Registration No. 333-47945
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 6 Dated June 17, 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
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Principal Amount: $175,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.917%
Issue Date: June 22, 1998
Stated Maturity: June 22, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable.
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on June 18, 1998.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .12% (+ 12 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 22nd day of March, June, September
and December of each year, commencing September 22, 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: Barclays Capital, Inc. -- $ 50,000,000
Merrill Lynch & Co. -- $ 10,000,000
Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated -- $115,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: .083%
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