Registration No. 333-56152 Rule 424(b)(3)
Pricing Supplement			Pricing Supplement Number 17 Dated Monday, May 7, 2001
CUSIP Number	Resale Price		Gross Concession	Net Proceeds	Coupon Rate	Coupon Frequency		Maturity Date
44181EAS7	100.000%		1.000%	$6,709,230.00	5.900%	Semi-annually		5/15/2006
1st Coupon Date	1st Coupon Amount		Survivors Option	Product Ranking		Moodys Rating		S & P Rating
11/15/2001	$30.32		YES	Senior Unsecured Notes		A2		A
Redemption Information: Non Callable
If the maturity date or an interest payment date for any note is not a Business Day (as term is defined in Prospectus), principal, premium, if any, and interest for that note is paid on the next Business Day, and no interest will accrue from, and after, the maturity date or interest payment date.
Household Finance Corp. 2700 Sanders Road Prospect Heights, IL 60070		Trade Date: Monday, May 7, 2001 @ 12:00 PM ET Settlement Date: Thursday, May 10, 2001 @03:30 PM ET Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1000.00/$1000.00 All Trade Settle Flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry Only DTCNumber: 0262 via BNY Clearing Services, LLC InterNotes(SM) is the service mark of Incapital, LLC. All rights reserved.					Household Finance Corp. $1,000,000,000 InterNotes (SM) Prospectus Dated 12-Mar-01 Page 1 of 1