SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-K

(Mark One)

[X]  ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
     ACT OF 1934

          For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2002

                                       OR

[ ]  TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
     EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

          For the transition period from ______ to _______

                          Commission File No. 000-21971

                     HOUSEHOLD HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-2
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              (Exact name of Registrant as specified in Department
              Of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Form SS-4)

                          HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
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                             (Servicer of the Trust)
                 (Exact name as specified in Servicer's charter)

           DELAWARE                                      Not Applicable
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(State or other jurisdiction of                  (I.R.S. Employer Identification
   incorporation of Servicer)                         Number of Registrant)

2700 SANDERS ROAD, PROSPECT HEIGHTS, ILLINOIS                60070
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(Address of principal executive offices of Servicer)      (Zip Code)

Servicer's telephone number, including area code (847) 564-5000
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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was
required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

                               Yes [X]     No [ ]

Registrant has no voting or non-voting class common equity outstanding as of the
date of this report.
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                                INTRODUCTORY NOTE
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HFC Revolving Corporation, as seller (the "Seller") under a Pooling and
Servicing Agreement (the "Agreement") dated as of November 1, 1996, by and among
the Seller, Household Finance Corporation, as Master Servicer (the "Master
Servicer") and The First National Bank of Chicago, as trustee (the "Trustee")
providing for the issuance of Revolving Home Equity Loan Asset Backed
Certificates, Series 1996-2 (the "Certificates"). The Seller is the originator
of the trust called the Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-2 (the
"Registrant" or the "Trust").

The Certificates consist of one class of certificates, the "Class A
Certificates." This Form 10-K has been prepared with reduced disclosure in
accordance with past exemptions from reporting requirements granted by the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") received by the Master Servicer for
trusts substantially similar to the Trust. Items designated herein as "Not
Applicable" have been specifically omitted in reliance on such prior exemptions.


                                     PART I

Item 1.  Business.
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Not Applicable.

Item 2.  Properties.
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Not Applicable.

Item 3.  Legal Proceedings.
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The Master Servicer is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings
involving either the Registrant, the Trustee, the Seller or the Master Servicer
with respect to the Certificates or the Registrant's property.

Item 4.  Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
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No vote or consent of the holders of the Certificates (the "Certificateholders")
was solicited for any purpose during the year ended December 31, 2002.


                                     PART II

Item 5.  Market for Registrant's Common Equity and Related Stockholder Matters.
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To the best knowledge of the Master Servicer, there is no established public
trading market for the Certificates. As of March 25, 2003, there were less than
300 holders of record of the Certificates.
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Item 6.  Selected Financial Data.
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Not Applicable.

Item 7.  Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results
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         of Operations.
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Not Applicable.

Item 8.  Financial Statements and Supplementary Data.
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Not Applicable.

Item 9.  Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and
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         Financial Disclosure.
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None.


                                    PART III

Item 10. Directors and Executive Officers of the Registrant.
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Not Applicable.

Item 11. Executive Compensation.
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Not Applicable.

Item 12. Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management.
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The following table sets forth (i) the name and address of each entity owning
more than 5% of the outstanding principal amount of the Class A Certificates;
(ii) the principal amount of Certificates owned by each, if known, and (iii) the
percent that the principal amount of Certificates owned represents of the
outstanding principal amount of the Class A Certificates. The information set
forth in the table is based upon information obtained by the Master Servicer
from the Trustee and from The Depository Trust Company as of March 25, 2003. The
Master Servicer is not aware of any Schedules 13D or 13G filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission in respect of the Certificates.
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                                                        Amount Owned
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                                                   All dollar amounts are
                                                   ----------------------
                                                        in thousands
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Name and Address                            Principal                  Percent
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Class A Certificateholders
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Bank of New York                            $314,873                    40.56%
One Wall Street
New York, NY 10286

Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas        $188,500                    24.28%
648 Grassmere Park Road
Nashville, TN 37211

Bankers Trust Company                       $188,500                    24.28%
648 Grassmere Park Road
Nashville, TN 37211

The Bank of New York/CDC-FP                 $ 81,500                    10.50%
One Wall Street
New York, NY 10286

JP Morgan Chase Bank                        $115,000                    14.81%
14201 Dallas Parkway
Dallas, TX 75254
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Item 13. Certain Relationships and Related Transactions.
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None or Not Applicable.

