Registration No. 33-55561
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 60 Dated March 11, 1996 (To Prospectus dated
September 23, 1994)
$2,500,000,000
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: $10,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.81%
Issue Date: March 14, 1996
Stated Maturity: March 14, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Fixed Interest Rate: 6.50%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th day of May and November of
each year, commencing on May 15, 1996, and the Stated
Maturity.
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: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.19%
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