Registration No. 333-82119
Rule 424(b)(2)
PRICING SUPPLEMENT No. 26 Dated September 21, 2000
(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: $260,000,000
Price to Public: 100% Proceeds to HFC: 99.917%
Issue Date: September 26, 2000 Stated Maturity: September 26, 2003
Redeemable On or After: Not Applicable
Initial Interest Rate: To be determined on September 22, 2000
Interest Rate Basis: LIBOR Telerate
Spread or Spread Multiplier: Plus .27% (+ 27 basis points)
Interest Payment Dates: On the 26th of March, June, September and
December of each year, commencing December 26, 2000, and the
Stated Maturity. If said day is not a Business day, such interest
payment date shall be postponed to the next succeeding Business
Day except if such day falls in the next calendar month, such
Interest Payment Date will be the immediately proceeding day that
is a 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. - $10,000,000
Banc of America Securities, LLC - $125,000,000
Credit Suisse First Boston Corp. - $55,000,000
Barclays Capital, Inc. - $20,000,000
Banc One Capital Markets, Inc. - $50,000,000
Agent's Discount or Commission: .083%
