Registration No. 333-02161
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 62 Dated April 8, 1997 (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: $25,000,000
Price to Public: 99.798% Proceeds to HFC: 99.664%
Issue Date: April 11, 1997 Stated Maturity: December 27, 1999
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: 6.75%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th of May and November of
each year and the Stated Maturity, commencing on May 15, 1997.
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: Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.134%
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