Item 14. Controls and Procedures
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Not Applicable.


                                     PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules, and Reports on Form 8-K.
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(a)      List the following documents filed as a part of the report:

(1)      Financial Statements

Not Applicable.

(2)      Financial Statement Schedules

Not Applicable.

(3)      The Master Servicer is obligated to prepare an Annual Statement to
Certificateholders for the year ended December 31, 2002, and Independent Public
Accountants are required to prepare an annual servicing report pertaining to the
compliance of the Master Servicer with its servicing obligations pursuant to the
Agreement. Copies of said documents are filed as exhibits to this Form 10-K.

(b)      The Registrant filed the following current reports on Form 8-K for the
fourth quarter of 2002 :

                   Date of Reports                     Items Covered
                   ---------------                     -------------

                  October 21, 2002          Item 7. Statement to
                  November 20, 2002         Certificateholders with respect to
                                            distributions made on October 21,
                                            2002 and November 20, 2002.


(c)

Exhibit 99(a)     Copy of Annual Statement to Certificateholders for the year
                  ended December 31, 2002.

Exhibit 99(b)     Copy of Independent Accountants' Report dated February 28,
                  2003.

Exhibit 99(c)     Copy of Annual Statement as to Compliance dated March 31,
                  2003.

(d)      Not Applicable.
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                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Master Servicer has duly caused this report to be signed on
behalf of the Household Loan Trust 1996-2 by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized.

                         HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION,
                         as Master Servicer of and on behalf of the
                         HOUSEHOLD HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-2
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                         (Registrant)

                           By: /s/ STEVEN H. SMITH
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                               Steven H. Smith
                               Assistant Treasurer

Dated: March 31, 2003
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                                  Certification

I, Steven H. Smith, certify that:

          1.   I have reviewed this annual report on Form 10-K, and all reports
               on Form 8-K containing distribution or servicing reports filed in
               respect of periods included in the year covered by this annual
               report, of Household Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-2;

          2.   Based on my knowledge, the information in these reports, taken as
               a whole, does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact
               or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements
               made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
               were made, not misleading as of the last day of the period
               covered by this annual report;

          3.   Based on my knowledge, the distribution or servicing information
               required to be provided to the trustee by the servicer under the
               pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement for inclusion in
               these reports is included in these reports;

          4.   I am responsible for reviewing the activities performed by the
               servicer under the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement
               and based upon my knowledge and the annual compliance review
               required under that agreement, and except as disclosed in the
               reports, the servicer has fulfilled its obligations under that
               agreement; and

          5.   The reports disclose all significant deficiencies relating to the
               servicer's compliance with the minimum servicing standards based
               upon the report provided by an independent public accountant,
               after conducting a review in compliance with the Uniform Single
               Attestation Program for Mortgage Bankers or similar procedure, as
               set forth in the pooling and servicing, or similar, agreement,
               that is included in these reports.

In giving the certifications above, I have reasonably relied on information
provided to me by the following unaffiliated parties: Bank One, National
Association, formerly known as The First National Bank of Chicago and The
Depository Trust Company.


Date: March 31, 2003


      /s/ STEVEN H. SMITH
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      Steven H. Smith
      Assistant Treasurer
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                                  Exhibit Index
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Exhibit No.       Exhibit
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Exhibit 99(a)     Copy of Annual Statement to Certificateholders for the year
                  ended December 31, 2002.

Exhibit 99(b)     Copy of Independent Accountants' Report dated February 28,
                  2003.

Exhibit 99(c)     Copy of Annual Statement as to Compliance dated March 31,
                  2003.