Registration No. 333-47945
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 23 Dated July 28, 1998 (To Prospectus
dated April 3, 1998)
$3,000,000,000
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
Medium Term Notes
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $125,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.942%
Issue Date: July 31, 1998 Stated Maturity: August 1, 2000
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on July 29, 1998.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.04% (+ 4 basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 1st of February, May, August, and
November of each year, commencing November 1, 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.
Interest Reset Date: On each Interest Payment Date.
Interest Determination Date: On the second London Business Day
prior to each Interest Payment Date.
Index Maturity: Three Months.
Agent: Warburg Dillon Read LLC (f/k/a UBS Securities LLC)
Agent's Commission or Discount: 0.058%
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