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.
(..) But personally, I feel more like the people I worked with were my family and I died. I can't afford to be unemployed. I have a house payment. I have children. I don't know how you can live with yourself, but I'm sure that you'll find a way while the rest of us are suffering. (..)2009 Up in the Air