Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 2 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
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Principal Amount: $6,500,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.945%
Issue Date: April 17, 1996 Stated Maturity: April 19, 1999
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on April 15, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .13% (+13 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 19th of January, April, July and
October of each year, commencing July 19, 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 Reset Date: On each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Determination Date: On the second Business Day prior to
each Interest Payment Date.
Index Maturity: Three months.
Agent: UBS Securities LLC
Agent's Discount or Commission: .055%
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