Registration No. 333-14459
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 55 Dated March 17, 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: $50,000,000
Price to Public: 100%
Proceeds to HFC: 99.936%
Issue Date: March 20, 1998
Stated Maturity: March 20, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Interest Rate: 5.921%
Interest Payment Dates: On the 15th of May and November of each
year, commencing May 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: UBS Securities LLC
Agent's Discount or Commission: 0.064%
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