Registration No. 333-59453
Rule 424 (b) (2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 27 Dated August 3, 1999 (To Prospectus dated
July 28, 1998)
$5,000,000,000
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
Medium Term Notes
Due Nine Months or More from Date of Issue
Principal Amount: $250,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.917%
Issue Date: August 6, 1999
Stated Maturity: August 6, 2002
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable.
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on August 4, 1999.
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate.
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .375% (+ 37.5 basis points).
Interest Payment Dates: On the 6th of February, May, August and
November of each year, commencing November 6, 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: Barclays Capital, Inc. -- $100,000,000
Morgan Stanley Dean Witter -- $100,000,000
Warburg Dillon Read LLC -- $ 50,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: .083%