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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND

EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2003

OR

For the transition period from                      to                     

Commission file number 1-75

HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

(847) 564-5000

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

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  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

At July 31, 2003, there were 100 shares of the registrant’s common stock outstanding.

The registrant meets the conditions set forth in General Instruction H(1)(a) and (b) of Form 10-Q and is therefore filing this Form 10-Q with the reduced disclosure format.

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HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME (UNAUDITED)

See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (UNAUDITED)

See notes to interim condensed consolidated financial statements.

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HOUSEHOLD FINANCE CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO INTERIM CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (UNAUDITED)

1.  Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Household Finance Corporation (“HFC”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Household International, Inc., (“Household International” or the “Parent Company”) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles for complete financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals) considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and footnotes included in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

2.  Acquisition of Household International

On March 28, 2003, HSBC Holdings plc (“HSBC”) completed its acquisition of Household International by way of merger with H2 Acquisition Corporation (“H2”), a wholly owned subsidiary of HSBC, acquiring 100% of the vesting equity interest of Household International in a purchase business combination. Subsequent to the merger, H2 was renamed “Household International, Inc.” HSBC believes that the merger offers significant opportunities to extend its business model into countries and territories currently served by HSBC and broadens the product range available to the enlarged customer base.

In accordance with the guidelines for accounting for business combinations, the purchase price paid by HSBC plus related purchase accounting adjustments have been “pushed-down” and recorded in our financial statements for the period subsequent to March 28, 2003. This has resulted in a new basis of accounting reflecting the fair market value of our assets and liabilities for the “successor” period beginning March 29, 2003. Information for all “predecessor” periods prior to the merger are presented using our historical basis of accounting. Results for the periods ended June 30, 2003 should not be considered indicative of the results for any future quarters or the year ending December 31, 2003.

The purchase price paid by HSBC for Household International plus related purchase accounting adjustments was valued at approximately $14.6 billion. Of this amount, approximately $12.1 billion has been assigned to HFC and is presented as “Additional paid-in capital” in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet.

As of the acquisition date, we recorded our assets and liabilities at their estimated fair values. During the second quarter, we made adjustments to our preliminary fair value estimates as additional information, including third party valuation data, was obtained. As of June 30, 2003, our fair value estimates have resulted in recording approximately $2.0 billion of goodwill and $2.9 billion of acquired intangibles. Additionally, as of June 30, 2003, fair value adjustments of approximately $.5 billion have been made to increase assets and approximately $2.5 billion to increase liabilities to fair value.

These fair value adjustments represent current estimates and are subject to further adjustment as our valuation data is finalized. Goodwill has not yet been allocated to our operating units. None of the goodwill is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Approximately $2.9 billion of acquired intangibles were recorded as part of the allocation of the purchase price. Total acquired intangibles resulting from the merger were comprised of the following:

The trade names are not subject to amortization. The remaining acquired intangibles are being amortized over their estimated useful lives either on a straight-line basis or in proportion to the underlying revenues generated. These useful lives range from 5 years for Retail Services merchant relationships to approximately 10 years for certain loan related relationships.

3.  Investment Securities

Investment securities consisted of the following available-for-sale investments:

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4.  Receivables

Receivables consisted of the following:

Purchase accounting fair value adjustments represent adjustments which have been “pushed down” to record our receivables at fair value at the acquisition date.

Interest-only strip receivables are reported net of our estimate of probable losses under the recourse provisions for receivables serviced with limited recourse. Our estimate of the recourse obligation totaled $1,854.8 million at June 30, 2003 and $1,638.3 million at December 31, 2002. Interest-only strip receivables also included fair value mark-to-market adjustments of $110.5 million at June 30, 2003 and $356.8 million at December 31, 2002.

Receivables serviced with limited recourse consisted of the following:

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The combination of receivables owned and receivables serviced with limited recourse, which we consider our managed portfolio, is shown below:

5.  Credit Loss Reserves

An analysis of credit loss reserves for the three and six months ended June 30 was as follows:

We maintain credit loss reserves to cover probable losses of principal, interest and fees, including late, overlimit and annual fees. Credit loss reserves are based on a range of estimates and are intended to be adequate but not excessive. We estimate probable losses for consumer receivables based on delinquency and restructure status and past loss experience. Credit loss reserves take into account whether loans have been restructured, rewritten or are subject to forbearance, credit counseling accommodation, modification, extension or deferment. Our credit loss reserves also take into consideration the loss severity expected based on the underlying collateral, if any, for the loan. Approximately two-thirds of all restructured receivables are secured products which may have less loss severity exposure because of the underlying collateral. In addition, loss reserves on consumer receivables reflect our assessment of portfolio risk factors which may not be fully reflected in the statistical

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calculation which uses roll rates and migration analysis. Roll rates and migration analysis are techniques used to estimate the likelihood that a loan will progress through the various delinquency buckets and ultimately charge off. Risk factors considered in establishing loss reserves on consumer receivables include recent growth, product mix, bankruptcy trends, geographic concentrations, economic conditions and current levels of charge-offs and delinquencies.

