Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 3 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: $100,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 100%
Issue Date: April 17, 1996 Stated Maturity: April 13, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on April 16, 1996.
Interest Rate Basis: Federal Funds Rate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .20% (+20 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 13th of January, April, July and
October of each year, commencing July 13, 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: Morgan Stanley & Co.
Agent's Discount or Commission: Not Applicable.
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