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Household Finance Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Trust 1996-2
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     Sum of 1/15/97 - 12/15/97
                                                                  
          
     Distribution Dates

Ending Pool Principal Balance                            
3,965,949,127.56
Series 1996-2 Participation Invested Amount                
774,609,045.06
Seller Amount                                               
59,902,453.90
Remittances on the Participation                           
258,384,272.84
Optimum Monthly Principal                                  
196,972,182.73
Accelerated Principal Payment                                
2,196,280.19
Ending Class A-1 Note Security Balance                     
520,765,325.37
Ending Class A-2 Note Security Balance                      
52,240,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Note Security Balance                      
67,900,000.00
Ending Class B Note Security Balance                        
49,370,000.00
Ending Certificate Security Balance                         
36,886,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount                         
47,447,719.69
Ending Class A-1 Adjusted Balance                          
520,765,325.37
Ending Class A-2 Adjusted Balance                           
52,240,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Adjusted Balance                           
67,900,000.00
Ending Class B Adjusted Balance                             
49,370,000.00
Ending Certificate  Adjusted Balance                        
36,886,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount                         
47,447,719.69
Class A-1 Interest Paid                                     
36,540,627.52
Class A-2 Interest Paid                                      
3,132,381.81
Class A-3 Interest Paid                                      
4,140,031.26
Class B Interest Paid                                        
3,125,023.92
Certificate Yield Paid                                       
2,465,346.72
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                                   
199,168,462.92
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                                
  46.02
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-1                               
 250.84
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-2                                
  59.96
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-2                               
   0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-3                                
  60.97
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-3                               
   0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class B                                  
  63.30
Principal paid per $1,000 Class B                                 
   0.00
Yield Paid per $1000 Certificate                                  
  66.84
Principal Paid per $1000 Certificate                              
   0.00