1 Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 52 Dated September 25, 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: $50,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 100%
Issue Date: September 30, 1996
Stated Maturity: September 30, 1997
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on September 27, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: Prime Rate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus 2.79% (- 279 bps)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 30th of March, June, September and
December, commencing December 30, 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 Business Day prior to each
Interest Reset Date.
Interest Reset Date: On each Business Day, except that the
Interest Rate in effect for the two Business Days before an
Interest Payment Date or the Stated Maturity Date shall be the
Interest Rate in effect on the second Business Day prior to
said Interest Payment Date or Stated Maturity Date, as the
case may be.
Index Maturity: Daily
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal -- DTC 5132
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not Applicable.
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