Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 42 Dated August 9, 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: $25,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.893%
Issue Date: August 14, 1996 Stated Maturity: August 14, 2000
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on August 12, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .14% (+ 14 basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 14th of February, May, August and
November commencing November 14, 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: On the second Business Day prior to
each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Reset Date: On each Interest Payment Date.
Index Maturity: Three months.
Agent: Lehman Brothers, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.107%
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