Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 46 Dated August 28, 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: $5,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Proceeds to HFC: 99.962%
Issue Date: September 4, 1996
Stated Maturity: September 4, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on August 30, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Flat .00% (-0- basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 4th of March, June, September and
December of each year commencing December 4, 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.
Agents: Deutche Morgan Grenfell/C. J. Lawrence, Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.038%
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