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Pricing Supplement No. 6 Dated March 26, 1998 Rule 424(b)(2)
File No. 33-55953
(To Prospectus dated May 24, 1995 and
Prospectus Supplement dated June 27, 1995)
AVCO FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC.
MEDIUM-TERM NOTES, SERIES G
(FLOATING RATE)
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Trade Date: March 26, 1998 Initial Interest Rate: LIBOR-Telerate (+3 Basis Points) on March 27, 1998
Original Issue Date: March 31, 1998 Base Rate: [ ] CD Rate [ ] Commercial Paper Rate
Principal Amount: $100,000,000 [ ] Federal Funds Rate [ ] Prime Rate
Issue Price: See Below [ ] LIBOR-Reuters [X] LIBOR-Telerate
Maturity Date: March 31, 2000 [ ] Treasury Rate [ ] Other (see attached)
Form: [X] Book-Entry [ ] Certificated Interest Reset Period: [ ] Daily [ ] Weekly [ ] Monthly
[X] Quarterly [ ] Semi-Annually [ ] Annually
Interest Reset Dates: March 31, June 30, Sept. 30 and December 31 of each year (or next succeeding Business Day)
Interest Payment Period: Quarterly
Interest Payment Dates: March 31, June 30, Sept. 30 and December 31 of each year (or next succeeding Business Day)
Index Maturity: 3 Month
Spread (+/--): +3 Basis Points
Spread Multiplier: N/A
Maximum Interest Rate: N/A
Minimum Interest Rate: N/A
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Redemption: Repayment:
[X] The Notes cannot be redeemed [X] The Notes cannot be repaid
prior to maturity prior to maturity
[ ] The Notes may be redeemed [ ] The Notes may be repaid prior to maturity
prior to maturity at the option of the holder of the Note
REDEMPTION REDEMPTION REPAYMENT REPAYMENT
DATE(S) PRICE(S) DATE(S) PRICE(S)
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Original Issue Discount Note: [ ] Yes [X] No
Total Amount of OID:
Yield to Maturity:
Initial Accrual Period:
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Agent: [X] BancAmerica Robertson Stephens [X] Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc.
Agent acting in the capacity as indicated below:
[ ] Agent [X] Principal
If as principal:
[ ] The Notes are being offered at varying prices related to prevailing market prices at the time of resale
[X] The Notes are being offered at a fixed initial public offering price of 100% of principal amount
Other Provisions: Pursuant to separate agreements, each of the above named Agents has severally agreed to purchase $50,000,000
principal amount of the Notes at 99.85% of the principal amount. The purchase by each such Agent is not conditioned upon the
purchase by any other Agent. In the ordinary course of their businesses, affiliates of BancAmerica Robertson Stephens and
Deutsche Morgan Grenfell Inc. have engaged, and may in the future engage, in commercial banking transactions with the Company
and its affiliates.
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