Press Release

Prospect Heights, IL - March 21, 2002 - Household International (NYSE:HI) announced today that it will webcast its Thirteenth Annual Financial Relations Conference on Tuesday, April 9, 2002. The Financial Relations Conference, which is Household's annual business review, will begin at 8:15 a.m. (CDT) and conclude around 1:00 p.m. Presentations will be made by members of Household's senior management. The Conference will be webcast on Household's website at www.household.com in the "Investors" section.

A replay will be available on Household's website late in the afternoon of April 9, 2002.


About Household
Household's businesses are leading providers of consumer loans, 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 Web site at www.household.com.