Ariz. Rev. Stat. § 6-328
A. Neither an out-of-state financial institution nor an in-state financial institution shall acquire another out-of-state financial institution or in-state financial institution if either of the following conditions exist:
C. The deputy director, by order and on findings of fact and conclusions of law, may waive the deposit concentration limit prescribed by subsection A of this section. In determining whether to waive the deposit concentration limit, the deputy director shall not discriminate against out-of-state financial institutions and shall not grant a waiver unless the deputy director finds that the waiver will promote any of the following: