Fall into arrears

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Which is better?

He fell into arrears with his payments.

He fell into arrears on his payments.

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Just say 'He fell into arrears'.

The sentence means He fell behind with his payments.

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If you want to specify which sort of payments, then you can add it.

He fell into arrears with his mortgage.
He fell into arrears with his bank loan.
 
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