Registration No. 333-14459
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 45 Dated March 4, 1998 (To Prospectus dated
November 18, 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: $77,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Proceeds to HFC: 99.98%
Issue Date: March 6, 1998
Stated Maturity: March 8, 1999
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: 5.747%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 8th of September, 1998 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.
Calculation Agent: The Chase Manhattan Bank (National Association)
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co. - $25,000,000
UBS Securities LLC - $52,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.02%
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