Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 57 Dated March 4, 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: $50,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Issue Date: March 7, 1996 Stated Maturity: March 9, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined March 6, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: Federal Funds Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .20% (+20 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 9th of June, September, December
and March of each year and the Stated Maturity, commencing on
June 9, 1996. 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 and Interest Determination Date: Each Business
Day prior 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.
Index Maturity: Each Business Day, to but excluding, the Stated
Maturity.
Agent: Lehman Brothers
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not applicable.
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