Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 49 Dated September 13, 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: 100%
Proceeds to HFC: 100%
Issue Date: September 18, 1996
Stated Maturity: September 18, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Redeemable, in whole, semi-annually at the
option of HFC on the Interest Payment Dates beginning
September 18, 1999, at a price equal to 100% of the principal
amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to the date of
redemption.
Redemption Notice: Thirty days prior to redemption.
Fixed Interest Rate: 7%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 18th of March and September of each
year commencing on March 18, 1997 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: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not applicable.
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