&gt; PS: A home loan might seem like the bank owns your house, but they can&#x27;t say no when you sell it.<p>They can, unless you satisfy the loan by paying it off as part of the process, at which point they no longer have an ownership-like interest.<p>In the unusual cases where you try to sell a house <i>without</i> doing that, the bank <i>absolutely</i> can -- and often will -- say no.