424B3 1 supp68d.htm Registration No

Registration No. 333-85886
Rule 424(b)(3)

Pricing Supplement

Pricing Supplement Number 68 (d) Dated Tuesday, October 14, 2003

CUSIP
Number

Principal Amount

Gross Concession

Net
Proceeds

Coupon Type

Coupon Rate

Coupon Frequency

Day Count Basis

44181EYB8

$5,438,000.00

2.000%

$5,329,240.00

Fixed

5.750%

Semi-Annual

30/360

Maturity Date

1st Coupon Date

1st Coupon Amount

Survivors Option

Product Ranking

Moodys Ranking

S & P Rating

 

10/15/2018

04/15/2004

$28.43

Yes

Senior Unsecured Notes

A1

A

 

Redemption Information: Callable at 100.000% on 10/15/2006 and every coupon date thereafter.

Joint Lead Managers and Lead Agents: Banc of America Securities LLC, Incapital LLC.
Agents: A.G. Edwards & Sons, Inc., Charles Schwab & Co. Inc., Citigroup, Edward D. Jones & Co., L.P., Fidelity Capital Markets, Merrill Lynch & Co., Morgan Stanley, Prudential Securities, UBS Financial Services Inc.

The HFC InterNotes will be subject to redemption at the option of Household Finance Corporation in whole on the interest payment date occurring any time on or after 10/15/2006 at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the HFC InterNotes, plus accrued interest thereon, if any, upon at least 30 days prior notice to the noteholder and the trustee, as described in the prospectus.

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.
Recent Developments: Reference is made to the Company's Form 8-K Current Report dated March 28, 2003 for information regarding the acquisition of Household International, Inc., the Company's parent, by HSBC Holdings plc.

Household Finance Corporation
2700 Sanders Road
Prospect Heights, IL 60070

Trade Date: Tuesday, October 14, 2003 @12:00 PM ET
Settlement Date: Friday, October 17, 2003
Minimum Denomination/Increments: $1,000.00/$1,000.00
All Trade Settle Flat and clear SDFS: DTC Book Entry Only
DTCNumber: 0443 via Pershing, LLC
InterNotes(SM) is the service mark of Incapital LLC.
All rights reserved.

Household Finance Corporation
$10,000,000,000 HFC InterNotes

Prospectus Dated
30-April-03

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