SoFi’s lawsuits don’t seem to be affecting its brand

SoFi, the financial services startup that wants to be at the center of millennials’ economic, social and dating lives, has been through tumultuous recent weeks.

The resignation of the company’s co-founder and former CEO, Mike Cagney, amid lawsuits from employees stemming from sexual harassment allegations and other workplace issues has thrown into question whether the brand can continue to be known as a “different kind of finance company,” as it markets itself. But despite the bad news so far, the damage to the company’s standing seems to have been contained — the result of being in the shadow of bigger scandals in Silicon Valley and the company’s actions in the aftermath of the scandal.

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