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Household International Declares Regular Dividends

Prospect Heights, Ill., September 10, 2002 -- Household International (NYSE: HI) announced that its board of directors declared the regular quarterly cash dividend on the company's common stock of $0.25 per share payable October 15, 2002, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2002.

The Board also declared the following cash dividends payable October 15, 2002, to shareholders of record on September 30, 2002:

$20.625 per share, equal to $0.515625 per depositary share, on the 8 1/4 % cumulative preferred stock, Series 1992-A (a depositary share represents ownership of one-fortieth of a full share of the Series 1992-A).

$18.75 per share, equal to $0.46875 per depositary share, on the 7.50% cumulative preferred stock, Series 2001-A (a depositary share represents ownership of one-fortieth of a full share of the Series 2001-A).

$19.00 per share, equal to $0.475 per depositary share, on the 7.60% cumulative preferred stock, Series 2002-A (a depositary share represents ownership of one-fortieth of a full share of the Series 2002-A).

About Household
Household's businesses are leading providers of consumer loans, credit cards, 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 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.

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Craig Streem, vice president - corporate relations and communications: 847-564-6053

Celeste Murphy, director - investor relations: 847-564-7568

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