of each year, commencing July 1, 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 Determination Date: On the Business Day prior to each
Interest Reset Date.
Interest Reset Date: On each Business Day, except that the
Interest Rate in effect for the two Business Days before an
Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity Date shall be the
Interest Rate in effect on the second Business Day prior to
said Interest Payment Date or Stated Maturity Date, as the
case may be.
Index Maturity: Daily.
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Discount or Commission: .00933%
