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Household Finance Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Trust 1997-2
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          Sum of 12/15/97
          Distribution Date

Ending Pool Principal Balance                            
3,965,949,127.56
Series 1997-2 Participation Invested Amount              
1,170,000,000.00
Seller Amount                                               
59,902,453.90
Remittances on the Participation                            
36,431,382.08
Optimum Monthly Principal                                   
30,000,000.00
Accelerated Principal Payment                                
1,500,000.00   
Ending Class A-1 Note Security Balance                     
880,500,000.00
Ending Class A-2 Note Security Balance                      
48,000,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Note Security Balance                      
90,000,000.00
Ending Class B Note Security Balance                        
57,000,000.00
Ending Certificate Security Balance                         
42,000,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount                         
52,500,000.00
Ending Class A-1 Adjusted Balance                          
880,500,000.00
Ending Class A-2 Adjusted Balance                           
48,000,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Adjusted Balance                           
90,000,000.00
Ending Class B Adjusted Balance                             
57,000,000.00
Ending Certificate  Adjusted Balance                        
42,000,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount                         
52,500,000.00
Class A-1 Interest Paid                                      
3,864,726.67  
Class A-2 Interest Paid                                        
207,220.00  
Class A-3 Interest Paid                                        
395,687.50
Class B Interest Paid                                          
260,893.75  
Certificate Yield Paid                                         
202,854.17
Class A-1 Unpaid Interest                                         
   0.00
Class A-2 Unpaid Interest                                         
   0.00
Class A-3 Unpaid Interest                                         
   0.00
Class B Unpaid Interest                                           
   0.00
Cetificate Unpaid Yield                                           
   0.00
Class A-1 Principal Paid                                    
18,179,028.02
Class A-2 Principal Paid                                          
   0.00
Class A-3 Principal Paid                                          
   0.00
Class B Principal Paid                                            
   0.00
Certificate  Principal Paid                                       
   0.00
OC Principal Paid                                                 
   0.00
Total Charge-Offs:                                                
   0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-1                                
   3.52
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-1                               
  24.92
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-2                                
   4.62
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-2                               
   0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-3                                
   4.70
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-3                               
   0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class B                                  
   4.93
Principal paid per $1,000 Class B                                 
   0.00
Yield Paid per $1000 Certificate                                  
   5.20
Principal Paid per $1000 Certificate                              
   0.00