HSBC intends, subject to receipt of regulatory and other approvals, to hold our private label credit card receivables within HSBC’s U.S. banking subsidiary. As a result, HSBC anticipates regulatory accounting charge-off, loss provisioning and account management guidelines issued by the Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council, or FFIEC, will need to be applied to these receivables. Implementation of such guidelines will result in private label credit card receivables being charged off at 6 months contractually delinquent (end of the month 60 days after notification for receivables involving a bankruptcy) versus the current practice of generally being charged off the month following the month in which the account becomes 9 months contractually delinquent (end of the month 90 days after notification for receivables involving a bankruptcy). HSBC’s plans for ultimate collection on these receivables will therefore be demonstrably different from the current practice and may require different reserve requirements. As of June 30, 2003, we have not allocated any purchase price adjustment to owned loss reserves in contemplation of this change as the process for preparing regulatory approval requests for the movement of our private label card receivables to HSBC’s U.S. banking subsidiary has only recently been initiated. To the extent we proceed with this business plan, we currently estimate that such fair value adjustment to reflect the expected impact of the implementation of the regulatory guidelines would be an increase to owned loss reserves for such existing private label credit card receivables which were originated prior to March 29, 2003. We and HSBC are also evaluating whether select other products will also be held in the HSBC U.S. banking subsidiary.

6.  Acquired Intangibles

Acquired intangibles consisted of the following:

Estimated amortization expense associated with our acquired intangibles for each of the following years is as follows:

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7.  Income Taxes

For the second quarter, our effective tax rate was 34.3 percent in 2003 (successor) and 34.6 percent in 2002 (predecessor). Our effective tax rate was 34.3 percent for the periods March 29 through June 30, 2003 (successor) and January 1 through March 28, 2003 (predecessor) and 34.2 percent for the first six months of 2002 (predecessor). The effective tax rate differs from the statutory federal income tax rate primarily because of the effects of state and local income taxes and tax credits.

8.  Transactions with Affiliates

We periodically advance funds to Household International, Inc. and affiliates or receive amounts in excess of our Parent Company’s current requirements. Additionally, beginning in the second quarter of 2003, we received funding from affiliates of HSBC. This funding was on terms comparable to those that would be made with unaffiliated parties. Net amounts due to affiliates were $768.2 million at June 30, 2003 and $86.9 million at December 31, 2002. Included in the June 30, 2003 balance was $1.8 billion in funding from HSBC affiliates.

In 2003, net interest expense on affiliated balances was $1.6 million for the second quarter (successor), $2.3 million for the period January 1 through March 28 (predecessor) and $1.5 million for the period March 29, 2003 through June 30, 2003 (successor).

In 2002, net interest expense on affiliated balances was $1.9 million for the second quarter (predecessor) and $11.3 million for the six months ended June 30 (predecessor).

9.  Comprehensive Income

In 2003, comprehensive income was $475.7 million for the second quarter (successor), $435.4 million for the period March 29 through June 30 (successor) and $642.0 million for the period January 1 through March 28 (predecessor).

In 2002, comprehensive income was $297.0 million for the second quarter (predecessor) and $1,094.5 million for the six months ended June 30 (predecessor).

The components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were as follows:

The balances associated with the components of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) on a “predecessor” basis were eliminated as a result of push-down accounting effective March 29, 2003 when the “successor” period began.

10.  New Accounting Pronouncements

In January 2003, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued FASB Interpretation Number 46, “Consolidation of Variable Interest Entities” (“Interpretation No. 46”). Interpretation No. 46 clarifies the application of Accounting Research Bulletin Number 51, “Consolidated Financial Statements” to certain entities in which equity investors do not have the characteristics of a controlling financial interest or do not have

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sufficient equity at risk for the entity to finance its activities without additional subordinated financial support from other parties. Qualifying special purpose entities as defined by FASB Statement Number 140, “Accounting for Transfers and Servicing of Financial Assets and Extinguishments of Liabilities” are excluded from the scope of Interpretation No. 46. Interpretation No. 46 applies immediately to all variable interest entities created after January 31, 2003 and is effective for fiscal periods beginning after July 1, 2003 for existing variable interest entities. We adopted Interpretation No. 46 in the second quarter of 2003. This adoption did not have a material impact on our financial position or results of operations.

In April 2003, the FASB issued Statement Number 149, “Amendment of Statement 133 on Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities” (“SFAS No. 149”). This statement amends and clarifies accounting for derivative instruments, including certain derivative instruments embedded in other contracts, and for hedging activities under Statement 133. SFAS No. 149 is effective for contracts entered into or modified after June 30, 2003, and for hedging relationships designated after June 30, 2003. The guidelines are to be applied prospectively. The provisions of SFAS No.149 that relate to Statement 133 implementation issues that have been effective for fiscal quarters that began prior to June 15, 2003, should continue to be applied in accordance with their respective effective dates. We do not expect SFAS No. 149 will have a material impact to our financial position or results of operations.

11.  Segment Reporting

We have one reportable segment, Consumer, which includes our consumer lending, mortgage services, retail services, credit card services and auto finance businesses. There has been no change in the basis of our segmentation or in the measurement of segment profit as compared with the presentation in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002.

We allocate resources and provide information to management for decision making on a managed basis. Therefore, an adjustment is required to reconcile the managed financial information to our reported financial information in our consolidated financial statements. This adjustment reclassifies net interest margin, fee income and loss provision into securitization revenue. Income statement information included in the table for the six months ended June 30, 2003 combines January 1 through March 28, 2003 (the “predecessor period”) and March 29 to June 30, 2003 (the “successor period”) in order to present “combined” financial results for the six-month period. Fair value adjustments related to purchase accounting and related amortization have been allocated to Corporate, which is included in the “All Other” caption within our segment disclosure.

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Reportable Segments—Managed Basis