Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 39 Dated August 6, 1996 (To Prospectus
dated April 10, 1996)
$3,000,000,000
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
Medium Term Notes
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $50,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.906%
Issue Date: August 9, 1996 Stated Maturity: August 10, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate Basis: Treasury Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .40% (+ 40 bps)
Interest Payment Dates: On the second Tuesday of February, May,
August, and November, commencing November 12, 1996 and the
Stated Maturity. If said day is not a Business Day, payments
shall be made on the next succeeding Business Day.
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: Each week, on the day following each
auction of 91-day Treasury Bills.
Index Maturity: Ninety-One (91) Days
Day Count: Actual/365
Agents: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Discount
or Commission: 0.094%
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