Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 41 Dated August 8, 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: $7,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Proceeds to HFC: 99.885%
Issue Date: August 13, 1996
Stated Maturity: August 14, 2000
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable.
Redemption Notice: Not Applicable.
Fixed Interest Rate: 6.65%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th of May and November of each
year commencing on November 15, 1996 up to and including 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: Smith Barney Inc.
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.115%
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