Registration No. 333-59453
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 20 Dated May 20, 1999 (To Prospectus dated
July 28, 1998)
$5,000,000,000
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: $438,000,000
Price to Public: 99.958% Proceeds to HFC: 99.874%
Issue Date: May 25, 1999
Stated Maturity: May 24, 2002
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable.
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on May 21, 1999.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus 0.20% (+ 20 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 24th of February, May, August and
November of each year, commencing August 24, 1999, 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: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal $108,500,000
UBS Securities LLC $100,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter $ 29,500,000
Chase Securities Inc. $200,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: .084%
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