Press Release

Prospect Heights, IL - January 28, 2002--Household International, Inc.'s (NYSE:HI) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer William F. Aldinger is scheduled to present at the Salomon Smith Barney Financial Services Conference on January 30, 2002. Joining Mr. Aldinger will be David A. Schoenholz, Group Executive - Chief Financial Officer. The presentation will begin at 8:15 a.m. (EST) and is scheduled to last approximately 40 minutes.

The live audio webcast and slide presentation in pdf format will be available in the "Investors" section of Household's website at www.household.com. A replay of the presentation webcast will be available approximately 24 hours after the conclusion of the presentation.


About Household
Household's businesses are leading providers of consumer loan, credit card, auto finance and credit insurance products in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada. In the United States, Household's largest business, founded in 1878, operates under the two oldest and most widely recognized names in consumer finance - HFC and Beneficial. Household is also one of the nation's largest issuers of private-label and general-purpose credit cards, including The GM Card® and the AFL-CIO's Union Plus™ card. For more information, visit the company's website at www.household.com.