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Household Finance Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Corporation
Household Consumer Loan Trust 1997-1
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            Sum of 4/15/97 - 12/15/97
                                                                  
          
            Distribution Dates

Ending Pool Principal Balance                           
3,965,949,127.56
Series 1997-1 Participation Invested Amount               
785,816,106.56
Seller Amount                                              
59,902,453.90
Remittances on the Participation                          
221,061,354.72
Optimum Monthly Principal                                 
174,183,893.44
Accelerated Principal Payment                               
4,948,406.06
Ending Class A-1 Note Security Balance                    
550,467,700.50
Ending Class A-2 Note Security Balance                     
48,000,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Note Security Balance                     
62,400,000.00
Ending Class B Note Security Balance                       
45,600,000.00
Ending Certificate Security Balance                        
33,600,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount                        
45,748,406.06
Ending Class A-1 Adjusted Balance                         
550,467,700.50
Ending Class A-2 Adjusted Balance                          
48,000,000.00
Ending Class A-3 Adjusted Balance                          
62,400,000.00
Ending Class B Adjusted Balance                            
45,600,000.00
Ending Certificate  Adjusted Balance                       
33,600,000.00
Ending Overcollateralization Amount                        
45,748,406.06    
Class A-1 Interest Paid                                    
28,853,219.68
Class A-2 Interest Paid                                     
2,183,723.91   
Class A-3 Interest Paid                                     
2,887,027.75
Class B Interest Paid                                       
2,215,391.04
Certificate Yield Paid                                      
1,723,206.73
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                                  
179,132,299.50
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                                
 39.55 
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-1                               
245.52
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-2                                
 45.49 
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-2                               
  0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class A-3                                
 46.27
Principal paid per $1,000 Class A-3                               
  0.00
Interest paid per $1,000 Class B                                  
 48.58
Principal paid per $1,000 Class B                                 
  0.00
Yield Paid per $1000 Certificate                                  
 51.29
Principal Paid per $1000 Certificate                              
  0.00