Registration No. 333-47945
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 2 Dated May 4, 1998 (To Prospectus dated
April 3, 1998)
$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
________________
Principal Amount: $200,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Proceeds to HFC: 99.906%
Issue Date: May 7, 1998
Stated Maturity: May 8, 2000
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: 6.00%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th of May and November of each
year, commencing November 15, 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. -- $50,000,000
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated -- $50,000,000
UBS Securities LLC -- $50,000,000
Salomon Brothers Inc. -- $50,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.094%
U:\LAW\TR\MTN\MTN98.2
