Registration No. 333-59453
Rule 424 (b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT NO. 18 Dated March 17, 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: $500,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 100%
Issue Date: March 22, 1999
Stated Maturity: April 17, 2001
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on March 18, 1999.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Minus 0.115% (- 11.5 basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 17th of March, June, September and
December of each year, commencing June 17, 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, except for the final interest period
which will be one month.
Agent: Merrill Lynch & Co., as Principal
Agent's Commission or Discount: Not Applicable.
