Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 31 Dated June 10, 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: 99.921% Proceeds to HFC: 99.848%
Issue Date: June 13, 1996 Stated Maturity: June 15, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: 6.65%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th of May and November of
each year and the Stated Maturity, commencing on November 15,
1996. 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.
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.073%
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