Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 59 Dated March 13, 1997 (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: 99.961%
Issue Date: March 18, 1997
Stated Maturity: March 18, 1998
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on March 14, 1997.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus -0.05% (- 5 basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 18th of March, June, September and
December, commencing June 18, 1997, 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: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated - DTC 0050
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.039%
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