SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
Date of Report: December 14, 2001
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
HOUSEHOLD HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1 (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Date of Report January 14, 2002
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION (Administrator of the Trust) (Exact name as specified in Administrators charter)
HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER LOAN TRUST 1996-1
Delaware (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation of Administrator)				0-20909 (Commission File Number of Registrant)	Not Applicable (IRS Employer Identification Number of Registrant)
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois (Address of principal executive offices of Administrator)						60070 (Zip Code)
HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION
Administrators telephone number, including area code 847/564-5000
(Administrator of the Trust)
(Exact name as specified in Administrator's charter)
Delaware				0-21979	88-0367746
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation Identification of Administrator)				(Commission File Numbers)	(IRS Employer Number of Registrant)
2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois						60070
(Address of principal executive offices of						(Zip Code)
Administrator)
Administrator's telephone number, including area code 847/564-5000
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Item 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number		Exhibit
(C) Exhibits
99	Statement to Series 1996-1 Participants with respect to the distribution on January 14, 2002 as provided for under Article V of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of September 1, 1995 among Household Finance Corporation, as Servicer and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as Deposit Trustee and Section 5 of the Series 1996-1 Supplement to the Pooling and Servicing Agreement, (b) Noteholders with respect to the Payment Date on January 15, 2002 as provided for under Section 3.23 of the Indenture dated as of March 1, 1996 between Household Consumer Loan Trust 1996-1 and The Bank of New York, as Indenture Trustee, and (c) Certificateholders with respect to the Payment Date on January 15, 2002 as provided for under Section 5.04 of the Trust Agreement dated as of March 1, 1996 between Household Consumer Loan Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank (USA), as Owner Trustee.	Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated December 14, 2001 pursuant to Section 3.04(b) of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of May 1, 1996 (the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement") among HFC Revolving Corporation, as Seller, Household Finance Corporation, as Servicer, and First National Bank of Chicago, as Trustee, with respect to the Class A Certificates, Series 1996-1.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Administrator has duly caused this report to be signed on behalf of the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
	HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION, as Administrator of and on behalf of the HOUSEHOLD HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1 (Registrant)
			HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION, As Administrator of and on behalf of the HOUSEHOLD CONSUMER LOAN TRUST 1996-1 (Registrant) By: /s/ J. W. Blenke J.W. Blenke, Authorized Representative
	By: /s/ J. W. Blenke J. W. Blenke Authorized Representative
Dated: January 23, 2002
Dated: December 21, 2001
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Number		Exhibit
99		~~Monthly~~Statement ~~Servicing~~to ~~Report~~Series 1996-1 Participants with respect to ~~Trustee~~the ~~dated~~distribution ~~December~~on January 14, ~~2001~~2002 ~~pursuant~~as toprovided ~~Section~~for ~~3.04(b)~~under Article V of the Pooling and Servicing Agreement dated as of ~~May~~September 1, 1995 among Household Finance Corporation, as Servicer and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as Deposit Trustee and Section 5 of the Series 1996-1 (Supplement to the "Pooling and Servicing Agreement", (b) ~~among~~Noteholders ~~HFC~~with ~~Revolving~~respect ~~Corporation~~to the Payment Date on January 15, 2002 as ~~Seller,~~provided ~~Household~~for ~~Finance~~under ~~Corporation,~~Section 3.23 of the Indenture dated as ~~Servicer~~of March 1, ~~and~~1996 ~~First~~between ~~National~~Household Consumer Loan Trust 1996-1 and The Bank of ~~Chicago~~New York, as Indenture Trustee, and (c) Certificateholders with respect to the ~~Class~~Payment ADate ~~Certificates~~on January 15, ~~Series~~2002 ~~1996-~~as provided for under Section 5.04 of the Trust Agreement dated as of March 1, 1996 between Household Consumer Loan Corporation and The Chase Manhattan Bank (USA), as Owner Trustee.
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