The debt collector used a third party to verify my employment. This third party had my social security number? My boss thinks I 'm trying to get a new job as she said loans & jobs are the only legal reason for job verification. Is that true? The third party said they did n't know why the company wanted to verify my employment only that they were asked for the information. Are companies allowed to share my social, address, etc with other companies? Why would n't said company just call themselves?