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Terms and conditions apply. * Savings buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Savings Account. * No ATM fees from Ally Bank at Allpoint and Moneypass ATMs plus we reimburse for fees charged by other ATM owners nationwide up to $10 per statement cycle. * Early direct deposit offers eligible direct deposits up to two days sooner. * Spending buckets are a feature of Ally Bank's Spending Account. by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Jan 27, 2014 4:11 PM UTC  THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4533 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jimmy Fallon during an interview with host Jay Leno on September 20, 2013 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) THE TONIGHT SHOW WITH JAY LENO -- Episode 4533 -- Pictured: (l-r) Jimmy Fallon during an interview with host Jay Leno on September 20, 2013 -- (Photo by: Paul Drinkwater/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images) NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images—2013 NBCUniversal Media, LLC by [TIME Staff](https://time.com/author/time-staff/) Jan 27, 2014 4:11 PM UTC Jay Leno and Jimmy Fallon [sat down with Matt Lauer](http://www.today.com/entertainment/jimmy-fallon-jay-leno-i-hope-i-make-you-proud-2D11999559) on the _Today_ show Monday morning to discuss the Feb.17 transition between hosts on _The_ _Tonight Show_. “This could have been awkward. History has shown this can be awkward,” Lauer started out. But, the two NBC hosts claim, this transition wasn’t awkward at all. Leno has spent the past few weeks extolling Fallon’s skills. But in Jay Leno’s [exit interview with _60 Minutes_](http://entertainment.time.com/2014/01/26/the-only-quote-that-matters-in-that-60-minutes-jay-leno-interview/) Sunday night, Steve Kroft pointed out that Leno seems to be fine with being pushed out now, when only a few years ago in 2009 he was calling the NBC executives “snakes” for trying to replace him with Conan O’Brien. So what’s changed? In the _Today_ show interview, Leno attempted to explain: “This time I was asked. The last time, I was sort of told this is what’s happening. If he \[Fallon\] wasn’t here would I still be here? Probably, another year or so.” \[[**READ: Seth Meyers Does It Late**](http://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,2161665,00.html)\] Fallon said he’s not sure what to expect of his new role but told Leno on _Today_, “I hope I make you proud.” Fallon was officially named as Leno’s heir in April 2013\. 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