Do I need to have my license to co-sign for an car loan?

[Mitchel O]

I am looking to buy a car and will be going to a dealership that one of my managers from work recommended me to. I guess he knows the guys there and we are hoping they will give my fiance and I a good deal. The car I'm looking into is a used 05 Kia going for $6,995 with only 25,000 miles on it. Since I don't have my license yet, the car will be going under my fiance's name and his mother may be co-signing for it. I guess my concern is that I don't want to go through the car dealership fr financing because I know that they may not be giving us a great interest rate. If I go to a bank, like CitiBank or Capital One to get an car loan, do I need to have my license in order to co-sign with my fiance? If I do, would it be smart to just apply for a personal loan instead? (I just established my credit.. and it's fair, I have a 681.)