I had the bank 'stop payment on' the check. = I had a 'stop payment' (order) put on the check. [=I told the bank not to take money from my account to pay for the check]
Their family is struggling to 'meet the payments on' their house. = They're struggling to keep up (with) their 'mortgage payments'.
They agreed to pay $1,000 a year for five years and then make a 'balloon payment' of $50,000 at the end of the term.
(..) so fondly of their former husbands. I never wanted to divorce Seth. Then why did you? You know, Seth had a serious gambling problem. He would either lose our car payment, or he would come home with diamond earrings And when he lost our house, filing for divorce was supposed to be a wake-up call. (..)2008 TvShow: Bones Title: The Finger in the Nest Season: 4 Episode 3