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Registration No. 333-82119
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 1 Dated October 22, 1999 (To Prospectus
dated July 22, 1999)
$7,500,000,000
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: $75,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.9434%
Issue Date: October 27, 1999 Stated Maturity: October 26, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on October 25, 1999
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .20% (+ 20 basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 26th of January, April, July, and
October of each year, commencing January 26, 2000, 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
Agent's Discount or Commission: .0566%
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