Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 50 Dated September 20, 1996 (To Prospectus
dated April 10, 1996)
$3,000,000,000
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: 108.723%
Proceeds to HFC: 108.6259%
Issue Date: September 25, 1996
Stated Maturity: September 25, 1997
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable.
Redemption Notice: Not Applicable.
Fixed Interest Rate: 15%
Interest Payment Dates: On March 25, 1997, 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.
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.0971%
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