Registration No. 333-02161
                                         Rule 424 (b)(2)

PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 4 Dated April 12, 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
                            ________________

Principal Amount:  $25,000,000                                    

Price to Public:   100%         Proceeds to HFC:  99.86%

Issue Date: April 17, 1996      Stated Maturity:  April 17, 2001

Redeemable On or After:         Not Applicable

Interest Rate:                  6.78%

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:  Swiss Bank

Agent's Discount or Commission: .14% 


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