content: 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
  
  
  Date of Report          November 20, 1996                         
       
  
                                     
                     REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1      
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in Department of the
            Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Form SS-4)
  
  
                   HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION                 
  (Servicer of the Trust)
  (Exact name as specified in Servicer's charter)
  
                                333-3626
         Delaware               333-3626-01        Not Applicable
   (State or other juris-  (Commission File Number  (IRS Employer
  diction of incorporation     of Registrant)      Identification
  of Master Servicer)                                Number of
                                                    Registrant)
  
  
         2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois  60070     
       (Address of principal executive offices of      (Zip Code)
                   Master Servicer)
  
  
  Servicer's telephone number, including area code 847/564-5000  
  
  
  
  
  
                                   Exhibit Index appears on page 3 <PAGE>
  
  Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
      (c)  Exhibits
  
            99(a)     Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated
                      November 20, 1996 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.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
                             SIGNATURE
  
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Servicer has duly caused this report to be signed on
  behalf of the Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-1 by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
  
  
                      HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION,
                      as Servicer of and on behalf of the
  
                      REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1
                                  (Registrant)
  
  
  
  
                        By:   /s/ J. W. Blenke                  
                              J. W. Blenke
                              Aithorized Representative 
  Dated:    November 20, 1996
  
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                            EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  
  
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Exhibit                                                 Page
  
  
  
            99(a)     Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated November
                      20, 1996 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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text: 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
  
  Date of Report          November 20, 1996                         
       
  
                                     
                     REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1      
     (Exact name of registrant as specified in Department of the
            Treasury, Internal Revenue Service Form SS-4)
  
                   HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION                 
  (Servicer of the Trust)
  (Exact name as specified in Servicer's charter)
  
                                333-3626
         Delaware               333-3626-01        Not Applicable
   (State or other juris-  (Commission File Number  (IRS Employer
  diction of incorporation     of Registrant)      Identification
  of Master Servicer)                                Number of
                                                    Registrant)
  
         2700 Sanders Road, Prospect Heights, Illinois  60070     
       (Address of principal executive offices of      (Zip Code)
                   Master Servicer)
  
  Servicer's telephone number, including area code 847/564-5000  
  
                                   Exhibit Index appears on page 3
  Item 7.  FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AND EXHIBITS
  
      (c)  Exhibits
  
            99(a)     Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated
                      November 20, 1996 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.
  
                             SIGNATURE
  
       Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act
  of 1934, the Servicer has duly caused this report to be signed on
  behalf of the Revolving Home Equity Loan Trust 1996-1 by the
  undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
  
                      HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION,
                      as Servicer of and on behalf of the
  
                      REVOLVING HOME EQUITY LOAN TRUST 1996-1
                                  (Registrant)
  
                        By:   /s/ J. W. Blenke                  
                              J. W. Blenke
                              Aithorized Representative 
  Dated:    November 20, 1996
  
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  EXHIBIT INDEX
  
  Exhibit
  Number    Exhibit                                                 Page
  
            99(a)     Monthly Servicing Report to Trustee dated November
                      20, 1996 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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  HE96-1.8k